INDIAN HISTORY MCQs For WBCS Exam
Q.1
Lord Buddha was born in
a) Vaishali
b) Lumbini
c) Kashi
d) Patliputra
Ans.b
Q.2
________ did the maximum for the spread of Buddhism in foreign lands:
a) Ashoka
b) Kanishka
c) Raj Raja Chola
d) Harshvardhana
Ans.a
Q.3
Vedic Culture was a gift of the
a) Mauryas
b) Guptas
c) Indus Valley People
d) Aryans
Ans.d
Q.4
Which is the oldest Veda?
a) Yajurveda
b) Samaveda
c) Atharaveda
d) Rigveda
Ans.d
Q.5
Hampi was the capital of whose empire?
a) Kushari
b) Pallava
c) Vijaynagar
d) Chola
Ans.c
Q.6
Buddha denounced
a) Jainism
b) Nature Worship
c) Humanism
d) Brahminism
Ans.d
Q.7
Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
a) Samaveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Rigveda
d) Atharvaveda
Ans.a
Q.8
When was the Battle of Kalinga fought?
a) 540 AD
b) 273 BC
c) 262 BC
d) 712 AD
Ans.c
Q.9
Name the four volume book written by Megasthenes, the Greek diplomat giving account of India?
a) Indica
b) Ancient India
c) Glimpses of Maurian Empire
d) Travelogues to India
Ans.a
Q.10
Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of
a) Seleucus
b) Mahapadmananda
c) Bindusara
d) Kautilya
Ans.d
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