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WBCS Polity and Constitution MCQs Prelims and Mains

History of Ancient India MCQs For WBCS Exam P8


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SSC CGL - 2012
353971. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
A
Hydaspes
B
Jhelum
C
Panipat
D
Milan
A
Correct Answer: A. Hydaspes
WBCS PRE - 2011
472. The first metal discovered by man was
A
Zinc
B
Copper
C
Iron
D
Aluminum
B
Correct Answer: B. Copper
Explanation: Copper is the first metal discovered by humans. The first domesticated animal was the dog. The Indus civilized people did not know the use of iron. It was contemporary with the Chalcolithic era.
WBCS PRE - 2008
10773. Amir Khasru was the Court Poet of
A
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
B
Akbar
C
Balban
D
Alauddin Khilji
D
Correct Answer: D. Alauddin Khilji
SSC CGL - 2013
422674. Where was the first Buddhist Council held ?
A
Vaishali
B
Kashmir
C
Rajagriha
D
Pataliputra
C
Correct Answer: C. Rajagriha
MPPSC - 2015
248875. Who was the author of 'Indica'?
A
Plutarch
B
Justin
C
Herodotus
D
Magasthenes
D
Correct Answer: D. Magasthenes
WBCS PRE - YYYY
9076. Who was the founder of the Satvahana Dynasty?
A
Satakasni
B
Gautamiputra Satakarni
C
Simuk
D
Krishna
C
Correct Answer: C. Simuk
WBCS PRE - 2009
3777. Who discovered the Indus Valley civilization?
A
Rakhaldas Banerjee
B
A. L. Basham
C
Sir Leonard Wooley
D
V. S. Agarwal
A
Correct Answer: A. Rakhaldas Banerjee
Explanation: 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region by Daya Ram Sahni and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro) by Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay.
WBCS PRE - 2000
6278. Si- U - Ki was authored by
A
Megasthenes
B
I- Tsing
C
Huen - Tsang
D
Fa- Hien
C
Correct Answer: C. Huen - Tsang
BPSC - 2014
558879. What is the name of Kalhana's book?
A
Arthashastra
B
Indica
C
Purana
D
Rajtarangini
D
Correct Answer: D. Rajtarangini
WBCS PRE - 2017
9280. The author of Kadambari was
A
Bhababhuti
B
Banabhatta
C
Khemendra
D
Kalhana
B
Correct Answer: B. Banabhatta
Explanation:

Kādambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit. It was substantially composed by Bāṇabhaṭṭa in the first half of the 7th century CE, who did not survive to see it through completion. The novel was completed by Banabhatta's son Bhushanabhatta, according to the plan laid out by his late father.




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