SSC QUIZ ( INDIAN HISTORY)

1.    The Indian king who opposed Alexander was –

(1) Ambhi                                      (2) Porus

(3) Dhanananda                            (4) Chandragupta

2.    The ancient name of North Bihar was –

(1) Vajji                                          (2) Vatsa

(3) Surasena                                 (4) Avanti

3.    In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at –

(1) Pataliputra                               (2) Rajgir

(3) Vaishali                                    (4) Varanasi

4.    When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?

(1) Haryankas                               (2) Shishunagas

(3) Nandas                                    (4) Mauryas

5.    Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was thecontemporary of Alexander, the great?

(1) Mahapadmananda                  (2) Dhanananda

(3) Sukalp                                     (4) Chandragupta Maurya

6.    Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6^th century BC?

(1) Vaishali                                    (2) Athens

(3) Sparta                                      (4) Patliputra

7.    By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?

(1) Ajatasatru                                (2) Kalasok

(3) Udayin                                     (4) Kanishka

8.    The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in –

(1) Mahabharat                             (2) Anguttar Nikaya

(3) Chhandogya Upanishad          (4) Samyukta Nikaya

9.    Which was first capital of Magdha?

(1) Pataliputra                               (2) Vaishali

(3) Girivarja ( Rajgriha)                 (4) Champa

10.  Who founded Pataliputra?

(1) Udayin                                     (2) Ashoka

(3) Bimbisar                                  (4) Mahapadmananda

11.  Where did Lord Budha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)?

(1) Rajgir                                       (2) Bodh Gaya

(3) Sarnath                                    (4) Kushinagar

12.  Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?

(1) Bamiyan                                  (2) Hyderabad

(3) Kandy                                      (4) Lhasa

13.  Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?

(1) Upanishad                               (2) Vedas

(3) Tripitaka                                   (4) Agams

14.  Buddha means –

(1) the enlightened one                 (2) the religious preacher

(3) the genious                              (4) the powerful

15.  Name the clan Buddha belonged to –

(1) Gnathrika                                 (2) Maurya

(3) Sakya                                      (4) Kuru

16.  In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?

(1) Bengal                                     (2) Bihar

(3) Orissa                                      (4) Uttar Pradesh

17.  Mahavira was born in 6^th century BC  at –

(1) Vaishali                                    (2) Magadha

(3) Sarnath                                    (4) None of these

18.  The religious literature of the Jains at the early state was written in –

(1) Ardhamagadhi                         (2) Pali

(3) Sanskrit                                   (4) None of these

19.  Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?

(1) Kapilvastu                                (2) Pava

(3) Prayag                                     (4) Shravasti

20.  Who was the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?

(1) Asvaghosha                             (2) Nagasena

(3) Nagarjuna                                (4) Vasumitra

ANSWERS:

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