Dear Aspirants,
General Studies MCQs are the basic part of Himachal competitive exams. It is helpful to HPSSSB, and State Banks Exams. It is a series of General knowledge MCQ (including Indian History MCQs, Static gk) also help in the National level examination, Sainik School, NDA, and army exams, etc.
Q1 Which of the following is the phrase The Light of Asia applied to?
(A) Mahavira
(B) Alexander
(C) Buddha
(D) None of these
Q2 Who was a great pattern of Jainism?
(A) Kharavela
(B) Kanishka
(C) Pushyamitra
(D) Samudragupta
Q3 Which of the following was the famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism?
(A) Alexander
(B) Strato I
(C) Demetrious
(D) Menander
Q4 Mark the correct sequence of places with regard to Buddha :
(A) Kapilavastu, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar
(B) Sarnath, Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, Kapilavastu
(C) Bodh Gaya, Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Kushinagar
(D) Kapilavastu, Samath, Bodh Gaya, Kushinagar
Q5 Which of the following dynasty belonged to Kanishka?
(A) Vardhana dynasty
(B) Kushana dynasty
(C) Maurya dynasty
(D) Gupta dynasty
Q6 Which of the following was the first monarch of the Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B. C.?
(A) Jarasandha
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Ajatashatru
(D) Prasenjit
Q7 Which of the following up to Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extended in the north-west?
(A) Indus
(B) Sutlej
(C) Ravi
(D) Hindukush
Q8 Which of the following major Rock Edicts does Ashoka introduce the institution of Dhamma-Mahamata for the first time?
(A) Rock Edict V
(B) Rock Edict III
(C) Rock Edict IV
(D) Rock Edict II
Q9 Which of the following was credited Bindusara with conquering the “land between the seas”?
(A) Taranath
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Kautilya
(D) Visakhadatta
Q10 Which of the following was the birthplace of Mahavira?
(A) Gaya
(B) Vaishali (Kundgrama)
(C) Pawa
(D) Lumbini
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