ANCIENT INDIA : QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Part 4
151. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a__.
(a) Prince
(b) Commander
(c) Council
(d) Minister
Ans: (a)
152. Chandragupta Maurya was__.
(a) A benevolent despot
(b) Autocrat
(c) Democrat
(d) A pious ruler
Ans: (a)
153. The mother of Vardhamana Mahavira was a
(a) Lichavi Princess
(b) Maurya Princess
(c) Saka Princess
(d) Not a member of the royal family
Ans: (a)
154. Buddha delivered his first sermon at ______.
(a) Sanchi
(b) Sarnath
(c) Kapilvastu
(d) Vaisali
Ans: (b)
155. The Buddha attained nirvana at ______.
(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Sarnath
(c) Sanchi
(d) Kusinagara
Ans: (d)
156. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
(a) Sanchi
(b) Sarnath
(c) Bhabra
(d) Kalinga
Ans: (b)
157. Which of the following is not the name of Kautilya?
(a) Chanakya
(b) Vishnugupta
(c) Dramindacharya
(d) Devaputra
Ans: (d)
158. Kautilya hailed from ______.
(a) Taxila
(b) Srinagar
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Nepal
Ans: (a)
159. Buddha has been described as 'an ocean of wisdom and compassion' In
(a) The Light of Asia
(b) Amarakosa
(c) Buddhacharita
(d) Jatak Tales
Ans: (b)
160. The most important Pahlava ruler was ______.
(a) Mues
(b) Gondophemes
(c) Menander
(d) Darius
Ans: (b)
161. St Thomas died a martyr at _______.
(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Goa
(d) Surat
Ans: (a)
162. Of the following Kushan Kings who assumed the title "the Lord of the Whole World"?
(a) Kadphises I
(b) Kadphises II
(c) Kanishka
(d) Huvishka
Ans: (b)
163. The Capital of Kanishka Empire was _______.
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Peshawar
(c) Kabul
(d) Taxila
Ans: (b)
164. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at _______.
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Vaisali
(c) Kundalavana
(d) Bodh Gaya
Ans: (c)
165. Alexander was the son of Philip II of ______.
(a) Sparta
(b) Athens
(c) Macedonia
(d) Carthage
Ans: (c)
166. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of ______.
(a) Herat
(b) Kabul
(c) Hydaspes
(d) Arbela
Ans: (c)
167. Alexander the Great died at ______.
(a) Susa
(b) Babylon
(c) Macedonia
(d) Kabul
Ans: (b)
168. The monolithic image of Jain Saint 'Gomatiswara' is at ______.
(a) Mount Abu
(b) Saravanabelgola
(c) Kusinagara
(d) Kalinga
Ans: (b)
169. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?
(a) Girnar
(b) Allahabad
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Varanasi
Ans: (a)
170. ___was the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira.
(a) Yasodhara
(b) Kundhavi
(c) Trisala
(d) Mayadevi
Ans: (c)
171. Bhasa was the author of _______.
(a) Mahavamsa
(b) Svapnavasavadatta
(c) Sakunthala
(d) Buddha Charita
Ans: (b)
172. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was _______.
(a) Asvaghosa
(b) Vasumitra
(c) Upagupta
(d) Bhadrabahu
Ans: (d)
173. Who among the following is not associated with medicine In ancient India?
(a) Dhanvantri
(b) Susruta
(c) Bhaskaracharya
(d) Charaka
Ans: (c)
174. Megasthanes was succeeded by _______ as ambassador?
(a) Darius
(b) Demetrios
(c) Deimachos
(d) Philip
Ans: (c)
175. The Saka Era was founded by
(a) Kadphises I
(a) Girnar
(b) Allahabad
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Varanasi
Ans: (a)
(b) Kanishka
(c) Alexander
(d) Menander
Ans: (b)
176. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was _______.
(a) Strato I
(b) Menander
(c) Demetrios
(d) Alexander
Ans: (b)
177. Kanlshka was the follower of
(a) Hinduism
(b) Jainism
(c) Hinayanism
(d) Mahayanism
Ans: (d)
178. The Sunga ruler Bhaga erected a monolithic 'Garuda' at _______.
(a) Varanasi
(b) Besnagar
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Pataliputra
Ans: (b)
179. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Kautilya 1. Magadha King
B. Megasthanes 2. Ashoka
C. Bimbisara 3. Arthasastra
D. Upagupta 4. Ambassador
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (a)
180. Match the following:
List-1 List-2
1. Sama Veda 1. Kali Age
2. Atharva Veda 2. Philosophical Treatises
3. Puranas 3. Musically rendered
4. Upanishads 4. Magic and spells
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (a)
181. Vardhamana Mahavira died at
(a) Pavapuri
(b) Kundagrama
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Taxila
Ans: (a)
182. The city of Pataliputra was founded at the junction of the Ganges and the ______.
(a) Sone
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Yamuna
(d) Gomati
Ans: (a)
183. The Nanda dynasty was established by
(a) Vasudeva
(b) Kharavela
(c) Mahapadma
(d) Pushyamitra
Ans: (c)
184. Alexander was trained by
(a) Socrates
(b) Aristotle
(c) Plato
(d) Homer
Ans: (b)
185. Of the following who is called India's Machiavelli?
(a) Asvaghosha
(b) Patanjali
(c) Kautilya
(d) Bana
Ans: (c)
186. Which of the following was the main port for the Indus people?
(a) Lothal
(b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Mohenjodaro
Ans: (a)
187. The Indus people were worshippers of
(a) Mothers Goddess
(b) Indra
(c) Rudra
(d) Varuna
Ans: (a)
188. Vardhamana Mahavira was born at _____.
(a) Bodh-Gaya
(b) Kundagrama
(c) Samath
(d) Benaras
Ans: (b)
189. Bimbisara was succeeded by _____.
(a) Ashoka
(b) Ajatasatru
(c) Vasudeva
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Ans: (b)
190. The term 'Aryan' denotes
(a) a speech group
(b) an ethnic group
(c) a nomadic group
(d) a supporter race
Ans: (a)
191. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called ______.
(a) Ptolemy
(b) Nearchos
(c) Menander
(d) Porus
Ans: (b)
192. Pushyamitra Sunga was a staunch ______.
(a) Buddhist
(b) Jain
(c) Hindu
(d) Atheist
Ans: (c)
193. The earliest 'evidence of silver in India is found in the
(a) Harappan culture
(b) Chalcolitchic cultures of western India
(c) Vedic Texts
(d) Silver punchmarked coins
Ans: (b)
194. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th
century BC?
(a) Gandhar
(b) Kamboj
(c) Kashi
(d) Magadh
Ans: (c)
195. Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?
(a) Purushapura
(b) Kusinagara
(c) Kusumapura
(d) Huvishkapura
Ans: (c)
196. Who was referred to as Amitraghata by the Greeks?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Bindusara
(d) Vasudeva
Ans: (c)
197. The founder of the Achaemenian Empire was
(a) Cyrus
(b) Darius
(c) Xerxes
(d) Cambyses
Ans: (a)
198. Which of the following was the characteristic feature of the religion of the ancient
Tamils?
(a) Worship of Nature
(b) Worship of Mother Goddess
(c) Worship of Murugan
(d) Worship of Sun
Ans: (c)
199. The most powerful ruler of the Cheras was
(a) Udiyanjeral
(b) Nedunjeraladan
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Sengannan
Ans: (c)
200. A temple for 'Patini devi' was constructed by
(a) Karikala
(b) Paranar
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Udiyanjeral
Ans: (c)
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