1. The capital of Mahajanpad ‘Vatsa’ was—
(A)Kausambi
(B)Mathura
(C)Varanasi
(D)Viratnagar
Ans- (A)
2.Alexander, the Great invaded India in—
(A)325 BC
(B)326 BC
(C)327 BC
(D)330 BC
Ans-(B)
3.The second Buddhist Council was held in 383 BC in—
(A)Saptaparni
(B)Vaishali
(C)Patliputra
(D)Kundala Van
Ans. (B)
4.Rishabhadeva was Jainism—
(A)First Tirthankar
(B)Second Tirthankar
(C)Last Tirthankar
(D)None of the above
Ans. (A)
5.Who established Nalanda (Buddhist) University ?
(A)Gopala (Pala ruler)
(B)Dharampal (Pala ruler)
(C)Kumargupta I (Gupta ruler)
(D)Ramapal (Pala ruler)
Ans. (C)
6.Harisena who wrote Prayaga Prasasti / Allahabad Pillar inscription was the court poet of—
(A)Chandragupta-I
(B)Samudragupta
(C)Kumargupta-II
(D)Chandragupta-II
Ans. (B)
7.Who among the following created the department of Agri-culture Diwan-i-Kohi?
(A)Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(B)Alauddin Khilji
(C)Ghiyasuddin Balban
(D)Ibrahim Lodhi
Ans. (A)
8.Which Sultanate ruler assumed the title Zille-Ilahi (Shadow of God) ?
(A)Alauddin Khilji
(B)Ibrahim Lodhi
(C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(D)Ghiyasuddin Balban
Ans. (D)
9.Who wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi giving an account of Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s reign?
(A)Alberuni
(B)Zia Uddin Barni
(C)Amir Khusrau
(D)Minhaj-us-Siraj
Ans. (B)
10.In India, the first Portuguese governor of was—
(A)Alfonso d Albuquerque
(B)Francisco de Almeida
(C)Nino da Cunha
(D)Martin Alfonso de Souza
Ans. (B)
