Important MCQ questions on The Mahajanpadas/Magadha Empire for upsc ssc apsc 1. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was: (a) Bimbisara (b) Prasenajit (c) Ajatashatru (d) Jarasandha2. In early ancient India, the largest urban centre was : (a) Pataliputra (b) Taxila (c) Kausambi (d) Kanauj3. Who is often described as the second ‘Parasurama’ or the exterminator of the entire Kshatriya race? (a) Ajatasatru (b) Mahapadma (c) Dhana Nanda (d) Pradyota4. Which of the following pairs is incorrect? (a) Bimbisara-Magadha (b) Menander-Taxila (c) Sasanka-Gauda (d) Pandyas-Madura5. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of .......... (a) Buxar (b) Heart (c) Kabul (d) Hydaspes6. Who, among these, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion? (a) Kalasoka (b) Mahapadma (c) Dhana Nanda (d) Nagadasaka7. Which of the following old states and their capitals is/are correctly matched?1. Anga : Champa 2. Vatsa : Saket 3. Panchala : Kanyakubha 4. Magadha : Girivraja (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 48. The first foreigner to invade India was : (a) Cyrus (b) Darius I (c) Agrammes (d) Aambyses9. Buddha died in which Mahajanpada? (a) Mall (b) Chedi (c) Magadh (d) Avanti10. Which of the following was not a kingdom in ancient India? (a) Avanti (b) Vatsa (c) Hampi (d) Kosala11. Which of the following transferred his capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra? (a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatsatru (c) Udayin (d) Shishunaga12. Which of the following transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali? (a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatsatru (c) Udayin (d) Shishunaga13. In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha Kingdom was of : (a) Pataliputra (b) Rajgir (c) Vaisali (d) VaranasiTime is Up! Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInWhatsApp
