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| 1. |
What are the spies called in Mauryan society? |
| A. | spooky man |
| B. | Spy |
| C. | organization and communication |
| D. | Search |
| Answer» B. Spy | |
| 2. |
In which Jain text there is a mention of Chandragupta Maurya's adoption of Jainism? |
| A. | East |
| B. | appendix |
| C. | organs |
| D. | appendage |
| Answer» C. organs | |
| 3. |
In which inscription has Ashoka declared that all human beings are my children? |
| A. | isolated Kalinga inscription |
| B. | second great inscription |
| C. | 5th Great Inscription |
| D. | equal cavity article |
| Answer» B. second great inscription | |
| 4. |
Which script was introduced in South India during the time of Ashoka? |
| A. | brahmi |
| B. | Aramaic |
| C. | Kharoshthi |
| D. | Greek |
| Answer» B. Aramaic | |
| 5. |
The highly polished monolithic Ashoka Pillars, which were carved into single pieces of pyrolithic sandstone, were generally extracted from the mines of |
| A. | Chunar near Mirzapur |
| B. | Larianandan Garh |
| C. | Sarnath near Varanasi |
| D. | Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar |
| Answer» B. Larianandan Garh | |
| 6. |
At the time of Bindusara's death, Ashoka was the governor of a province. Identify this province |
| A. | Ujjain |
| B. | Takshshila |
| C. | Suvarnagiri |
| D. | Tosli |
| Answer» B. Takshshila | |
| 7. |
Which Maurya society urged a foreign king - Antiochus - I of Syria - to send figs, wine and philosopher to India? |
| A. | Chandra Gupta |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Ashok |
| D. | Kunal |
| Answer» C. Ashok | |
| 8. |
Ashoka's inscriptions have also been found outside the Indian subcontinent. In which of the following countries it has been found? |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | China |
| C. | Burma |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 9. |
Which is the most important source for the information about the ascent of Kalinga by Ashoka? |
| A. | Mahavansh |
| B. | donation |
| C. | 13th Great Inscription |
| D. | 7th column inscription |
| Answer» D. 7th column inscription | |
| 10. |
Indians do not know the art of writingWhose statement is this - |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Pliny |
| C. | plutarch |
| D. | megasthenes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The most important source to know about Ashoka is - |
| A. | hurt posture |
| B. | inscription |
| C. | Greek text |
| D. | Buddhist literature |
| Answer» C. Greek text | |
| 12. |
Which declaration explains Ashoka's inner sorrow towards war and violence? |
| A. | Girnar inscription |
| B. | Mansehra inscription |
| C. | 5th Great Inscription |
| D. | separate inscription |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
In which inscription is this declaration of Ashoka inscribed, at any time, whether I eat or rest with the queen or I stay in my intercession, wherever I may be, my greatness may contact me for public work - |
| A. | second inscription |
| B. | fourth inscription |
| C. | 5th inscription |
| D. | 6th inscription |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
The seven mentioned inArthashastraincluded - |
| A. | King, Territory, Administration and Treasury |
| B. | Music, Dance, Raga and Malla - War |
| C. | Ministers, Civil servants, Subordinates, Employees dealing with currency-making |
| D. | Prince, Acharya, Trader and Sadhu |
| Answer» B. Music, Dance, Raga and Malla - War | |
| 15. |
ishtiis - |
| A. | wedding ceremony |
| B. | forced labor |
| C. | province |
| D. | District |
| Answer» C. province | |
| 16. |
Whom did Ashoka send to promote Buddhism in Sri Lanka? |
| A. | Mahendra |
| B. | Sanghamitra |
| C. | both 1 and 2 |
| D. | mastered |
| Answer» D. mastered | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is the best example of Mauryan art? |
| A. | pillar |
| B. | stupa |
| C. | cave building |
| D. | Chaitya |
| Answer» B. stupa | |
| 18. |
Which of the following names the district level officers in descending order? |
| A. | Territorial, Rajuk, Yuktak |
| B. | Rajuk, Yuktak, Territorial |
| C. | regional, yuktaka, rajuk |
| D. | Yuktaka, Territorial, Rajuk |
| Answer» B. Rajuk, Yuktak, Territorial | |
| 19. |
In the Mauryan periodSitameans - |
| A. | a goddess |
| B. | a religious sect |
| C. | income from government land |
| D. | that land |
| Answer» D. that land | |
| 20. |
From the records obtained from where do we get the details of relief work done by the state at the time of divine outbreak like famine, drought in Maurya period. |
| A. | Mahasthan (Bangladesh), Sohgaura (U.P.) |
| B. | Sohgaura, Muskie |
| C. | Mahasthan, Kalsi |
| D. | Bhabru, Sarnath |
| Answer» B. Sohgaura, Muskie | |
| 21. |
Who was the founder of Kanva / Kanva dynasty? |
| A. | vasudev |
| B. | Bhumimitra |
| C. | Narayan |
| D. | Susharma |
| Answer» B. Bhumimitra | |
| 22. |
From where did Ashoka get bilingual (Greek and Aramaic) inscriptions? |
| A. | Shar - e - Kuna / Kandahar |
| B. | Mansehra |
| C. | kalsi |
| D. | Kalinga |
| Answer» B. Mansehra | |
| 23. |
Ashoka's contemporary Turmay was the king of |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Corinth |
| C. | in mesodenia |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» B. Corinth | |
| 24. |
TheArthashastracomposed by Kautilya is divided into how many authority? |
