India KBC Quiz & KBC Questions, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question: Which king adopted titles such as Param Bhagaveta and Maharajadhiraja Sri Bhattaraka?

1. Asoka
   
2. Chandragupta Maurya
   
3. Samudragupta
   
4. Chandragupta II
   

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Chandragupta also adopted an important title, Vikramaditya. Maharajadhiraja meant king of kings.All these titles are symbol of his strength and courage.

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Question: What are Archer, Standard, Battle-axe, Kacha, and Tiger-slayer all types of?

1. Inscriptions
   
2. Bows
   
3. Coins
   
4. Swords
   

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All these coins were issued during the reign of Samudragupta.

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Question: The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the ruling period of which dynasty?

1. Kushan Dynasty
   
2. Maurya Dynasty
   
3. Gupta Dynasty
   
4. Satvahanas Dynasty
   

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This Iron pillar was an evidence of developed knowledge of the people in the field of Chemistry, especially metallurgy.It did not rust even after fifteen centuries.

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Question: Which astronomer's treatise was named 'Panchasiddhantika'?

1. Aryabhatta
   
2. Varahamihira
   
3. Gargi
   
4. Brahma Gupta
   

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Question: During whose reign did the apostle St.Thomas go to India to preach Christianity?

1. Kujala Kadphises
   
2. Gondophernes
   
3. Antialkidas
   
4. Wema Kadphises
   

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Gondophernes was a Parthian ruler who invaded India.

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Question: In which year did Asoka wage the battle of Kalinga?

1. 263 B.C
   
2. 260 B.C
   
3. 261 B.C
   
4. 262 B.C
   

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This war is described as the turning point in the life of Asoka.It is said that he was greatly moved by the massacre and bloodshed of thousands of innocent people.The territory no doubt was annexed to the Magadha kingdom, but the destruction caused by the war filled the king with remorse.As a result he eschewed war and sheathed his sword for the rest of his life.He adopted the policy of Dharma Vijay(Religious matters) instead of Dig Vijay (Aggression and conquest).He embraced Buddhism thereafter and became a torchbearer of peace for the World.

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Question: Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?

1. Chandragupta I
   
2. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
   
3. Samudragupta
   
4. Skandgupta
   

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However,the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty was Srigupta who ruled from A.D 260-280, but it was Chandragupta I who was regarded as the founder of the Gupta Empire.He ruled from A.D 300-330.

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Question: Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Kingdom?

1. Kunal
   
2. Asoka
   
3. Brihadratha
   
4. Tivara
   

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Brihadratha was killed by his commander-in-chief Pushyamitra in A.D 185 who laid the foundation stone of the Shunga dynasty.

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Question: Which Satvahana ruler adopted the title Tri-samudra-toya-pita-vahana?

1. Vashishtiputra Pulumayi
   
2. Gautamiputra Sri Satkarni
   
3. Simuka
   
4. Yajnasri Satkarni
   

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Tri-samudra-toya-pita-vahana meant 'the ruler whose subjects drank the water of the three seas of the east,west and south'. The Bay of Bengal,The Arabian Sea and The Indian Ocean.

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Question: Which Chinese traveller's description about the Indian society are recorded in the book 'Fo-Kero-Ki'?

1. Fa-hien
   
2. Hiuen Tsang
   
3. I-tsing
   
4. Pan-Ku
   

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Fa-hien wrote this book when he came to India during the reign of Gupta dynasty most probably between A.D 399-414.

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