TNPSC history Study Material

Birth of Buddhism to Mauryan Dynasty !!!

Basic Test on Ancient History

1.Who is contemporary of Buddha? Bimbisara
Ajatshatru
Udayin
Shishunaga

2. Who arranged the First Buddhist Council? Udayin
Shishunaga
Ajatshatru
Bimbisara

3.who founded Nandha Dynasty? Dhana Nanda
Mahapadma Nanda
Karvinatha Nanda
Govishanaka Nanda

4. Arrange Chronologically as per there rule? 1.Udayin 2.Shishunaga 3.Ajatshatru 4.Bimbisara 1,2,4,3
3,2,1,4
2,1,3,4
4,3,1,2

5. Who wrote the book "Indica"? Megasthenes
Deimachos
Kautilya
Bindusara

6. Which rock edict tells about the "Kalinga War"? X Rock Edict
XII Rock Edict
XIII Rock Edict
VI Rock Edict

7. In Whose Reign St.Thomas came to India to propogate Christianity? Gondophernes
Rudradaman I
Kanishka
Milinda

8. Arrange the Kingdoms chronologically one by one? 1.The Parthians 2.The Kushans 3.The Sakas 4.The Indo Greeks 4,3,1,2
1,2,4,3
2,3,4,1
1,4,3,2

9. Whose Era is known as Saka era and is used by Government of India? Kanishka
Milinda
Ashoka
Bindusara

10. Rudradaman I was a king of which Kingdom? The Kushans
The Parthians
The Indo-Greeks
The Sakas