| A. | 11 , |
| B. | 12 , |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which script has been used in the large inscriptions obtained from Mansehra (Pakistan) and Shahbazgarhi (Pakistan) - |
| A. | Kharoshthi |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Tamil |
| D. | Greek |
| Answer» B. Sanskrit | |
| 26. |
At which post was Pushyamitra Shunga in the royal army of Maurya Emperor Brihadratha? |
| A. | Commander |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | governor |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Prime minister | |
| 27. |
Who was the founder of the Satavahana / Andhra Satavahana dynasty? |
| A. | Simuk |
| B. | Shatkarni |
| C. | Gautamiputra Shatkarni |
| D. | Vashishtiputra Sri Pulmavi |
| Answer» B. Shatkarni | |
| 28. |
Who founded Shunga after killing the last Mauryan emperor Brihadratha in 185 AD? Poo. did in |
| A. | pushymitra |
| B. | agnimitra |
| C. | Vasumitra |
| D. | Bhagbhatta |
| Answer» B. agnimitra | |
| 29. |
The Satavahanas previously acted as local officials in – |
| A. | under Nando |
| B. | under the Mauryas |
| C. | under the Cholas |
| D. | under the Cheras |
| Answer» C. under the Cholas | |
| 30. |
Which metal was mostly made of currency during the time of Satavahana? |
| A. | lead |
| B. | protein |
| C. | copper |
| D. | Gold |
| Answer» B. protein | |
| 31. |
Charaka was the royal physician of - |
| A. | Joy |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Ashok |
| D. | Kanishk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Who among the following issued the purest gold coins? |
| A. | Kushan |
| B. | Indo - Bactrian |
| C. | doubt |
| D. | secret |
| Answer» B. Indo - Bactrian | |
| 33. |
The reason for the famous place of Taxila was - |
| A. | ancient vedic art |
| B. | mauryan art |
| C. | Gandhara art |
| D. | occult art |
| Answer» D. occult art | |
| 34. |
Who among the following introduced gold coins (gold seal) on a large scale? |
| A. | the Greeks |
| B. | Mauro has |
| C. | The Kushan rulers |
| D. | by shungo |
| Answer» D. by shungo | |
| 35. |
The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of giving tax-free lands or villages (land grants) to Brahmins and Buddhist monks? |
| A. | Satavahana |
| B. | maurya |
| C. | secret |
| D. | Chola |
| Answer» B. maurya | |
| 36. |
Who introduced the Yavanika (Purda) in Indian theatre? |
| A. | doubts |
| B. | Parthians |
| C. | the Greeks |
| D. | The Kushanas |
| Answer» D. The Kushanas | |
| 37. |
Who started the Great Silk Road of Indians? |
| A. | Kanishk |
| B. | Ashok |
| C. | Joy |
| D. | fahan |
| Answer» B. Ashok | |
| 38. |
Who among the following was a contemporary of Kanishka? |
| A. | Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvaghosha |
| B. | Nagarjuna, Asvadyosha, Vasumitra |
| C. | Ashvaghosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta |
| D. | Kalidas, Kamban, Vasumitra |
| Answer» C. Ashvaghosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta | |
| 39. |
Shaka Samvat started in 78 AD during the reign of which emperor? happened from? |
| A. | Ashok |
| B. | Kanishk |
| C. | Joy |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» C. Joy | |
| 40. |
In which area did the maximum development take place during the Kushan period? |
| A. | religion |
| B. | art |
| C. | Literature |
| D. | architecture |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The official language of the Satavahana rulers was |
| A. | lobe |
| B. | Prakrit |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Sanskrit | |
| 42. |
Who was the great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times? |
| A. | ajatshatru |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Kharvel |
| D. | mayurdarshan |
| Answer» D. mayurdarshan | |
| 43. |
Taxila Vishwavidyalaya is located at- |
| A. | in Pakistan |
| B. | in India |
| C. | in Bangladesh |
| D. | in Burma |
| Answer» B. in India | |
| 44. |
Where did the Satavahanas begin their rule in the early days? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Saurashtra |
| C. | establishment |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Saurashtra | |
| 45. |
Which of the following inscriptions is related to Kalinga king Kharavela? |
| A. | Hathigumpha |
| B. | Junagadh |
| C. | Nanaghat |
| D. | Nashik |
| Answer» B. Junagadh | |
| 46. |
After the collapse of the Maurya Empire, there was a series of invasions. Who among the following attacked India first? |
| A. | Bactrian / Greek |
| B. | Parthian |
| C. | doubt |
| D. | Kushan |
| Answer» B. Parthian | |
| 47. |
Where was the capital of the Satavahana kingdom? |
| A. | Aurangabad |
| B. | Passing / Establishment |
| C. | madura |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. madura | |
| 48. |
Which dynasty ruled India after Shuga dynasty? |
| A. | Satavahana |
| B. | Kushan |
| C. | Kanva |
| D. | secret |
| Answer» D. secret | |
| 49. |
The largest number of copper coins were issued in Northern and North-Western India. |
| A. | Indo-Greeks |
| B. | the Kushanas |
| C. | doubts |
| D. | The Pratiharas |
| Answer» C. doubts | |
| 50. |
In which of the following period was the standing Buddha statue made? |
| A. | secret period |
| B. | Kushan period |
| C. | Mauryan period |
| D. | post-secret period |
| Answer» C. Mauryan period | |