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| 1. |
The last Mauryan ruler ………. was murdered by his Brahmin generalPushyamitra Sunga, who founded the Sunga dynasty in 184 B.C. |
| A. | brihandratha |
| B. | aoka |
| C. | chandra gupta maurya |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» B. aoka | |
| 2. |
Buddhist texts mentioned about the visit of …………., the daughter ofAsoka to Sri Lanka for the spread of the principle of Dharma. |
| A. | mithula |
| B. | madhavi |
| C. | praveena |
| D. | sangamitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
…………., the emissary said to have been sent by Asoka to Sri Lankaand converted the ruler of that country into Buddhism. |
| A. | mahendra |
| B. | chandragupta |
| C. | sidharth |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» B. chandragupta | |
| 4. |
………….. conducted ‘Dharma Yathras’ in the empire along with hisofficials in order to propagate Dharma. |
| A. | asoka |
| B. | megasthenes |
| C. | chandragupta |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» B. megasthenes | |
| 5. |
………… had appointed a special group of officers called ‘DharmaMahamatras’to propogate Dharma among the people including women. |
| A. | asoka |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | megasthenes |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» B. mortimer wheeler | |
| 6. |
…………. policy of Dhamma or Dharma had earned him the credit ofbeing considered as one of the greatest kings of the ancient world. |
| A. | kumara gupta’s |
| B. | chandragupta’s |
| C. | samudra gupta’s |
| D. | asoka’s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The ‘Arthasastra’ of ………… and several other ancient Indian textsput forward the ‘Saptanga theory of state’. |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | aswaghosha |
| C. | nagarjuna |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» B. aswaghosha | |
| 8. |
The institution of the Dharma Mahamatras was started by ………... |
| A. | kumara gupta |
| B. | megasthenes |
| C. | samudra gupta |
| D. | ashoka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The Greek Ambassador ……… had given a very detailed description ofthe Mauryan Municipal arrangement, which was very excellent. |
| A. | megasthenes |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | fahien |
| Answer» B. mortimer wheeler | |
| 10. |
With the help of his Prime Minister Kautilya, ………… reorganized thewhole administration. |
| A. | chandragupta |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | samudra gupta |
| D. | vishnu gupta |
| Answer» B. asoka | |
| 11. |
As regards the legislative functions, the king has been described by ……………… as “Dharma Parivartak”. |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | megasthenes |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» B. megasthenes | |
| 12. |
……………. (322-298 B.C.) was the founder of the Mauryan Empire. |
| A. | asoka |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | chandragupta maurya |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» D. bindusara | |
| 13. |
The process of political integration was completed with the conquest ofKalinga by …………. and thus the Mauryan empire was formed. |
| A. | dharmakirti |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | kumara gupta |
| Answer» C. bindusara | |
| 14. |
The Mauryan control of Deccan and Mysore Plateau must have beenmade a reality by …………... |
| A. | bindusara |
| B. | aswaghosha |
| C. | nagarjuna |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» B. aswaghosha | |
| 15. |
………………, the son and successor of Chandragupta is said to havesubjugated kings and Nobles of about 16 cities and became the master of the territory which lay between Eastern and Western sea. |
| A. | dharmakirti |
| B. | chandra gupta maurya |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | asoka |
| Answer» D. asoka | |
| 16. |
Since ………….. is credited to have conquered Kalinga only, extensionof the Mauryan Empire beyond river Tungabadra is done by his predecessors. |
| A. | chandra gupta maurya |
| B. | bindusara |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» D. samudra gupta | |
| 17. |
The Brahmi script which was a riddle for a long time was decipheredby ……………… in 1837. |
| A. | james princep |
| B. | mortimer wheeler |
| C. | john marshal |
| D. | w.c.banerji |
| Answer» B. mortimer wheeler | |
| 18. |
The statement about the abdication of the throne by Chandraguptaand his migration to Sravanabalgola in ………….. as a Jaina Monk, shows the influence of the Mauryas in the South. |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | karnataka |
| D. | gujarat |
| Answer» D. gujarat | |
| 19. |
The first attempt of Chandragupta towards political integration washis war with ………….., the ruler of the area, west of the Indus. |
| A. | nagarjuna |
| B. | aswaghosha |
| C. | scleucus nikator |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» D. vasubandhu | |
| 20. |
Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty overthrewthe last Nanda king and occupied his capital …………. in 321 B.C. |
| A. | pataliputra |
| B. | kasi |
| C. | kosala |
| D. | vrjji |
| Answer» B. kasi | |
| 21. |
James Princep was a civil servant of the English East India Companyin ………….. and the secretary of the Asiatic society. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | ahmmedabad |
| Answer» B. bihar | |
| 22. |
Megasthenese stayed at the …………… court and noted down hisreflections on the then Indian society. |
| A. | mauryan |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | vijayanagara |
| D. | bhamini |
| Answer» B. gupta | |
| 23. |
‘Indica’ is the accounts on India prepared by ……………. |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | megasthenese |
| C. | seleucus nikethor |
