1). Buddha died in which Mahajanpada?
A). Mall |
B). Chedi |
C). Magadh |
D). Avanti |
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2). The first foreigner to invade India was:
A). Cyrus |
B). Darius I |
C). Agrammes |
D). Cambyses |
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3). The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was:
A). Bimbisara |
B). Prasenajit |
C). Ajatashatru |
D). Jarasandha |
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4). In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha Kingdom was of:
A). Pataliputra |
B). Rajgir |
C). Vaisali |
D). Varanasi |
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5). Which of the following transferred his capital from Rajgir to Patalipuitra?
A). Bimbisara |
B). Ajatashatru |
C). Udayin |
D). Shishunaga |
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6). Which of the following transferred his capital from Pataliputra to Vaishali?
A). Bimbisara |
B). Ajatashatru |
C). Udayin |
D). Shishunaga |
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7). Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of____________?
A). Buxar |
B). Heart |
C). Kabul |
D). Hydaspes |
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8). Which of the following old states and their capitals is/are correctly matched? 1. Anga Champa 2 Vatsa Saket 3 Panchala Kanyakubha 4. Magadha Girivraja
A). 1 and 2 |
B). 2 and 3 |
C). 3 and 4 |
D). 1 and 4 |
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9). Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
A). Bimbisara - Magadha |
B). Menander - Taxila |
C). Sasanka - Gauda |
D). Pandyas - Madura |
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10). Which of the following was not a kingdom in ancient India?
A). Avanti |
B). Vatsa |
C). Hampi |
D). Kosala |
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