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?
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📘 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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📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 The Kushanas (Kanishka)
Q3
Charaka was associated with which of the following dynasties?
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📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Ashokan Inscriptions and Sites
Q4
Where has the largest Ashoka Chakra been installed?
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📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Sunga Dynasty
Q5
Which dynasty ruled after the Shunga dynasty?
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📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Successors of Ashoka
Q6
Demetrius was a contemporary of whom?
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📘 Jainism📚 Literature, Spread, and Royal Patronage
Q7
The Dilwara Jain Temple is located on which of the following mountains?
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📘 Sangam Period (South India: c. 300 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Sangam Literature
Q8
Which three kingdoms are described in the Sangam literature term 'Muvendar'?
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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas
Q9
Kaushambi was the capital of which Mahajanapada?
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📘 The Gupta Empire (c. 319 - 550 CE)📚 Samudragupta
Q10
Who was the author of Prayag Prashasti?
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📘 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?
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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Shishunaga Dynasty
Q12
Kalashoka belonged to which dynasty?
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📘 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.
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📘 Prehistoric Period📚 Fossil Evidence & Human Evolution
Q14
Preserved remains of living organisms are called:
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📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites
Q15
From where did Gautam Buddha start 'Dharmachakra Pravartana'?
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📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Pallava Dynasty
Q16
Which ruler got the Rath Pagoda constructed?
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📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Haryanka Dynasty
Q17
Who founded the city of Pataliputra?
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📘 Buddhism📚 Important Sites
Q18
In which district is Animesh Lochan Chaitanya Tirth Vihar located?
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📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 The Kushanas (Kanishka)
Q19
Chinese General Pan Chao defeated which Kushan ruler?
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📘 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?
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