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This section includes 114 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Ancient History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The stupa site which is not connected with any incident of |
| A. | Sarnath |
| B. | Sanchi |
| C. | Bodh Gaya |
| D. | Kushinagar |
| Answer» C. Bodh Gaya | |
| 52. |
Prabhasgiri |
| A. | Buddhists |
| B. | Jains |
| C. | Saivites |
| D. | Vaishnavites |
| Answer» C. Saivites | |
| 53. |
Who is said to have become the chief of the |
| A. | Jambu |
| B. | Bhadrabahu |
| C. | Sthulbhadra |
| D. | Sudharma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Name the last |
| A. | Parsvanath |
| B. | Mahavira |
| C. | Siddhartha |
| D. | Subhadra |
| Answer» C. Siddhartha | |
| 55. |
Syadvad |
| A. | Lokayatism |
| B. | Saivism |
| C. | Jainism |
| D. | Vaishnavism |
| Answer» D. Vaishnavism | |
| 56. |
Jivaka,the royal physician of Rajgrih,was the son of the Ganika named as |
| A. | Salavati |
| B. | Ramaniya |
| C. | Basantsena |
| D. | Amrapali |
| Answer» B. Ramaniya | |
| 57. |
Buddha attained mahaparinivana in the republic of the |
| A. | Mallas |
| B. | Lichhavis |
| C. | Sakyas |
| D. | Palas |
| Answer» B. Lichhavis | |
| 58. |
Who is also Known as |
| A. | Vardhamana Mahavira |
| B. | Gautam Buddha |
| C. | Nagarjuna |
| D. | Shankaracharya |
| Answer» B. Gautam Buddha | |
| 59. |
Mahavira Jaina |
| A. | Rajgir |
| B. | Ranchi |
| C. | Pawapuri |
| D. | Samastipur |
| Answer» D. Samastipur | |
| 60. |
Mahamastakabhisheka |
| A. | Bahubali |
| B. | Buddha |
| C. | Mahavira |
| D. | Nataraja |
| Answer» B. Buddha | |
| 61. |
The first |
| A. | Nalanda |
| B. | Gaya |
| C. | Rajgriha |
| D. | Bodh Gaya |
| Answer» D. Bodh Gaya | |
| 62. |
Which state is called the |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 63. |
Which of the following places is associated with |
| A. | Kapilvastu |
| B. | Pava |
| C. | Prayag |
| D. | Shravasti |
| Answer» C. Prayag | |
| 64. |
Gandhara |
| A. | Hinayana sect |
| B. | Mahayana sect |
| C. | Vaishanava sect |
| D. | Shaiva sect |
| Answer» C. Vaishanava sect | |
| 65. |
Sarnath |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Mahavashtra |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
Where did Gautama budha delivered his first sermon known as |
| A. | Sanchi |
| B. | sarnath |
| C. | Sravasti |
| D. | Bodh Gaya |
| Answer» C. Sravasti | |
| 67. |
Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order using the codes given below. |
| A. | 1 - 4 - 2 - 3 |
| B. | 1 - 4 - 3 - 2 |
| C. | 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 |
| D. | 1 - 2 - 4 - 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 - 4 - 3 - 2 | |
| 68. |
Religion-wise the sculpture found at |
| A. | Vaishnava |
| B. | Buddhist |
| C. | Jaina |
| D. | Shakta |
| Answer» D. Shakta | |
| 69. |
The Fourth Buddist Council was convened during the regime of king |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Ajatasatru |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Mahapadmananda |
| Answer» D. Mahapadmananda | |
| 70. |
Anekantavada |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Sikkhism |
| D. | Vaishnavism |
| Answer» C. Sikkhism | |
| 71. |
Who amongst the following is known as the |
| A. | Jesus Christ |
| B. | Lord Buddha |
| C. | Prophet Mohammad |
| D. | Zarathustra |
| Answer» C. Prophet Mohammad | |
| 72. |
The doctrine of three jewels-Right belief ,Right conduct and Right knowledge -is the crownings glory of |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Christianity |
| C. | Jainism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 73. |
The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in |
| A. | Ardhamagadhi |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Pali | |
| 74. |
In which state was the |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Orissa | |
| 75. |
Who was the author of |
| A. | Asvanghosha |
| B. | Nagasena |
| C. | Nagarjuna |
| D. | Vasumitra |
| Answer» B. Nagasena | |
| 76. |
Which one of the following is NOT common in |
| A. | Non-violence(Ahimsa) |
| B. | Indifference to Vedas |
| C. | Self-mortification |
| D. | Rejection of rituals |
| Answer» C. Self-mortification | |
| 77. |
Who among the following taught the doctrine of |
| A. | Nagarjuna |
| B. | Shankaracharya |
| C. | Harisna |
| D. | Vallabhacharya |
| Answer» B. Shankaracharya | |
| 78. |
Buddha |
| A. | Confucius |
| B. | Moses |
| C. | Prophet Mohammad |
| D. | Hammurabi |
| Answer» B. Moses | |
| 79. |
Where has the world's largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed? |
| A. | Bamiyan |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Kandy |
| D. | Lhasa |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 80. |
Chinese traveller |
