MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Fill in the blanks:

Answer :

(a) The capital of Kanishka was ___________.

(b) Kanishka was a great ___________.

(c) Nagasena is also known as ___________.

(d) Ashvaghosha was in the court of _____________.

(e) ______________ kingdom was once ruled by a woman.

Question No. 2

True or False:

Answer :

(a) Menander was a Parthian.

(b) The Sakas are also called the Kushanas.

(c) Charaka was a great Indian physician.

(d) Ashvaghosha was a great Buddhist scholar.

(e) Orthodox Buddhism was called the Mahayana.

(f) Kanishka'a capital was at Purushpura.

(g) The Saka era was started by the Parth ians.

Question No. 3

One word answer:

Answer :

(a) The Lesser Vehicle (the original form of Buddhism).

(b) The Greater Vehicle (the new form of Buddhism).

(c) The trade route between China and West Asian Rome that passed through Central Asia.

(d) A governing system where kingdom was divided into provinces.

Question No. 4

Match the following columns:

Answer :

Question No. 5

Answer the following questions in short.

Answer :

(1) Name the capital of Kanishka's kingdom.

(2) Where did Kanishka call the Fourth Buddhist council?

(3) To which sect of Buddhism was Kanishka related?

(4) Who is the author of 'Buddha Charita'?

(5) Who was Nagarjuna?

(6) Who was Charakka?

Question No. 6

Answer the following questions in detail.

Answer :

(1) Write an account of Menander.

(2) Write a note on the system of government under the Sakas.

(3) Write about the achievements of Kanishka.

(4) What were the differences between the Gandhara and Mathura Schools of Art?

Question No. 7

The Mauryan rulers were succeded by the __________ and the Kanavas.

Answer :

Kauravas

Pandavas

Sungas

Question No. 8

The first to invade India were the _________.

Answer :

Indians

Greeks

English

Question No. 9

The Greeks were followed by the ________ who came from eastern Iran.

Answer :

Sakas

Kauravas

Pandavas

Question No. 10

The '__________' introduced the 'Satrap' system of government.

Answer :

Kauravas

Sakas

none of these

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