Who, with the help of Kautilya, overthrew Dhanananda, the last Nanda ruler, in 322

Ashoka

Chandragupta Maurya

Akbar

Kalashoka

Who amongst the following also had the name 'Devanama Piyadassi'?

Mauryan King Ashoka

Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya

Gautam Buddha

Bhagwan Mahavira

The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age
of the

Guptas

Mauryas

Kushanas

Palas

Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka's administrative policy?

The third Buddhist Council

the Kalinga War

His embracing of Buddhism

His sending missionary to Ceylon

The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was-

Vishnu Gupta

Brahma Gupta

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Upagupta

Brihadratha

The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was:

Kautilya

Megasthenes

Seleucus Nicator

Justin

Seleucus Nicator was defeated by-

Ashoka

Chandragupta Maurya

Bindu Sara

Brihadratha

After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under-

Seleucus Nicator

Menander

Rudradaman

Kanishka

Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in—

Swarnagiri

Ujjain

Taxila

Tosali

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Which one of the following is the principle source of information of Ashoka's
campaign against Kalinga?

Pillar Edict VII

Divyavadana

Mahavamsa

Rock Edict XIII

Ashoka spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by-

Teaching the Triratnas

Sending the Dharma Mahamantras

Wagins wars

Becoming a Buddhist Monk

Who took the throne after Chandra Gupta Maurya?

Bimbisara

Bindusara

Ashoka

Vishnugupta

Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290—305 B.C.) was a king from which
dynasty?

Gupta Dynasty

Kanva Dynasty

Shunga Dynasty

Maurya Dynasty

Junagadh inscription is written in which of the following languages?

Prakrit

pali

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Kharoshthi

Sanskrit

The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman says that a dam on the Sudarshan
Lake for irrigation was constructed by

Skandagupta

Pushyagupta

Bhanugupta

Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Who defeated Seleucus Nicator, a general of the Greek King, Alexander?

Ashoka

Chandragupta Maurya

Kanishka

Bimbisara

Which of the following rulers was known as amitraghata, the 'destroyer of foes'?

Kanishka

Chandragupta Maurya

Samudragupta

Bindusara

Deimachus came to India during the reign of

Bindusara

Ashoka

Kanishka

Chandragupta Maurya

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1. Bindusara received Deimachus as ambassador from the Syrian king Antiochus l.

2. Bindusara supported the Ajivikas, a religious sect.

Which among the following above given statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

Which Greek ruler sent Dionysuis as an ambassador in the court of Bindusara?

Potlemy Phildelphos

Antiochus l

Deimachus

Damius 1

Who was next in line for the King's throne after Bindusara?

Ashoka

Susima

Chanakya

Subhadrangi

After death of Bindusara, who among the following is considered to help Asoka to
capture the throne?

Radhagupta

Vinayagupta

Upagupta

Krishnagupta

Before becoming the läng, Ashoka served as the Governor of which province?

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Ujain and Tamralipti

Ujjain and Dakshinapatha

Taxila and Ujain

Taxila and Pataliputra

The name Dharmashoka was found in the

Maski Edict

Junagarh Inscription

Sarnath inscription

Allahabad Pillar Inscription

Whom did king Ashoka send to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism?

A. Mahendra

B. Sanghamitra

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

Name King Ashoka's son whom King Ashoka sent to other places to carry out

duties of Buddhist missionary

Kunala

Mahendra

Tivala

Jaluka

The National Emblem of India is taken from which of the following architectural

work?

Sarnath pillar

Allahabad Pillar

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Sanchi Stupa

The Shore Temple

What are the two different scripts and languages in which the Kandahar Bilingual
Rock Inscriptions were written?

Arabic and Greek

Persian and Aramaic

Greek and Aramaic

Greek and Prakrit

In which part of Ashoka's empire were his inscriptions written in Kharosthi script?

North Eastern

Central

Southern

North Western

The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from

Buddhism

Jainism

Brahmanism

The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

Allahabad Pillar Inscription gives a detailed account of the reign of which king?

Chandragupta Maurya

Kanishka

Samudra Gupta

Ashoka

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Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions also contains the Inscription of whom of the following
Mughal ruler?

Akbar

Aurangzeb

Shahjahan

Jahangir

Sita' in Maurya age means

A Goddess

A religious sect

Revenue from crown land

Barren land

Which of the following has mentioned on the absence of slavery in Mauryan

period?

