MCQ> 16 Mahajanpadas and Magadha Empire: Dear reader, we have selected the most important objective questions and answers from the Sixteenth Mahajanpadas and Magadha Empire. These are very important for CGL SSC Railway UPSC IAS etc.
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Now try to answer these questions bellow.
Q.1 In which Mahajanapada Gautama Buddha was died?
A: Vatsa
B: Kosala
C: Mall
D: Anga
Answer:
Mall
Q.2 Who was the first foreigner to invade India?
A: Alamgir
B: Muhammad bin Quasim
C: Mahmud of Ghazni
D: Darius I
Answer:
Darius I
Q.3 Who was the first monarch of Magadh in 16th century B.C.
A: Chandragupta Maurya
B: Bimbisara
C: Sishunaga
D: Devadutta
Answer
Bimbisara
Q.4 Which was the earliest capital of Magadha?
A: Vaishali
B: Benarash
C: Rajgir
D: Patliputra
Answer
Rajgir
Q.5 Who transferred his capital from Rajgir to Patliputra?
A: Chandragupta II
B: Ashoka
C: Udayin
D: Harshabardhana
Answer
Udayin
Q.6 Who transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali?
A: Ahoka
B: Dhanananda
C: Shishunaga
D: Giriraja
Answer:
Shishunag
Q.7 In which battle Alexander defeated king Puru?
A: Battle of Panipath
B: Battle of Buxer
C: Battle of Hydaspas
D: Battle of Palasi
Answer:
Battle of Hydaspas
Q.8 Which is the largest center in ancient India?
A: Varanasi
B: Udayin
C: Kausambi
D: Taxila
Answer
Kausambi
Q.9 Which king is titled as the “Second Parshurama”?
A: Mahapadma Nanda
B: Bimbisara
C: Cyrus
D: Shishunaga
Answer
Mahapadma Nanda
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Q.10 The king who claimed himself as the first Imperial ruler of India?
A: Ajatasatru
B: Bimbisara
C: Udayin
D: Sasanka
Answer
Udayin
Q.11 Along the bank of which river Alexander defeated king Puru?
A: Indus
B: Satadru
C: Jhelum
D: Chenab
Answer
Jhelum
Q.12 Where king Alexander died?
A: Patliputra
B: Vaisali
C: Babylon
D: Rajgir
Answer
Babylon
Q.13 Among which the Sculptures of Gandhara school reflect?
[UP PSC 1996]
A: Greeks
B: Europe
C: Central Asia
D: China
Answer
Greeks
Q.15 The founder of Nanda Dynasty was
A: Mahapadma Nanda
B: Dhana Nanda
C: Sishunag Nanda
D: Shiva Nanda
Answer
Mahapadma Nanda
Q.16 Among the following who is contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
[CDS 2003]
A: Ajatsatru
B: Bindusara
C: Alauddin Khilji
D: Babur
Answer:
Ajatsatru
Q.17 The most significant ruler of Kalinga was
[IFC 1993]
A: Ashoka
B: Kharavela
C: Chandragupta Maurya
D: Devadatta
Answer
Kharavela
Q.18 Which Mahajanapada was destroyed by the influence of Shishunag Dynasty?
A: Chedi
B: Kashi
C: Avanti
D: Magadha
Answer
Avanti
Q.19 Among which Mahajanpadas Bimbisara had not friend relationship?
A: Magadha
B: Avanti
C: Vatsa
D: Anga
Answer
Anga
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Q.20 The most powerful city among all the Mahajanpadas is –
[IAS 1999]
A: Magadha
B: Patliputra
C: Kashi
D: Vaishali
Answer
Magadha
Q.21 Which Mahajanapada was situated on the bank of Yamuna?
[IAS 2008]
A: Vatsa
B: Surasena
C: Kosala
D: Panchal
Answer
Vatsa
Q.22 Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila Located?
A: Ganga and Yamuna
B: Mahanadi and Godavari
C: Indus and Jhelum
D: Krishna and Kaveri
Answer:
Indus and Jhelum