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Which of the following inscriptions gives information about two Ashwamedha Yajnas performed by King Pushyamitra Shung?
(a) Saranath inscription
(b) Besnagar inscription
(c) Ayodhya inscription
(d) Hathigupha inscription
Option c – Ayodhya inscription
The last Mauryan emperor was
(a) Jaloka
(b) Avanti Verma
(c) Nandivardhana
(d) Brihadratha
Option d – Brihadratha
Which of the following was not adopted from the Maurya Dynasty in the emblem of the Government of India?
(a) Satyamev Jayate
(b) Bull
(c) Horse
(d) Four Lions
Option a – Satyamev Jayate
Which of the following statements are correct about Mauryan Kings? They developed I. Culture, Art and Literature II. Gold coins III. Provincial Division IV. Kingship to Hindukush Codes
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I, II, and III
(d) I, III, and IV
Option d – I, III, and IV
Who among the following rulers paid attention to resource management in the Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era? I. Mahapadma Nanda II. Ashoka III. Chandragupta Maurya IV. Rudradaman Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
Option b – II and III
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? I. Lothal – Ancient Dockyard II. Samath – First Sermon of Buddha III. Rajgir-Lion Capital of Ashoka IV. Nalanda Great Seat of Buddhist learning Selects the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I and II
Option c – I, II and IV
The following persons came to India at one time or another. I. Fa-Hien II. I-Tsing III. Megasthenes IV. Hieun-Tsang The correct chronological sequence of their visits are
(a) III, I, II and IV
(b) II, I, IV, II
(c) I, III, II, and IV
(d) I, III, IV, and II
Option b – II, I, IV, II
Consider the following statements. Assertion (A) After campaigning for nearly two years, Alexander, the Great, left India in 325 BC. Reason (R) He was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option c – A is true, but R is false
Assertion (A) The Mauryan kings did not bestow land grants on a religious basis. Reason (R) The peasants revolted against land grants. Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option c – A is true, but R is false
Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang’s Theory of State?
(a) Janapada
(b) Durga
(c) Mitra
(d) Kosha
Option c – Mitra
The earliest inscription on the stone was in which language?
(a) Pali
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Prakrit
(d) Brahmi
Option c – Prakrit
What is the name of Megasthenes’s book?
(a) Economics
(b) Rig Veda
(c) Purana
(d) Indica
Option d – Indica
(a) Plutarch
(b) Justin
(c) Herodotus
(d) Megasthenes
Option d – Megasthenes
With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of which of the following?
(a) Shramana
(b) Parivraaj
(c) Agrahaarika
(d) Magadha
Option d – Magadha
Which of the following can be compared to the ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
(a) Kalidasa’s ‘Malavikagnimitram
(b) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra”
(c) Vatsyayana’s ‘Kamasutra’
(d) Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural
Option b – Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra”
Rulers of which of the following had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?
(a) Chola
(b) Gupta
(c) Maurya
(d) Pallavas
Option c – Maurya
Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Milinda
(d) Prasenjit
Option c – Milinda
Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
(a) Brahmi
(b) Sharada
(c) Kharosthi
(d) Nandinagari
Option c – Kharosthi
The ……….. lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.
(a) Lonar
(b) Loktak
(c) Sudarshan
(d) Pushkar
Option c – Sudarshan
Which one of the following Indo-Greek rulers issued lead coins?
(a) Strato-ll
(b) Strato-l
(c) Demetrius
(d) Menander
Option a – Strato-II
Which of the following mentions the meeting of Sandrocottus (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great?
(a) Pliny
(b) Justin
(c) Strabo
(d) Megasthenes
Option b – Justin
Who one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?
(a) Nearchus
(b) Onesicritus
(c) Deimachus
(d) Aristobulus
Option c – Deimachus
The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the
(a) Greeks
(b) Sakas
(c) Parthians
(d) Mughals
Option a – Greeks
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