School of International Studies Aptitude Topics
Postgraduate level — School of International Studies Aptitude
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World Politics
Indian Foreign Policy
International Organizations
Political Theory
Research Methods in IR
quiz Questions
Q1
The Vedas were composed in which language?
Vedic Sanskrit
Pataliputra
Taxila
Ujjain
Explanation
The Vedic corpus was composed in early Sanskrit known as Vedic Sanskrit.
Q2
Which Harappan site in Gujarat had a dockyard?
Lothal
Taxila
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Explanation
Lothal is famous for its dockyard-like structure indicating maritime trade.
Q3
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
Pataliputra
Taxila
Chandragupta Maurya
Ujjain
Explanation
Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan Empire around 321 BCE.
Q4
The Kalinga War was fought by which Mauryan ruler?
Pataliputra
Ashoka
Taxila
Ujjain
Explanation
Ashoka fought the Kalinga War and later embraced Dhamma.
Q5
Megasthenes wrote which book about India?
Taxila
Ujjain
Indica
Pataliputra
Explanation
Megasthenes wrote Indica during his stay at the Mauryan court.
Q6
Nalanda University flourished mainly under which dynasty?
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Taxila
Gupta and post-Gupta rulers
Explanation
Nalanda developed significantly in the Gupta and later periods.
Q7
Who wrote the political treatise Arthashastra?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Kautilya
Taxila
Explanation
Kautilya, also called Chanakya, authored Arthashastra.
Q8
Who was known as the Napoleon of India?
Taxila
Samudragupta
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Explanation
Historian V. A. Smith called Samudragupta the Napoleon of India.
Q9
The Iron Pillar of Delhi is associated with which Gupta ruler?
Taxila
Pataliputra
Chandragupta II
Ujjain
Explanation
The inscription on the Iron Pillar is linked with Chandragupta II.
Q10
Who was the founder of the Pala dynasty in Bihar-Bengal?
Taxila
Pataliputra
Gopala
Ujjain
Explanation
Gopala was elected and founded the Pala dynasty in the 8th century.