[Q:1] Bhagavati Sutra is-
[A] Jain literature
[B] Buddhist literature
[C] Vedic literature
[D] None
[Q:2] Which of the following is not a tribe of the Vedic age?
[A] Puru
[B] Turvasa
[C] Sanjaya
[D] Gandhara
[Q:3] What was Allahabad known as during the Janapada period?
[A] Matsa
[B] Vatsa
[C] Magadha
[D] Malla
[Q:4] What was the name of present-day Delhi during the Janapada period?
[A] Kashi
[B] Kosala
[C] Kuru
[D] Kamboja
[Q:5] What was the name of present-day Varanasi during the Janapada period?
[A] Anga
[B] Kashi
[C] Avanti
[D] Chedi
[Q:6] In a mutual rivalry, the town that ultimately gains superiority-
[A] Avanti
[B] Vatsa
[C] Kosala
[D] Magadha
[Q:7] The first Buddhist music was performed-
[A] During the time of Ajatashatru
[B] During the time of Udayana
[C] During the time of Kalashoka
[D] During the time of Bimbisara
[Q:8] Which of the following women was not the wife of Bimbisara?
[A] Chellana
[B] Kumardevi
[C] Vasavi
[D] Khema
[Q:9] Who shifted the capital of Magadha to Vaishali?
[A] Udayin
[B] Aniruddha
[C] Shishunaga
[D] Kakavarna
[Q:10] The later ruler of Udayin was-
[A] Nagadasaka
[B] Anuruddha
[C] Munda
[D] Kalashoka
[Q:11] The title of ‘Sarvakshatrantaka’ was held by-
[A] Mahapadmananda
[B] Ajatashatru
[C] Dhanananda
[D] Shishunaga
[Q:12] There were two great Janapadas named Briji and Malla-
[A] Rajtantrik
[B] Prajatantrik
[C] Mahapadmananda
[D] Svairatantrik
[Q:13] Which of the following statements is not correct about Janapadas?
[A] Janapada means ‘Jana’ or a specific group where its ‘pada’ (foot) is kept
[B] Janapadas were initially permanent settlements of agricultural groups
[C] Janapadas were sometimes called by that name according to the dominance of the Kshatriya class
[D] Janapadas mark trade and commerce as the most important thing in the contemporary era
[Q:14] The sixteenth Mahajanapada is described in-
[A] Anguttarnika
[B] Mahabharata
[C] Jataka
[D] Twelfth Anga
[Q:15] The kingdom of North India which is not of the post-Vedic era-
[A] Kuru and Panchal
[B] Kosala
[C] Kashi
[D] Anga
[Q:16] The founder of the Mahajanapada called ‘Magadha’ is-
[A] Brahmadatta
[B] Palak
[C] Jarasandha
[D] Mahasena
[Q:17] During the reign of which king, the capital of Magadha was permanently shifted from Giribraja to Pataliputra?
[A] Ajatshatru
[B] Shishunaga
[C] Kalashoka
[D] None of the above
[Q:18] The famous grammarian Panini is associated with which of the following Mahajanapadas?
[A] Gandhara
[B] Kamboja
[C] Vatsya
[D] Avanti
[Q:19] One of the reasons for the rise of Magadha as an empire was-
[A] The favorable geographical environment for being located at the confluence of the Ganges, Son and Gandaka rivers and the protected location of the capital Rajgriha surrounded by five hills
[B] The fertility of the soil and the abundance of iron ore
[C] Both A and B
[D] None
[Q:20] Arrange the kings/dynasties that ruled in Magadha in the correct order-
[A] Brihadratha, Haryanka, Shaishunag, Nanda
[B] Haryanka, Brihadratha, Shaishunag, Nanda
[C] Haryanka, Shaishunag, Nanda, Brihadratha
[D] Brihadratha, Shaishunag, Haryanka, Nanda
[Q:21] In the early phase of the rise of the Mahajanapadas, it emerged as one of the most powerful kingdoms in the 6th century BC By-
[A] Gandhara
[B] Kamboja
[C] Kashi
[D] Magadha
[Q:22] The ‘Sixteenth Mahajanapada’, which was formed in the 6th century BC, was located in-
[A] Southern Asia
[B] Aryavarta
[C] Brahmavarta
[D] Avantivarta
[Q:23] Alexander crossed the Indus in ______ AD.
