In which script is the Mahasthan inscription, one of the oldest inscriptions found in Bangladesh, written?
Correct answer D. Brahmi
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Bangladesh Affairs MCQs
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Which ruler is generally regarded as the first independent king of Bengal, with his capital at Karnasubarna?
Correct answer A. Shashanka
The period of anarchy in Bengal before the rise of the Palas is described in the sources by which Sanskrit term?
Correct answer B. Matsyanyaya
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Who founded the Pala dynasty of Bengal in the eighth century?
Correct answer D. Gopala
According to the Khalimpur copperplate, how did Gopala come to power in Bengal?
Correct answer C. He was chosen by the people (prakriti)
Which Pala king built the Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur?
Correct answer B. Dharmapala
In which district of Bangladesh are the ruins of the Somapura Mahavihara at Paharpur located?
Correct answer C. Naogaon
In which year were the Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
Correct answer C. 1985
Which famous Buddhist university in present-day Bihar was founded by the Pala king Dharmapala?
Correct answer B. Vikramashila
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The Buddhist scholar Atish Dipankar Srijnan, who travelled to Tibet, was born in which region of Bengal?
Correct answer B. Bikrampur
The Varendra or Kaivarta rebellion, which cost a Pala ruler his life, was led by whom?
Correct answer C. Divya
Which Sanskrit work by Sandhyakar Nandi narrates the life of the Pala king Ramapala?
Correct answer A. Ramacharitam
Which ancient archaeological site in Narsingdi district has revealed remains of an early fortified settlement?
Correct answer A. Wari-Bateshwar
The Shalvan Vihara is among the most important excavated sites at which archaeological complex?
Correct answer D. Mainamati
Which is regarded as the oldest known specimen of Bengali literature?
Correct answer D. Charyapada
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Who discovered the manuscript of the Charyapada in the royal library of Nepal in 1907?
Correct answer A. Haraprasad Shastri
Which Sena king was ruling when Bakhtiyar Khalji captured Nadia in the early thirteenth century?
Correct answer A. Lakshmanasena
Which sultan united Lakhnauti, Satgaon and Sonargaon and took the title Shah-i-Bangalah?
Correct answer D. Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Which city served as the capital of the Ilyas Shahi sultans of Bengal in the fourteenth century?
Correct answer D. Pandua
The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta visited Bengal during the reign of which sultan?
Correct answer C. Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah