Previous Year History Quiz For FCI And SSC CHSL Exam

1.  In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at –
(1) Pataliputra                             
(2) Rajgir
(3) Vaishali                                   
(4) Varanasi

2.  When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?
(1) Haryankas                             
(2) Shishunagas
(3) Nandas                                   
(4) Mauryas

3.  Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander, the great?
(1) Mahapadmananda                 
(2) Dhanananda
(3) Sukalp                                   
(4) Chandragupta Maurya

4.  Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC?
(1) Vaishali                                   
(2) Athens
(3) Sparta                                     
(4) Patliputra

5.  By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?
(1) Ajatasatru                               
(2) Kalasok
(3) Udayin                                   
(4) Kanishka

6.  The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in –
(1) Mahabharat                           
(2) Anguttar Nikaya
(3) Chhandogya Upanishad         
(4) Samyukta Nikaya

7.  Which was first capital of Magdha?
(1) Pataliputra                             
(2) Vaishali
(3) Girivarja ( Rajgriha)               
(4) Champa

8.  Who founded Pataliputra?
(1) Udayin                                   
(2) Ashoka
(3) Bimbisar                                 
(4) Mahapadmananda

9.  Where did Lord Budha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)?
(1) Rajgir                                     
(2) Bodh Gaya
(3) Sarnath                                   
(4) Kushinagar

10. Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?
(1) Bamiyan                                 
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Kandy                                     
(4) Lhasa

11. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?
(1) Upanishad                             
(2) Vedas
(3) Tripitaka                                 
(4) Agams

12. Buddha means –
(1) the enlightened one               
(2) the religious preacher
(3) the genious                             
(4) the powerful

Answers:-
1.2
2.3
3.2
4.1
5.3
6.2
7.3
8.1
9.4
10.1
11.3

12.1