PERSIAN-GREEK INVASIONS - ALEXANDER-MCQS

Persian invasions on India started in
a) 5th centruy B.C
b) 6th centruy B.C
c) 7th centruy B.C
d) 8th centruy B.C

Ans: ( b )

Who fought with Alexander with great courage
a) Ajatasatru
b) Ashoka
c) Porus or Purushottam
d) Kalashoka
Ans: ( c )

Who was ruling the region between the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers at the time of Alexander`s invasion
a) Ambi
b) Porus or Purushottam
c) Dahir
d) Bimbisara
Ans: ( b )

The ruler of Takshasila in Sindh region who surrended to Alexander without fight
a) Ambi
b) Dahir
c) Maues
d) Kalashoka
Ans: ( a )

What was the Alexander`s ambition?
a) To plunder wealth
b) To conquer India
c) To conquer Asia
d) To conquer the whole world
 Ans: ( d )

What was the kingdom of Alexander?
a) Athens
b) Sparta
c) Macedonia
d) All the above
 Ans: ( c )

When did Alexander invaded India?
a) 320 B.C
b) 330 B.C
c) 327 B.C
d) 332 B.C
Ans: ( c )

Greeks invaded India under the leadership of
a) Maues
b) Alexander
c) Menander
d) Demetrius
Ans: ( b )

When did the Persiam emperor Darius invaded India
a) 516 B.C
b) 616 B.C
c) 567 B.C
d) 498 B.C
Ans: ( a )

The persian emperor who conquered tribal kingdoms in the north-east India
a) Maues
b) Menander
c) Demetrius
d) Darius
Ans: ( d )