HISTORY SET 5
Quiz
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1. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
Pataliputra
Magadha
Kalinga
Sarnath
Pataliputra
2. The tutor of Alexander, the Great was
Darius
Cyrus
Socrates
Aristotle
Aristotle
3. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature?
Dhammapada
Vedas
Meghadutam
Dighanikaya
Meghadutam
4. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind?
Mahavir
Gautam Buddha
Adi Shankaracharya
Kabir
Gautam Buddha
5. The number system ‘Zero’ was invented by
Ramanujam
Aryabhatta
Patanjali
An unknown person
Aryabhatta
6. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of
Harsha
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ashoka
Kanishka
Kanishka
7. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
Merchants and Priests
Moneylenders and Slaves
Warriors and Traders
Women and Sudras
Women and Sudras
8. The language used to write source materials in ancient time was
Sanskrit
Pali
Brahmi
Kharosthi
Pali
9. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
Arabs
Hungarians
Hunas
Turks
Hunas
10. Most of the chola temples were dedicated to
Ganesh
Shiva
Durga
Vishnu
11. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life?
Birth
Great departure
Enlightenment
Mahaparinirvan
Birth
12. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Ashoka?
Enlightened despotism
Centralised autocracy
Oriental despotism
Guided democracy
Enlightened despotism
13. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the
Guptas
Kushanas
Mauryas
Palas
Guptas
14. Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilization were found?
Indus Valley
Mesoptamian
Egyptian
Persian
Indus Valley
15. ‘Buddha’ means
The Enlightened one
The Religious Preacher
The Genius
The Powerful
The Enlightened one