| D. | kautilya |
| Answer» C. seleucus nikethor | |
| 24. |
………………. is an important treatise on the polity and administrationof the Mauryan times written by Kautilya who was also known as Chanakya. |
| A. | arthasastra |
| B. | indica |
| C. | harsha charitha |
| D. | si yu ki |
| Answer» B. indica | |
| 25. |
……… was a friend, guide and philosopher to Chandra Gupta Maurya. |
| A. | kautilya |
| B. | athula |
| C. | nagarjuna |
| D. | vasubandhu |
| Answer» B. athula | |
| 26. |
The Mauryan dynasty had disintegrated in ………… by PushyamitraSunga. |
| A. | 175 bc |
| B. | 185 bc |
| C. | 189 bc |
| D. | 195 bc |
| Answer» C. 189 bc | |
| 27. |
Maurya Dynasty was ruled into the state of Magadha from the capital |
| A. | nalanda |
| B. | pataliputra |
| C. | vidramasila |
| D. | kapilavastu |
| Answer» C. vidramasila | |
| 28. |
……… who overthrew the Nanda dynasty with the help of a craftyBrahmin statesman, Kautilya. |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | asoka |
| C. | aswaghosha |
| D. | nagarjuna |
| Answer» B. asoka | |
| 29. |
The last of ruler of the Nanda dynasty was ………….., a contemporaryof Alexander. |
| A. | chandragupta maurya |
| B. | mahapadma nanda |
| C. | dhana nanda |
| D. | mortimer wheeler |
| Answer» D. mortimer wheeler | |
| 30. |
Mahapadma Nanda was described as the son of the last ……… kingMahanandin by a sudra woman. |
| A. | sisunaga |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | gupta |
| D. | sena |
| Answer» B. nanda | |
| 31. |
The founder of the …………. dynasty was Mahapadma Nanda. |
| A. | pala |
| B. | sisunagas |
| C. | mauryan |
| D. | nanda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The Nandas were the successors of the ……………... |
| A. | sisunagas |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | pala |
| D. | sena |
| Answer» B. nanda | |
| 33. |
Udayan was the last noticeable but not so powerful king of ……….. |
| A. | magadha |
| B. | kasi |
| C. | kosala |
| D. | vrjji |
| Answer» B. kasi | |
| 34. |
……………..was the last powerful king of Shishunaga Dynasty whoestablished a fort at Pataliputra now known as Patna. |
| A. | ajatashatru |
| B. | dharmakirti |
| C. | asoka |
| D. | bindusara |
| Answer» B. dharmakirti | |
| 35. |
Magadha has risen to authority during the reigns of Bimbisara (544 to491 BC) and his son Ajatashatru (491 to 460 BC) of ……. Dynasty. |
| A. | shishunaga |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | mauryan |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. nanda | |
| 36. |
Bimbisara ruled his domain from the city of Rajagriha, now known asRajgir, near Gaya in the state of ………………... |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | bengal |
| C. | assam |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» B. bengal | |
| 37. |
The original belief that one who is sick cannot cure others came to beradically transformed by the bodhisattva ideal, which appeared in the later phase of Buddhism known as ……………. |
| A. | mahayana buddhism |
| B. | hinayana buddhism |
| C. | swedambaras |
| D. | digambaras |
| Answer» B. hinayana buddhism | |
| 38. |
‘Vanik’ is the ………….. word for the traders in ancient India. |
| A. | hindi |
| B. | malayalam |
| C. | urudu |
| D. | sanskrit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The French Revolution was in the year of .................. |
| A. | 1789 |
| B. | 1798 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» B. 1798 | |
| 40. |
The word ‘Gramani’ appears in both …………. and early Pali literature. |
| A. | vedic |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain literature |
| Answer» B. sangam literature | |
| 41. |
The …………… ‘Anguttara Nikaya’ describes the society consisting ofthree states; Brahmana, Kshatriya and Gahapathi. |
| A. | budhist |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | sangam |
| D. | jain |
| Answer» B. vedic | |
| 42. |
The term ‘Gahapathi’ occurs in the …………….. literature in the senseof the head of a household. |
| A. | vedic literature |
| B. | sangam literature |
| C. | buddhist |
| D. | jain literature |
| Answer» B. sangam literature | |
| 43. |
The ……………. are a collection of philosophical texts which form thetheoretical basis for theHindu religion. |
| A. | upanishads |
| B. | rigveda |
| C. | yajuveda |
| D. | samaveda |
| Answer» B. rigveda | |
| 44. |
The Hinayanists followed the original teachings of ………….. withoutany fundamental change. |
| A. | islam |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | hinduism |
| D. | buddhism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
After the ………….. period reaction set in against Buddhism and it wasdivided into Hinayanism and Mahayanism. |
| A. | mauryan |
| B. | vedic |
| C. | harappan |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. vedic | |
| 46. |
Buddhism spread far and wide under ………….. patronage. |
| A. | samudra gupta |
| B. | chandra gupta maurya |
| C. | bindusara |
| D. | asoka’s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
According to ……………… the ‘Noble Eight fold path’ is the means toover come desire and get liberation from birth and rebirth. |
| A. | buddha |
| B. | manu |
| C. | mahavira |
| D. | asoka |
| Answer» B. manu | |
| 48. |
The Eight Fold path of ………….. is also called the’ Middle path’. |
| A. | sree narayana guru |
| B. | mahavira |
| C. | sankaracharya |
| D. | buddha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Buddha preached his followers the ……………. ‘Noble Truths’concerning sorrow, the cause of sorrow, the destruction of sorrow and the ways removing of sorrow. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 50. |
Gautama Buddha passed away at the age of 80 at Kusi nagara in ………….. |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | assam |
| C. | u.p. |
| D. | delhi |
| Answer» D. delhi | |