History of Ancient India MCQs For WBCS Exam P8

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SSC CGL - 2012

353971. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at

A

Hydaspes

B

Jhelum

C

Panipat

D

Milan

A

Correct Answer: A. Hydaspes

WBCS PRE - 2011

472. The first metal discovered by man was

A

Zinc

B

Copper

C

Iron

D

Aluminum

B

Correct Answer: B. Copper
Explanation: Copper is the first metal discovered by humans. The first domesticated animal was the dog. The Indus civilized people did not know the use of iron. It was contemporary with the Chalcolithic era.

WBCS PRE - 2008

10773. Amir Khasru was the Court Poet of

A

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

B

Akbar

C

Balban

D

Alauddin Khilji

D

Correct Answer: D. Alauddin Khilji

SSC CGL - 2013

422674. Where was the first Buddhist Council held ?

A

Vaishali

B

Kashmir

C

Rajagriha

D

Pataliputra

C

Correct Answer: C. Rajagriha

MPPSC - 2015

248875. Who was the author of 'Indica'?

A

Plutarch

B

Justin

C

Herodotus

D

Magasthenes

D

Correct Answer: D. Magasthenes

WBCS PRE - YYYY

9076. Who was the founder of the Satvahana Dynasty?

A

Satakasni

B

Gautamiputra Satakarni

C

Simuk

D

Krishna

C

Correct Answer: C. Simuk

WBCS PRE - 2009

3777. Who discovered the Indus Valley civilization?

A

Rakhaldas Banerjee

B

A. L. Basham

C

Sir Leonard Wooley

D

V. S. Agarwal

A

Correct Answer: A. Rakhaldas Banerjee
Explanation: 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region by Daya Ram Sahni and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro) by Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay.

WBCS PRE - 2000

6278. Si- U - Ki was authored by

A

Megasthenes

B

I- Tsing

C

Huen - Tsang

D

Fa- Hien

C

Correct Answer: C. Huen - Tsang

BPSC - 2014

558879. What is the name of Kalhana's book?

A

Arthashastra

B

Indica

C

Purana

D

Rajtarangini

D

Correct Answer: D. Rajtarangini

WBCS PRE - 2017

9280. The author of Kadambari was

A

Bhababhuti

B

Banabhatta

C

Khemendra

D

Kalhana

B

Correct Answer: B. Banabhatta
Explanation:

Kādambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit. It was substantially composed by Bāṇabhaṭṭa in the first half of the 7th century CE, who did not survive to see it through completion. The novel was completed by Banabhatta's son Bhushanabhatta, according to the plan laid out by his late father.

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