Indian History MCQ Test

1. The first Buddhist Council met at

A) Kashmir
B) Pataliputra
C) Rajagriha
D) Kanauj

... Answer is C)

2. Goutama Buddha was brought up by

A) Mahaprajapati
B) Mayadevi
C) Kundavi
D) Sangamitra

... Answer is A)

3. Chaluky rular, Pulakeshin II defeated

A) Dharmapala
B) Samudragupta
C) Harshavardhana
D) Chandragupta II

... Answer is C)

4. Which of the following regions did not form the part of Ashoka's empire?

A) Kashmir
B) Taxila
C) Madras
D) Kanauj

... Answer is C)

5. Which of the following ancient Indian states was an autonomous republic?

A) Magadha
B) Kosala
C) Anga
D) Sakya

... Answer is D)

6. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which of the following Indian rulers?

A) Chandragupta Maurya
B) Ashoka
C) Chandragupta I
D) Harshavardhana

... Answer is A)

7. which of the following was the contemporary Bengal King during the time of Harsha of Kanauj

A) Bhaskaravarman
B) Divakaramitra
C) Devagupta
D) Sasanka

... Answer is D)

8. The achievements of Samudragupta are described in the

A) Hatigumpha inscription
B) Allahabad Pillar inscription
C) Girnar inscription
D) Sarnath inscription

... Answer is B)

9. The Council of the 'Nine Gems' is associated with

A) Ballala Sena
B) Hatshavardhana
C) Chandragupta II
D) Devapala

... Answer is C)

10. The arab conquest of Sind took place in 712 A.D. under the Leadership of

A) Qutub-Ud-din
B) Subuktagin
C) Mahmud Ghaznavi
D) Muhammad bin Kasim

... Answer is D)

11. The 'Kaulinya System's was introduced in Bengal by

A) Hemanta Sena
B) Ballala Sena
C) Lakshmana Sena
D) Vijaya Sena

... Answer is B)

12. Who amongest the rulars of southern India Were the contemporaries of king of the Gupta empire?

A) Satvahanas
B) Rashtrakutas
C) Vakatakas
D) Cholas

... Answer is A)

13. The original name of the Kushanas was in

A) Persia
B) Macedonia
C) Arabia
D) Chinese Turkistan

... Answer is D)

14. Who among the following accepted Jainism?

A) Bindusara
B) Ajatashatru
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Pulakesin

... Answer is C)

15. Who converted Kanishka to Buddhism?

A) Vasumitra
B) Asvaghosa
C) Nagarjuna
D) Parsva

... Answer is B)

16. Buddha died during the region of

A) Ajatashatru
B) Udayi
C) Bimbisara
D) None of these

... Answer is A)

17. which one of the following places was famous as a seat of Mahayana learning?

A) Nalanda
B) Taxila
C) Varanasi
D) Sarnath

... Answer is A)

18. During the time of Harshavardhana, a great Buddhist assembly was held at

A) Pataliputra
B) Nalanda
C) Prayag
D) Purushapura

... Answer is B)

19. Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at Payah every five years?

A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Harshavardhana
D) Chandragupta Bikramaditya

... Answer is C)

20. which of the Following is not a feature of Hinduism?

A) Reverence for Veda
B) Belief in God
C) Emphasis of ritualism
D) Doctrine of Ahimsa

... Answer is D)

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