[A] 326
[B] 325
[C] 327
[D] 333
[Q:24] The rulers of the southeastern part of Alexander’s India was-
[A] Pura
[B] Ambhi
[C] Seleucus
[D] Darius
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| A. Haryanka dynasty | 1. Pukusati |
| B. Shishunaga dynasty | 2. Dhanananda |
| C. Nanda dynasty | 3. Kalashoka |
| D. Gandhara | 4. Ajatasatru |
[Q:25] Match the above table
[A] A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
[B] A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
[C] A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
[D] A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
[Q:26] Founder of Nanda dynasty They are-
[A] Mahapadmananda
[B] Dhanananda
[C] Ashoka Nanda
[D] None of these
[Q:27] During Kanishka’s reign, where did political activity shift from Magadha?
[A] Delhi
[B] Kannauj
[C] Ayodhya
[D] Purushapur or Peshawar
[Q:28] Who put up a strong resistance against Alexander?
[A] Amvi
[B] Mahapadmananda
[C] Puru
[D] All of the above
[Q:29] In mythological India, the first capital of Magadha was-
[A] Pataliputra
[B] Rajgriha
[C] Vaishali
[D] Varanasi
[Q:30] Who was known as ‘Kunika’-
[A] Bimbisara
[B] Ajatasatru
[C] Vindusatra
[D] Ashoka
| List-I King | List-II Kingdom |
|---|---|
| A. Pradyota | 1. Magadha |
| B. Udayana | 2. Vatsa |
| C. Prasenjit | 3. Avanti |
| D. Ajatasatru | 4. Kosala |
[Q:31] Select the correct answer by matching List-I with List-II from above-
[A] A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
[B] A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
[C] A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
[D] A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
[Q:32] Which of the following kings was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha: (i) Ajatashatru (ii) Bimbisara (iii) Prasenjit-
[A] (ii) only
[B] (i) and (iii)
[C] (i) and (iii)
[D] All of the above
[Q:33] The first republican kingdom in the world, which emerged in the 6th century BC, was-
[A] Vaishali
[B] Athens
[C] Sparta
[D] Pataliputra
[Q:34] Which of the Mahajanapadas of India was the most powerful in the early 6th century BC?
[A] Gandhara
[B] Kamboja
[C] Kashi
[D] Magadha
[Q:35] Which king was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
[A] Mahapadmananda
[B] Dhanananda
[C] Sukalpa
[D] Chandragupta Maurya
[Q:36] Alexander’s teachers was-
[A] Darius
[B] Cyrus
[C] Socrates
[D] Aristotle
[Q:37] In ancient times, North Bihar was known as-
[A] Bajji
[B] Vatsya
[C] Sursen
[D] Avanti
[Q:38] Between which two rivers was Taxila located?
[A] Indus and Jhelum
[B] Jhelum and Chenab
[C] Chenab and Ravi
[D] Ravi and Bipasha
[Q:39] Arrange the given Indian rulers in ascending order: (i) Bimbisara (ii) Bindusara (iii) Kanishka I (iv) Skandagupta-
[A] (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
[B] (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
[C] (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
[D] (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
[Q:40] Which ruler was a contemporary of Alexander?
[A] Bimbisara
[B] Chandragupta Maurya
[C] Ashoka
[D] Pushyamitra Sunga*
[Q:41] Arrange the following in ascending order according to the time of their invasion of India-
[A] Greek-Shaka-Kusana
[B] Greek -Kusana-Shaka
[C] Shaka-Greek-Kusana
[D] Shaka-Kusana-Greek
[Q:42] Which ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?
[A] Udayana
[B] Bimbisara
[C] Ajatashatru
[D] Mahapadmananda
[Q:43] Which of the following major monarchical Mahajanapadas emerged during the time of Budhadeva?
[A] Vajji or Vriji
[B] Kosala and Vatsa
[C] Avanti and Magadha
[D] Both B and C
[Q:44] In which of the following books is a list of Mahajanapadas found?
[A] Anguttarnikaya
[B] Mahabharata
[C] Jataka
[D] Therigatha
[Q:45] On which river did Alexander fight against Puru?
[A] Indus
[B] Jhelum
[C] Chandrabhaga
[D] Irrawaddy