Top 250+ Solved Early India- State to Empire MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The Hinayanists followed the original teachings of ………….. withoutany fundamental change.
a. islam
b. jainism
c. hinduism
d. buddhism
Q. The ……………. are a collection of philosophical texts which form thetheoretical basis for theHindu religion.
a. upanishads
b. rigveda
c. yajuveda
d. samaveda
Q. The term ‘Gahapathi’ occurs in the …………….. literature in the senseof the head of a household.
a. vedic literature
b. sangam literature
c. buddhist
d. jain literature
Q. The …………… ‘Anguttara Nikaya’ describes the society consisting ofthree states; Brahmana, Kshatriya and Gahapathi.
a. budhist
b. vedic
c. sangam
d. jain
Q. The word ‘Gramani’ appears in both …………. and early Pali literature.
a. vedic
b. sangam literature
c. buddhist
d. jain literature
Q. ‘Vanik’ is the ………….. word for the traders in ancient India.
a. hindi
b. malayalam
c. urudu
d. sanskrit
Q. The original belief that one who is sick cannot cure others came to beradically transformed by the bodhisattva ideal, which appeared in the later phase of Buddhism known as …………….
a. mahayana buddhism
b. hinayana buddhism
c. swedambaras
d. digambaras
Q. Magadha has risen to authority during the reigns of Bimbisara (544 to491 BC) and his son Ajatashatru (491 to 460 BC) of ……. Dynasty.
a. shishunaga
b. nanda
c. mauryan
d. gupta
Q. Bimbisara ruled his domain from the city of Rajagriha, now known asRajgir, near Gaya in the state of ………………...
a. bihar
b. bengal
c. assam
d. orissa
Q. ……………..was the last powerful king of Shishunaga Dynasty whoestablished a fort at Pataliputra now known as Patna.
a. ajatashatru
b. dharmakirti
c. asoka
d. bindusara
Q. Udayan was the last noticeable but not so powerful king of ………..
a. magadha
b. kasi
c. kosala
d. vrjji
Q. Mahapadma Nanda was described as the son of the last ……… kingMahanandin by a sudra woman.
a. sisunaga
b. nanda
c. gupta
d. sena