A fresh set of 20 random questions is generated every time you open this page and every time you refresh it.For each of the following multiple choice questions, choose the most appropriate answer :
1. Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects of the Buddhism Council held during the reign of :
A. Harsha
B. Kanishka
C. Ashoka
D. Chandragupta Maurya
2. Ashoka, the Great conquered Kalinga in the year:
A. 261 B.C.
B. 58 B.C.
C. 261 A.D.
D. 78 A.D.
3. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held by :
A. Ashoka
B. Kanishka
C. Chandragupta
D. Bindusara
4. The valleys of Indus, Ganga and Jamuna were brought together for the first time under one political authority by :
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta II
D. Prithvi Raj Chauhan
5. Which of the following statements about Mahavira is/are correct ? 1. Mahavira's doctrines include observance of continence 2. the division of Jainism into Svetambara and digambara sects took place during Mahavira's time 3. Mahavira condemned the Varna system
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. only 1
6. In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for :
A. its being a great centre of spice trade
B. its being a great centre of cotton trade
C. its being a great emporium of foreign trade
D. its being a great centre of indigenous trade
7. Who was the founder of the Nanda dynasty
A. Mahapadma Nanda
B. Dhana Nanda
C. Ashoka Nanda
D. None of these
8. A 30 year old patient is having high grade fever with altered sensorium. On third day the patient develops seizures and has Nuchal rigidity. The CSF examination of the patient shows presence of 300 cells/ cu.mm, protein 70mg%, glucose 60mg% (BLOOD GLUCOSE= 95mg%) with polymorph 65% and the rest being lymphocytes. The most probable diagnosis of the patient is :
A. Herpetic encephalitis
B. Tubercular meningitis
C. Pyogenic meningitis
D. Cerebral malaria
9. Alexander died at :
A. Patala
B. Taxila
C. Babylon
D. Gedrosia
10. The term 'Dhamma' is :
A. a Praskrit word
B. a Sanskrit word
C. a Pali word
D. none of the above
11. Who among the following usurped the throe of Magadha in 322 B.C.?
A. Bindusara
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Kanishka
12. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the :
A. Ramayana
B. Mahabharata
C. Jatakas
D. Upanishads
13. Relics of Buddha are preserved in a :
A. Vihara
B. Chaitya
C. Stupa
D. Monastery
14. Zero was invented by :
A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahmihir
C. Bhaskar I
D. An unknown Indian
15. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of____________?
A. Buxar
B. Heart
C. Kabul
D. Hydaspes
16. Megasthanese was the Ambassador of :
A. Seleucus Nikator
B. Alexander
C. Darius
D. The Persians
17. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which of the following Indian rulers?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Chandragupta I
C. Ashoka
D. Harshavardhana
18. Which of the following is an example of Mauryan art?
A. Image of Nara-Narayana in the temple of Deogarh
B. Terracotta figures found at Ter
C. The panel showing Mahakapi Jataka at Bharhut
D. Bull capital, Rampurva
19. Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of :
A. music
B. coinage
C. sculpture
D. painting
20. Charaka was the court physician of :
A. Kanishka
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. Haarshavardhana
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