BPSC Assistant Mains Exam General Knowledge Questions 2015

BPSC Assistant Main Competitive Examination GK Questions 2015/ Written Test Syllabus/ Previous Year Question Papers

Question 1. Which of the following is an example of Mauryan art ?

A. Image of Nara-Naarayan in the temple at Deogarh

B. Terracotta figures found at Ter

C. The panel showing Mahakapi Jataka at Bharhut

D. Bull capital, Rampurva

Question 2. The inscriptions of Ashoka are written in 

1. Greek 

2. Kharosthi

3. Aramaic

4. Sanskrit

 Select the correct answer using the codes given below

 A. 1, 2 and 4

 B. 1, 2 and 3

 C. 2 and 3

D. 2, 3 and 4

Question 3. In which century did Ashoka reign ?

A. 2nd century BC

B. 3rd century BC

C. AD 2nd century 

D. AD 3rd century

Question 4. The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was

A. Hiuen Tsang

B. Fahien 

C. Megasthenese

D. Seleucus

Question 5. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of which of the following Indian rulers ?

A. Chandragupta Maurya

B. Chandragupta 1

C. Ashoka

D. Harshavardhana

Question 6. Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the North-West upto

A. Ravi

B. Indus

C. Sutlej

D. Hindukush

Question 7. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India ?

A. Chandragupta Maurya

B. Ashoka

C. Chandragupta 1

D. Kanishka

Question 8. Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a viceroy of

A. Pataliputra

B. Taxila

C. Tosali

D. Kausambi

Question 9. Who is said to have conquered the land between Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal ?

A. Kanishka

B. Bindusara

C. Vikramaditya

D. Ajatshatru

Question 10. Ashoka, the great conquered Kaling in the year

A. 261 BC

B. 58 BC

C. AD 261 

D. AD 78

Answer : 1.(d), 2.(b), 3.(b), 4.(c), 5.(a), 6.(d), 7.(a), 8.(b), 9.(b), 10.(a).