Q1. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
(a) Pataliputra
(b) Magadha
(c) Kalinga
(d) Sarnath
Q2. The tutor of Alexander, the Great was
(a) Darius
(b) Cyrus
(c) Socrates
(d) Aristotle
Q3. Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature ?
(a) Dhammapada
(b) Vedas
(c) Meghadutam
(d) Dighanikaya
Q4. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind ?
(a) Mahavir
(b) Gautam Buddha
(c) Adi Shankaracharya
(d) Kabir
Q5. The number system ‘Zero’ was invented by
(a) Ramanujam
(b) Aryabhatta
(c) Patanjali
(d) An unknown person
Q6. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of
(a) Harsha
(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Kanishka
Q7. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
(a) Merchants and Priests
(b) Moneylenders and Slaves
(c) Warriors and Traders
(d) Women and Sudras
Q8. The language used to write source materials in ancient time was
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Pali
(c) Brahmi
(d) Kharosthi
Q9. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
(a) Arabs
(b) Hungarians
(c) Hunas
(d) Turks
Q10. Most of the chola temples were dedicated to
(a) Ganesh
(b) Shiva
(c) Durga
(d) Vishnu
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(b)