Megasthenes

Kautilya

Vishakhadatta

Justin

The Indo Greek kingdom set up in northern Afghanistan at the beginning of the
second century BC was

Scythia

Zedrasia

Bactrians

Aria

What was the name given to the officials that were involved with land
measurement and boundaries in the Mauryan Empire?

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Rajjukas

Yuktas

Amatyas

Tirthas

Rummindei pillar of Ashok is put up to mark Buddha's

Birth

Enlightenment

First sermon

Death

In which Rock Edict is Asoka named in person and not by his usual title

devanapriya?

Maski

Taxila

Mahasthan

Bahapur

Most Ashokan inscriptions are in the Brahmi script.

True

False

Ashokan inscription were first deciphered by

James Prinsep

Buhler

Robert Sewell

Codrington

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Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The major rock edicts at Manshera and Shabhazgarhi are in Kharosthi script.

Major rock edicts are fourteen in number.

The Queen's edict is an Allahabad pillar.

All of these

The duties of Dhammamahamatras are explained in the Major Rock Edict no.

10

12

The language of the Ashokan except Kandhar inscriptions is:

Prakrit

Prakrit & Kharoshthi

Prakrit, Kharoshthi & Aramaic

Prakrit, Aramaic and Persian

Which of the following statements are correct?

The longest among the major rock edict is 13th rock edict (in Odisha).

7th pillar edict is longest among all the edicts.

The commemorative pillar edicts are Rumeindei and Nigalisagar (both in Nepal)

All of these

The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by:

Kanishka

Harsha

Ashoka

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Fa-Hien

The rulers of which dynasty started the practice Of granting tax-free villages to

Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?

Satavahanas

Guptas

Mauryas

Cholas

Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?

Shakas

Greeks

Parthians

Kushans

Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?

Kanishka

Samudra Gupta

Vikramaditya

Ashoka

Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?

Mauryas

Guptas

Indo-Greeks

Kushans

Who was the first ruler to issue gold coins in India?

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Kadphises 11

Kanishka

Kadphises I

Vasudeva 11

Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sindh in year

712 AD.

912 AD.

812 AD.

1012 A.D.

Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at-

Mathura

Varanasi

Prayag

Tamralipt

'Charak' was the famous court physician of-

Harsha

Ashoka

Chandra Gupta Maurya

Kanishka

Satvahanas minted their coins predominantly in-

Lead

Gold

Silver

Copper

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The capital of Kanishka was:

Puruspura

Allahabad

Benares

Sarnath

Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha
Kingdom?

Satavahana

Nanda

Sunga

Kanva

Who was the last ruler of the Maurya dynasty?

Ashoka

Bindusara

Brihadratha

Pushyamitra

The last Matuyan ruler was killed by .

Agnimitra Sunga

Samprati

Pushyamitra Sunga

Brihadratha

Who among the following was ruler from The Kushan dynasty?

Vikramaditya

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Danti Durga

Khadphises I

Pushyamitra

Kalinga's ruler Kharavela gave his protection to —

Hinduism

C Buddhism

Shaivism

Jainism

Who was the founder of the Satvahana Empire?

Kanha

Hala

Simuka

Gautamiputra

Patanjali, the famous grammarian, was a contemporary of:

Pushyamitra Sunga

Gautamiputra Satakarni

Agnimitra Sunga

Vasudeva Kanva

Who among the following is the hero of Kalidasa's Malvikagnimitram?

Pushyamitra Sunga

Ashoka

Agnimitra Sunga

Chandragupta Maurya

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ho among the following rulers had Helidorus as an Ambassador from Indo-Greek
ruler in his Court?

Bhaga bhadra

Agnimirta Sunga

Puhsyamitra Sunga

Devabhuti

The last Sunga ruler was assassinated by his minister Vasudeva, who later
founded the dynasty.

Korvi

Kanva

Kakatiya

Kalchuri

Who among the following was the last ruler of Sunga dynasty?

Pushyamitra Sunga

Agnimitra Sunga

Devabhuti

None of the above

During the period of Sungas there was a retäval of

Jainism

Buddhism

Brahminism

Zoroastrianism

Who were the most impprtant successors of the mauryas in the deccan

Sunga

Kanva

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Satavahana

Mallas

Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names

derived from that of the mother)?

Mallas of Pava

Vidhehas of Mithila

Yaudheyas

Satavahanas

Which of these kings’ achievements are recorded in Nasik Inscription?

Gautamiputra Satakarni

Ashoka

Kharavela

None of the above

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

The famous Nasik inscription was issued by Gautami

Balasri.