| A. | Taxila |
| B. | Vikramshila |
| C. | Magadh |
| D. | Nalanda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Who of the following was a contemporary of |
| A. | Bhadrabahu |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Parsvanath |
| D. | Vardhaman Mahavira |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Consider according to Buddhism |
| A. | Both a and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
Which of the following places is considered a Jain Siddha Kshetra on account of its association with |
| A. | Champa |
| B. | Pava |
| C. | Sammed Sikhar |
| D. | Urjayanta |
| Answer» D. Urjayanta | |
| 84. |
Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of |
| A. | Parsva |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Sudraka |
| D. | Vasumitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Which one of the following propounded that 'destiny determines everything, man is powerless ? |
| A. | Jains |
| B. | Buddhists |
| C. | Ajivakas |
| D. | Mimansakas |
| Answer» D. Mimansakas | |
| 86. |
Why did Buddhism start declining in India ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 3 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 only | |
| 87. |
The principle that distinguished Jainism from Buddhism is the |
| A. | practice of the eight-fold path |
| B. | rejection of the infallibility of the Vedas |
| C. | attribution of a soul to all beings and things |
| D. | belief in rebirth |
| Answer» D. belief in rebirth | |
| 88. |
Buddha's preachings were mainly related to |
| A. | belief in one God |
| B. | practice of rituals |
| C. | purity of thought and conduct |
| D. | idol worshio |
| Answer» D. idol worshio | |
| 89. |
In ancient Indian Buddhist monastries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held, It was the |
| A. | occasion to elect the Sanghparinayaka and two speakers one on Dhamma and the other on Vinaya |
| B. | confession by monks of their offences committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season |
| C. | ceremony of initiation of new person into the Buddhist Sangh in which the head is shoved and when yellow robes are offered |
| D. | gathering of Buddhist monks on the next days to the full moon day of Asadha when they take up a fixed abode for the next four months of rainy season |
| Answer» C. ceremony of initiation of new person into the Buddhist Sangh in which the head is shoved and when yellow robes are offered | |
| 90. |
In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for ? |
| A. | A description of Mahayana buddhism |
| B. | A description of Hinayana Buddhism |
| C. | The rules of the Sangha |
| D. | The questions of king Menander |
| Answer» D. The questions of king Menander | |
| 91. |
Consider the following places |
| A. | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 |
| B. | 1 - 2 - 4 - 3 |
| C. | 2 - 1 - 3 - 4 |
| D. | 2 - 1 - 4 - 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 - 2 - 4 - 3 | |
| 92. |
Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya when |
| A. | Gautama Buddha was born |
| B. | Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment |
| C. | Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon |
| D. | Gautama Buddha passed away |
| Answer» C. Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon | |
| 93. |
Who became the first follower of Mahavira?` |
| A. | Jamali |
| B. | Yashoda |
| C. | Aanojja |
| D. | Trishalla |
| Answer» B. Yashoda | |
| 94. |
Mother of the Gautam Buddha belonged to which dynasty? |
| A. | Shakya dynasty |
| B. | Maya dynasty |
| C. | Lichchavi dynasty |
| D. | Koliyan dynasty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Vikrmshila Mahavihar was founded by |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Gopal |
| C. | Kumarpal |
| D. | Dharmapal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Who presided over the fourth Buddhist council in Kasmir? |
| A. | Asvagosha |
| B. | Upagupta |
| C. | Vasumitra |
| D. | Mahakasyapa |
| Answer» D. Mahakasyapa | |
| 97. |
Milinda Panho is in the from of a dialogue between the king Menander and Buddhist Monk |
| A. | Nagasena |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Nagabhatta |
| D. | Kumarilbhatta |
| Answer» B. Nagarjuna | |
| 98. |
Buddhist, Hindu and Jain Rock -cut caves coexist at |
| A. | Ajanta |
| B. | Elephanta |
| C. | Ellora |
| D. | Karle |
| Answer» D. Karle | |
| 99. |
In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatya Avalokitesvar was also known as |
| A. | Vajrapani |
| B. | Manjusri |
| C. | Padmapani |
| D. | Maitreya |
| Answer» D. Maitreya | |
| 100. |
The fourth Buddhist council was convened during the region of king |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Kaniska |
| C. | Kalashok |
| D. | Ajatasatru |
| Answer» C. Kalashok | |