Who is the author of the Tamil epic ‘Silappadikaram’?
Correct answer A. Ilango Adigal
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Indian History MCQs
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The Shore Temple at Mamallapuram was built during the reign of which Pallava king?
Correct answer D. Narasimhavarman II
The Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur was built by which Chola ruler?
Correct answer A. Rajaraja I
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Which Chola king took the title ‘Gangaikonda Chola’ after his northern campaign?
Correct answer A. Rajendra I
The Uttaramerur inscriptions, describing elections to village assemblies, belong to the reign of which Chola king?
Correct answer C. Parantaka I
The Kailasa temple at Ellora was carved under which dynasty?
Correct answer B. Rashtrakuta
The Ajanta caves are carved into a horseshoe-shaped gorge of which river?
Correct answer B. Waghora
The Great Stupa at Sanchi was originally commissioned by which ruler?
Correct answer B. Ashoka
The Ellora caves contain monuments of which three religious traditions?
Correct answer B. Buddhist, Hindu and Jain
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According to Buddhist texts such as the Anguttara Nikaya, how many Mahajanapadas existed in the sixth century BCE?
Correct answer B. 16
Which was the only Mahajanapada located south of the Vindhya mountains?
Correct answer D. Assaka
Which Magadhan king of the Haryanka dynasty was a contemporary of the Buddha and was succeeded by his son Ajatashatru?
Correct answer C. Bimbisara
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at which place?
Correct answer A. Sarnath
The First Buddhist Council was held at Rajagriha under the patronage of which king?
Correct answer D. Ajatashatru
The Fourth Buddhist Council, held in Kashmir under Kanishka, was presided over by whom?
Correct answer D. Vasumitra
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Who is regarded as the first Tirthankara in Jainism?
Correct answer C. Rishabhanatha
Vardhamana Mahavira attained nirvana at which place in present-day Bihar?
Correct answer D. Pawapuri
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire after overthrowing which dynasty?
Correct answer B. Nanda
Megasthenes, who wrote ‘Indica’, was the ambassador of Seleucus Nicator at the court of which ruler?
Correct answer B. Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka’s remorse after the Kalinga war is recorded in which of his edicts?
Correct answer C. Major Rock Edict XIII