The Nasik inscription describes Gautamiputra Satakarni as the destroyer of

Sakas.

All of these

What was the capital of Satavahana?

A. Dhanyakataka (Amaravathi)

B. Pratisthana (Paithan)

C. Karachi

A and B

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Nanaghat Inscription was issued by

Balasri

Devi Naganika

Vedasri

Shantisri

Which among the following Satavahana / Satakarni rulers recovered Malwa from
the Shaka rulers?

Gauthamiputra Satakarni

Yajnasri Satkarni

Vashisthaputra Pulmavi

Which of the above pair is/are correctly matched?

Satakarni I - He vanquished Kalinga after the passing of Kharavela.

Hala - He arranged the Gatha Satashati.

Gautamiputra Satakarni - He is viewed as the best lord of the Satavahana

tradition.

All of these

Which of the following statements true about the Gautamiputra Satakarni:

He was the 23rd king of Satavahanas according to Puranas.

He was the greatest king among Satavahanas.

His mother Gautami Balasri have issued Nasik inscription.

All of these

Who among the following king has given title "Raya" to Simukha?

Bimbisara

Harshavardhana

Ashoka

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Kanishka

Which inscription informs about the marriage of the daughter of Saka Kshatrap
Rudradaman with Vashishthiputra Pulumavi?

Nasik Inscription

Girnar Inscription

Hathigumpha Inscription

Kanheri Inscription

Who of the following built the Mahachaithyavihara in Nagarjunakonda which later

became a Mahayana University?

Gauthamiputra Satakarni

Vasistiputra Pulamavi

Yajnasri Satakarni

Satakarni I

The silver coins called Karshapanas was issued by which of the following
dynasty?

Vishnukundinas

Satavahanas

Ikshvakus

Vijayanagara

Yajna Satakarni introduced the motif of ship on his coins.

True

False

Who was the author of Gathasaptasati in Prarkrit?

Hala

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Gautamiputra Satakarni

Pulumavi-lll

Simukha

Banabhatta was the court poet ofwhich emperor?

Vikramaditya

Kumaragupta

Harshvardhana

Kanishka

The title 'Indian Napolean' has been attached to

Chandra Gupta Maurya

Samudragupta

Chandragupta-I

Harshavardhana

Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in

Buddhism

Vaishnavism

Jainism

Tantra

India's trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by
the-

Arabs

Huns

Hungarians

Turks

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During which Gupta King's reign did the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit India?

Chandra Gupta I

Samudra Gupta

Chandra Gupta 2

Kumara Gupta

Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of-

Chandragupta Maurya

Samudragupta

Chandragupta Vikrmaditya

Harsha

The Gupta king who assumed the title of 'Vikramaditya' was-

Skandagupta

Samudragupta

Chandragupta – 2

Kumaragupta

Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan's period was-

Fa-hien

Nishka

I-tsang

Hiuen Tsang

Gupta Dynasty was famous for-

Art and architecture

Imperialism

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Revenue and land reform

None Of these

Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?

Kumaragupta

Skandgupta

Samudragupta

Chandragupta

In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in-

Gold

Silver

Iron

Copper

The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?

Mauryas

Guptas

Nandas

Cholas

Who among the following, propounded the theory of zero?

Charak

Aryabhatta

Chanakya

Varahamihira

Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?

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Chandragupta I

Kumaragupta

Skandagupta

Samudragupta

Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?

Kakini

Rupyaka

Nishka

Dinar

Where was the Introductory capital of Harsha?

Paryag

O Thaneshwar

Kannoj

Mathura

Who were the first to worship Vasudeva Krishan:

Bhagavatas

Tamilians

Vedic Aryans

Abhirs

Who among the following was the last ruler of Kanvas dynasty?

Vasudeva

Susaraman

Kharvela

Rudradaman

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The last Kanva ruler Susharma was assassinated by the

Vasudeva

Srimuka

Pulamayi I

Rudradaman

Which of the following statements are true?

Beasnagar inscription was made by Heliodorus.

Kharvela made the Hathigumpha inscriptions

Pulakesin 2 of Chalukyan dynasty made the Aihole inscription

All of these

Who was the most famous Saka ruler in India?

Vikraman I

Chandraman I

Suryaman I

Rudraman I

The iron pillar at mehrauli belongs to the period?

Mughal

Chola

Kadamba

Gupta

Where is the Dashavatara Temple situated?

Deogarh

Kannauj

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Mathura

Patna

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