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Ancient History - MOST IMPORTANT Bihar Police SI Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of Bihar Police SI.

📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Literary Sources (Kautilya's Arthashastra, Megasthenes' Indica)

Q1

Who among the following was the first to travel to India?

🎯 Bihar Police SI (Prohibition Excise) Preliminary Examination-2025

A.

I-tsing

B.

Faxian

C.

Hiuen Tsang

D.

Megasthenes

📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara

Q2

Which Mauryan ruler was called 'Amitraghata' by the Greeks?

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A.

Bindusara

B.

Ajatashatru

C.

Bimbisara

D.

Ashoka

📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 The Kushanas (Kanishka)

Q3

Charaka was associated with which of the following dynasties?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination, 2023

A.

Kushan

B.

Gupta

C.

Saka

D.

Maurya

📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Ashokan Inscriptions and Sites

Q4

Where has the largest Ashoka Chakra been installed?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination, 2023

A.

Bodhgaya

B.

Sarnath

C.

Topra Kalan

D.

Sanchi Stupa

📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Sunga Dynasty

Q5

Which dynasty ruled after the Shunga dynasty?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination, 2023

A.

Saka dynasty

B.

Kushan dynasty

C.

Kanva dynasty

D.

Satavahana dynasty

📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Successors of Ashoka

Q6

Demetrius was a contemporary of whom?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination, 2023

A.

Ashoka

B.

Dasharatha

C.

Bindusara

D.

Salisuka

📘 Jainism📚 Literature, Spread, and Royal Patronage

Q7

The Dilwara Jain Temple is located on which of the following mountains?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination, 2023

A.

Rajgir

B.

Sammed Parvat

C.

Pavapuri

D.

Mount Abu

📘 Sangam Period (South India: c. 300 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Sangam Literature

Q8

Which three kingdoms are described in the Sangam literature term 'Muvendar'?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination, 2023

A.

Chola, Kushan, Satavahana

B.

Chola, Chera, Kushan

C.

Chola, Chera, Satavahana

D.

Chola, Chera, Pandya

📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas

Q9

Kaushambi was the capital of which Mahajanapada?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Exam (Exam Date-17/12/2023, Shift-I)

A.

Kuru

B.

Kosala

C.

Kashi

D.

Vatsa

📘 The Gupta Empire (c. 319 - 550 CE)📚 Samudragupta

Q10

Who was the author of Prayag Prashasti?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Exam (Exam Date-17/12/2023, Shift-I)

A.

Banabhatta

B.

Harishena

C.

Kalidasa

D.

Vishnu Sharma

📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Rise of the Magadhan Empire

Q11

Which city was the first capital of the ancient Kingdom of Magadha?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Exam (Exam Date-17/12/2023, Shift-I)

A.

Gaya

B.

Pataliputra

C.

Rajgir

D.

Darbhanga

📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Shishunaga Dynasty

Q12

Kalashoka belonged to which dynasty?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Exam (Exam Date-17/12/2023, Shift-II)

A.

Maurya

B.

Shishunag

C.

Satavahana

D.

Haryak

📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites

Q13

Match List I with List II. List I: A. Kalibanga, B. Surkotada, C. Kot Diji, D. Banawali. List II: 1. Bhuj-Kachchh, 2. Sindh, 3. Rajasthan, 4. Haryana.

🎯 Bihar Police SI Exam (Exam Date-17/12/2023, Shift-II)

A.

a- $\displaystyle 2$ , b- $\displaystyle 4$ , c- $\displaystyle 3$ , d- $\displaystyle 1$

B.

a- $\displaystyle 3$ , b- $\displaystyle 1$ , c- $\displaystyle 2$ , d- $\displaystyle 4$

C.

a- $\displaystyle 2$ , b- $\displaystyle 1$ , c- $\displaystyle 3$ , d- $\displaystyle 4$

D.

a- $\displaystyle 3$ , b- $\displaystyle 4$ , c- $\displaystyle 2$ , d- $\displaystyle 1$

📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Fossil Evidence & Human Evolution

Q14

Preserved remains of living organisms are called:

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A.

Fossils

B.

Rocks

C.

Sediment

D.

All of these

📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites

Q15

From where did Gautam Buddha start 'Dharmachakra Pravartana'?

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A.

Sarnath

B.

Shravasti

C.

Bodh Gaya

D.

Rajgir

📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Pallava Dynasty

Q16

Which ruler got the Rath Pagoda constructed?

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A.

Ganga Dynasty

B.

Pallava Dynasty

C.

Kakatiya Dynasty

D.

Chandel Dynasty

📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Haryanka Dynasty

Q17

Who founded the city of Pataliputra?

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A.

Dasharatha

B.

Udayin

C.

Brihadratha

D.

Ashoka

📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites

Q18

In which district is Animesh Lochan Chaitanya Tirth Vihar located?

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A.

Aurangabad

B.

Nawada

C.

Nalanda

D.

Gaya

📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 The Kushanas (Kanishka)

Q19

Chinese General Pan Chao defeated which Kushan ruler?

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A.

Kanishka

B.

Sadashkana

C.

Chandragupta I

D.

Kujula Kadphises

📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Rise of the Magadhan Empire

Q20

Which Janapada became the most powerful Mahajanapada between the sixth and fourth centuries BC?

🎯 Bihar Police SI Main Examination 24-04-2022

A.

Kosala

B.

Kashi

C.

Panchal

D.

Magadh

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