Q31. When was Patliputra was established

(A) 455 BC
(B) 555 BC
(C) 355 BC
(D) 255 BC

Answer: 455 BC

Q32. Which of the following is a non-religious source about the ancient history of Bihar ?

(A) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(B) Gargi Samhita
(C) Rigveda
(D) Kalpsutra

Answer: Gargi Samhita

Q33. Which source has description about administration in Patliputra ?

(A) Divyadan
(B) Arthashashtra
(C) Indica
(D) Inscription of Asoka

Answer: Indica

Q34. The First Buddhist Council was held in Rajgriha under the Patronage of

(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Asoka
(C) Ajatashatru
(D) Kanishka

Answer: Ajatashatru

Q35. According to Gargi Samhita, Yavans invaded Patliputra in whose reign ?

(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Asoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Vikramaditya

Answer: Asoka

Q36. Who destroyed Nalanda University in Bihar ?

(A) Kutubuddin Aibak
(B) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(D) Alauddin Khalji

Answer: Bakhtiyar Khalji

Q37. Which was the capital of Jarasandha ?

(A) Madhepura
(B) Banka
(C) Jamui
(D) Rajgir

Answer: Rajgir

Q38. Kautilya, the great thinker was a political advisor of which Magadha ruler ?

(A) Dhana Nanda
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Ajatashatru
(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

Q39. Who among the following had defeated Hunas ?

(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Ramagupta

Answer: Skandagupta

Q40. Which ruler of the Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander ?

(A) Mahapadmananda
(B) Dhana Nanda
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Kushan

Answer: Dhana Nanda