GK in English

Bihar General Knowledge in English – Chapterwise GK MCQs

Q. 21. Where did Ashoka get built a ‘stupa’ denoting a state of justice?

(a) Nalanda
(b) Takshila
(c) Allahabad
(d) Sanchi
Ans: (b)

Q. 22. Which ruler had got built the great ‘stupa of Sanchi’?

(a) Ajatshatru
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Dhananand
Ans: (c)

Q. 23. The pieces of three ‘vedikas’ have been recovered in excavation at which place?

(a) Sarnath
(b) Takshila
(c) Patliputra
(d)Nalanada
Ans: (c)

Q. 24. The ‘Stupas’ of the Mauryan period were surrounded by _______.

(a) Vedika
(b) Wall
(c) ‘Tat’
(d)Cloth
Ans:(a)

Q. 25. The evidence of a ‘Vihar’ are found on which hill?

(a) Kainur
(b) Barabar
(c) Nagarjuni
(d)Both
(b) and (c)
Ans: (d)

Q. 26. Which Mauryan ruler had got built ‘Vihars’ for habitation of the ‘Bhikshus’?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Dasratha
(d) Both
(b) and (c)
Ans: (d)

Q. 27. The other name of the Sudama Cave is_______cave.

(a) Dhamma
(b) Mitray
(c) Nyagrodh
(d)Gop
Ans: (c)

Q. 28. The evidences of a ‘Vihar’ are found in which of the following caves?

(a) Sudama cave
(b) Karan Chopar Cave
(c) Vishwa Jhopri Cave
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

Q. 29. Lomash Rishi Cave was built in the rule of which ruler?

(a) Ashoka
(b) Ajatshatru
(c) Bindusara
(d) Dasratha
Ans: (d)

Q. 30. Sudama Cave was built in ______ year of the Ashoka’s coronation?

(a) 10th
(b) 12th
(c) 14th
(d)16th
Ans: (b)

Q. 31. From where was the idol named ‘Chamargrihni’ recovered?

(a) Sarnath
(b) Sanchi
(c) Takshila
(d) Didarganj (Patna)
Ans: (d)

Q. 32. The statues of the ‘Yaksha- Yakshini’ were the main basis of which art?

(a) Lok Kala
(b) Rajkiya Kala
(c) Pravasi Kala
(d)Swatantra kala
Ans:(a)

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Post-Mauryan Art

33. Gupta Art was influenced by which style?

(a) Gandhar Art
(b) Sarnath Art
(c) Amravati Art
(d)Mathura Art
Ans: (d)

Q. 34. From which place, the idol of a Jain ‘Tirthankar’ was recovered?

(a) Sarnath
(b) Patliputra
(c) Nalanada
(d)Shrawasti
Ans: (b)

Q. 35. Whose idol measuring 795 feet has been recovered from Sultanganj in Bhagalpur?

(a) Buddha
(b) Krishna
(c) Rishabhdev
(d) Mahavir Swami
Ans:(a)

Q. 36. In Mathura Art style, the effect of which religion is mainly reflected?

(a) Buddhist
(b) Jain
(c) Hindu
(d)Ajivika
Ans: (c)

Q. 37. In which period, an advanced style of stone, bronze and ‘Ashtdhatu’ made idols was developed?

(a) Pal
(b) Gupta
(c) Maurya
(d)Sen
Ans:(a)

Pala ART

38. Pal Art was developed from 8th century till which century?

(a) 9th
(b) 10th
(c) 11th
(d)12th
Ans: (d)

Q. 39. Dhiman and Bithpal were habitants of which place?

(a) Nalanda
(b) Vaishali
(c) Munger
(d)Bodh Gaya
Ans: (b)

Q. 40. Whose major contribution was there in making of the silver statues?

(a) Lokpal
(b) Dhima
(c) Bithpal
(d)Both
(b) and (c)
Ans: (d)

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