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Pre mauryan period, 16 mahajanapads - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of Mahatma Buddha, was associated with the court of
    1. Bimbisara
    2. Prasenjit
    3. Udayin
    4. None of them
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  2. Question 2

    Under which ruler, the Second Buddhist council was held?
    1. Kalasoka
    2. Dhanananda
    3. Ajatashatru
    4. Udayin
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  3. Question 3

    Second Buddhist Council was held at
    1. Patliputra
    2. Rajgriha
    3. Kashmir
    4. Vaishali
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  4. Question 4

    Power of Magadha was extended over the Malwa region during the reign period of
    1. Bimbisara
    2. Ajatashatru
    3. Udayabhadra
    4. Sisunaga
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  5. Question 5

    Who founded the Nanda dynasty
    1. Dhanananda
    2. Mahapadmananda
    3. Mahanandin
    4. Nandivardhan
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  6. Question 6

    Which King of Magadha is known as Aparoparashurama?
    1. Bindusara
    2. Ajatashatru
    3. Kalashoka
    4. Mahapadmananda
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  7. Question 7

    Which King of Magadha is known as Ekarat?
    1. Udayin
    2. Bimbisara
    3. Mahapadmananda
    4. Dhanananda
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  8. Question 8

    Which King of Magadha is known as Agrammes or Xandrames?
    1. Udayin
    2. Dhanananda
    3. Mahapadmananda
    4. Bimbisara
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion?
    1. Nanda
    2. Maurya
    3. Sunga
    4. Kanva
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  10. Question 10

    Who was the King of Magadha at time of Invention of Alexander in India?
    1. Mahapadmananda
    2. Dhanananda
    3. Bindusara
    4. Ashoka
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  11. Question 11

    When did the Alexander invaded India?
    1. 362 BC
    2. 226 BC
    3. 563 BC
    4. 326 BC
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  12. Question 12

    Alexander stayed in India for ?
    1. 13 Months
    2. 11 Month
    3. 19 Months
    4. 29 Months
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  13. Question 13

    Battle of Hydaspes or Battle of Jhelum fought between?
    1. Alexander & Porus
    2. Alexander & Deimachus
    3. Alexander & Aristobulus
    4. None of them
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  14. Question 14

    Alexander died in 323 BC at
    1. India
    2. Babylon
    3. Sindh of Pakistan
    4. None of above
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  15. Question 15

    Who was the last King of Karnata dynasty?
    1. Harisimha
    2. Ramsimha
    3. Matisimha
    4. Shyamsimha
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  16. Question 16

    Who was the founder of Karnata dynasty?
    1. Nanyadev
    2. Narsimhadev
    3. Vijayadev
    4. Haridev
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following was the Capital of Mahajanapada Gandhara in Sixth century BC?
    1. Hastinapur
    2. Mathura
    3. Taxila
    4. Varanasi
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  18. Question 18

    Which was first dynasty who used Elephants on large scale in Wars?
    1. Magadha
    2. Muryan
    3. Gupta
    4. Sunga
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  19. Question 19

    The list of Sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
    1. Mahabharata
    2. Anguttara Nikaya
    3. Chandogya Upanishad
    4. Tripitaka
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  20. Question 20

    Which among the following rulers is often described as ‘the first empire builder of Indian History’?
    1. Dhanananda
    2. Mahapadmananda
    3. Bimbisara
    4. Chandragupta Maurya
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