ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY TEST-2
1.When was the battle of Kalinga
took place :
a. 261 BC
b. 287 BC
c. 260 BC
d. 267 BC
2. Who wrote famous book
‘Indica’:
a. Megasthenese
b. Bindusara
c. Nagsena
d. Vishnu Gupta
3. Where was the central province
of Mauryan Administration:
a. Taxila
b. Ujjain
c. Pataliputra
d. Kalinga
4. Which of the following was the first dynasty to introduce
gold coins:
a. Sata Vahans
b. Shunga
c. Kushans
d. Kanva
5. Who is called as the ‘Napoleon
of India’:
a. Chandragupta I
b. Samundragupta
c. Ashoka
d. Kumaragupta
6. Who founded the famous Nalanda
university:
a. Skand Gupta
b. Samudra Gupta
c. Kumara Gupta
d. Chandra Gupta
7. In the reign of which of the
following ruler the Chinese pilgrim ‘Hiuen Tsang’ visited India:
a. Pushpamitra
b. Harsha
c. Kumar Gupta
d. Kanishka
8. Which among the following
ruler built the famous Jagannath Temple , Puri:
a. Krishna-I
b. Narsinghdev
c. Yasho Verman
d. Mudra Rakshas
9. What was the ancient capital
of Cholas:
a. Neital
b. Palaya Rai
c. Kaamroop
d. Magada
10. Where was the third Buddhist
council took place:
a. Sabakami
b. Patliputra
c. Vallabhi
d. Somapuri
ANSWERS:
1.A, 2.A, 3.C, 4.C, 5.B, 6.C, 7.B, 8.B, 9.B, 10.B
