Important MCQ questions on The Mahajanpadas/Magadha Empire for upsc ssc apsc 1. In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha Kingdom was of : (a) Pataliputra (b) Rajgir (c) Vaisali (d) Varanasi2. In early ancient India, the largest urban centre was : (a) Pataliputra (b) Taxila (c) Kausambi (d) Kanauj3. 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 44. Which of the following was not a kingdom in ancient India? (a) Avanti (b) Vatsa (c) Hampi (d) Kosala5. Which of the following transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali? (a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatsatru (c) Udayin (d) Shishunaga6. The first foreigner to invade India was : (a) Cyrus (b) Darius I (c) Agrammes (d) Aambyses7. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the Battle of .......... (a) Buxar (b) Heart (c) Kabul (d) Hydaspes8. Which of the following transferred his capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra? (a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatsatru (c) Udayin (d) Shishunaga9. Buddha died in which Mahajanpada? (a) Mall (b) Chedi (c) Magadh (d) Avanti10. Who is often described as the second ‘Parasurama’ or the exterminator of the entire Kshatriya race? (a) Ajatasatru (b) Mahapadma (c) Dhana Nanda (d) Pradyota11. The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was: (a) Bimbisara (b) Prasenajit (c) Ajatashatru (d) Jarasandha12. Who, among these, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s invasion? (a) Kalasoka (b) Mahapadma (c) Dhana Nanda (d) Nagadasaka13. Which of the following pairs is incorrect? (a) Bimbisara-Magadha (b) Menander-Taxila (c) Sasanka-Gauda (d) Pandyas-MaduraTime is Up! Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInWhatsApp
