1. What was the ancient name of Ujjain?
(A)
Taxila
(B)
Indraprastha
(C)
Avantika
(D)
None of the above
Answer
(C) Avantika[MPPCS (Pre) 1993 UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
2. The following map shows four of the sixteen mahajanapadas that existed in ancient India.
(A)
Matsya, Chedi, Kosala, Anga
(B)
Surasena, Avanti, Vatsa, Magadha
(C)
Matsya, Avanti, Vatsa, Anga
(D)
Surasena, Chedi, Kosala, Magadha
Answer
(C) Matsya, Avanti, Vatsa, Anga[IAS (Pre) 1997]
3. The earliest extant coins of India were of
(A)
Copper
(B)
Gold
(C)
Lead
(D)
Silver
Answer
(D) Silver[UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
4. The epigraphical evidence reveals that under the instructions of a Nanda king, a canal was dug in
(A)
Anga
(B)
Vanga
(C)
Kalinga
(D)
Magadha
Answer
(C) Kalinga[UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
5. Matsya Mahajanapada of 6th century B.C. was located on
(A)
Western Uttar Pradesh
(B)
Rajasthan
(C)
Bundelkhand
(D)
Rohilkhand
Answer
(B) Rajasthan[UPPCS (Pre) 2017]
6. The ancient city which is mentioned in the Mahabharata and Mahabhashya both.
(A)
Madhyamika(Nagari)
(B)
Karkot
(C)
Viratnagar(Bairath)
(D)
Raidh
Answer
(C) Viratnagar(Bairath)[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2016]
7. Who founded Pataliputra?
(A)
Udayin
(B)
Ashoka
(C)
Bimbisara
(D)
Mahapadmanada
Answer
(A) Udayin[48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
8. Which ruler had made Pataliputra the capital of his empire for the first time?
(A)
Chandragupta Maurya
(B)
Ashoka the Great
(C)
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(D)
Kanishka
Answer
(A) Chandragupta Maurya[42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
9. Who among the following kings had founded Pataliputra?
(A)
Sisunaga
(B)
Bimbisar
(C)
Ajatashatru
(D)
Udayin
Answer
(D) Udayin[44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]
10. By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen as the capital for the first time?
(A)
Ajatashatru
(B)
Kalashoka
(C)
Udayin
(D)
Kanishka
Answer
(C) Udayin[46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
11. The Legend of Udayin-Vasavadatta is related to
(A)
Ujjain
(B)
Mathura
(C)
Mahishmati
(D)
Kaushambi
Answer
(A) Ujjain[UP Lower (Pre) 2008]
12. In which century did the first Magadhan Empire rise?
(A)
Fourth Century B.C.
(B)
Sixth Century B.C.
(C)
Second Century B.C.
(D)
First Century B.C.
Answer
(B) Sixth Century B.C.[42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
13. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful citystate in India in the 6th century B.C.?
(A)
Gandhar
(B)
Kamboj
(C)
Kashi
(D)
Magadha
Answer
(C) Kashi[IAS (Pre) 1999]
14. Which one was not in the earlier Republic?
(A)
Shakya
(B)
Lichchhavi
(C)
Yauddheya
(D)
All of these
Answer
(C) Yauddheya[UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
15. By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali?
(A)
Maurya
(B)
Nanda
(C)
Gupta
(D)
Lichchhavi
Answer
(D) Lichchhavi[48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
16. Where was the first republican system of the world during 6th century B.C. located?
(A)
Vaishali
(B)
Athens
(C)
Sparta
(D)
Pataliputra
Answer
(A) Vaishali[46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
17. Which one of the following pair is correctly matched?
(A)
Parsvanath – Janatrika
(B)
Bindusara – Shakya
(C)
Skandagupta – Maurya
(D)
Chetak – Lichchhavi
Answer
(D) Chetak – Lichchhavi[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]
18. Which Buddha text has described 16 Mahajanapadas of 6th century B.C.?
(A)
Digha Nikaya
(B)
Tripitaka
(C)
Deepavansh
(D)
Anguattar Nikaya
Answer
(D) Anguattar Nikaya[UPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
19. The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
(A)
Mahabharata
(B)
Anguttara Nikaya
(C)
Chandogya Upanishad
(D)
Samyukta Nikaya
Answer
(B) Anguttara Nikaya[46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
20. Which one of the following Buddhist texts describes the sixteen Mahajanapadas?
(A)
Anguttara Nikaya
(B)
Majjhima Nikaya
(C)
Khuddaka Nikaya
(D)
Digha Nikaya
Answer
(A) Anguttara Nikaya[UPPCS (Pre) 2008 UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]