Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Alexander the Great’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
20 Mcq on Alexander the great
1.) Who was the father of Alexander the Great?
a.) Philip II
b.) Darius III
c.) Aristotle
d.) Cyrus the Great
Answer: a.) Philip II
2.) In which city was Alexander the Great born?
a.) Athens
b.) Pella- answer
c.) Alexandria
d.) Babylon
Answer: b.) Pella
3.) Alexander became the king of Macedonia after the assassination of:
a.) Darius III
b.) Philip II
c.) Cyrus the Great
d.) Xerxes I
Answer: b.) Philip II
4.) At what age did Alexander the Great become the king of Macedonia?
a.) 18
b.) 20
c.) 22
d.) 25
Answer: b.) 20
5.) Who was Alexander’s famous teacher and mentor?
a.) Socrates
b.) Plato
c.) Aristotle
d.) Heraclitus
Answer: c.) Aristotle
6.) Alexander’s most famous military campaign was known as:
a.) The Persian Expedition
b.) The Peloponnesian War
c.) The Achaemenid Campaign
d.) The Macedonian Conquest
Answer: a.) The Persian Expedition
7.) In which year did Alexander the Great begin his conquest of Persia?
a.) 334 BCE
b.) 320 BCE
c.) 356 BCE
d.) 323 BCE
Answer: a.) 334 BCE
8.) The city founded by Alexander in Egypt, named after himself, is:
a.) Pella
b.) Alexandria
c.) Athens
d.) Thebes
Answer: b.) Alexandria
9.) The Indian emperor who opposed Alexander in the Battle of Hydaspes was:
a.) Chandragupta Maurya
b.) Ashoka the Great
c.) Porus
d.) Bindusara
Answer: c.) Porus
10.) What was the name of Alexander’s horse?
a.) Bucephalus- answer
b.) Pegasus
c.) Centaur
d.) Achilles
Answer: a.) Bucephalus
11.) Alexander’s easternmost conquests reached the borders of:
a.) China
b.) India
c.) Persia
d.) Egypt
Answer: b.) India
12.) Alexander’s encounter with the philosopher Diogenes took place in:
a.) Athens
b.) Corinth
c.) Alexandria
d.) Sinope
Answer: c.) Alexandria
13.) Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander at the Battle of Gaugamela?
a.) Cyrus the Great
b.) Xerxes I
c.) Darius III
d.) Artaxerxes II
Answer: c.) Darius III
14.) What major river did Alexander cross during his invasion of India?
a.) Nile River
b.) Tigris River
c.) Euphrates River
d.) Indus River
Answer: d.) Indus River
15.) After Alexander’s death, his vast empire was divided among his generals at the:
a.) Conference of Gordium
b.) Battle of Issus
c.) Treaty of Babylon
d.) Council of Athens
Answer: c.) Treaty of Babylon
16.) Who among Alexander’s generals became the ruler of Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty?
a.) Seleucus
b.) Ptolemy
c.) Antigonus
d.) Cassander
Answer: b.) Ptolemy
17.) Alexander’s army mutinied at the banks of which river, refusing to go further east?
a.) Nile River
b.) Tigris River
c.) Hydaspes River
d.) Indus River
Answer: d.) Indus River
18.) What mysterious ailment caused Alexander’s death at the age of 32?
a.) Malaria
b.) Typhoid fever
c.) Poisoning
d.) Unknown illness
Answer: d.) Unknown illness
19.) What was the main motivation behind Alexander’s conquests?
a.) Economic wealth
b.) Personal glory and ambition
c.) Revenge for Persian invasions
d.) Spreading Greek culture
Answer: b.) Personal glory and ambition
20.) Alexander’s marriage to Roxana, a Persian princess, symbolized his policy of:
a.) Assimilation
b.) Isolation
c.) Domination
d.) Extermination
Answer: a.) Assimilation