Histroy Quiz

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 the
contemporary 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 6th 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 Magadha?
(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

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ANSWERS:
1. 2 11. 4
2. 1 12. 1
3. 2 13. 3
4. 3 14. 1
5. 2 15. 3
6. 1
7. 3
8. 2
9. 3
10. 1