WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2023
28. Name the king whose achievements were described in Nanaghat inscription.
(A) Satakarni I
(B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(C) Vashishta Putra Pulamayi
(D) Yajnasri Satakarni
34. Who was the first historical emperor of India?
(A) Dhanananda
(B) Chandragupta Mourya
(C) Bimbisara
(D) Bindusara
63. Name the Chalukya king who defeated Harshavardana.
(A) Pulakeshin I
(B) Pulakeshin II
(C) Mangalesh
(D) Kirtivarmana
80. Which state among the ‘Sixteen Mahajanapadas‘ was successful ultimately in founding an empire?
(A) Koshala
(B) Kashi
(C) Magadha
(D) Panchala
89. Name the Chola king who adopted the title of ‘Gangoikonda’.
(A) Rajendra Chola l
(B) Rajraj I
(C) Rajadhiraj Chola
(D) Rajendra Chola II
92. Who wrote ‘Kumarasambhavam‘ ?
(A) Vishnusharma
(B) Dandin
(C) Kalidasa
(D) Somedeb
98. Where did Chandragupta II establish his second capital?
(A) Bidisha
(B) Malava
(C) Valabhi
(D) Ujjayni
107. Who was Mihirkula/Mihirgula?
(A) Saka king
(B) Kushana king
(C) Huna king
(D) Pahlava king
131. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
(A) Vaisali
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Rajagriha
(D) Malava
177. Where was the capital of Kanishka?
(A) Purushpur
(B) Jalandhar
(C) Kashmir
(D) Pataliputra
180. Under the rule of which emperor Nalanda University was founded?
(5th century)
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta II
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Kumaragupta I
