Practice Quiz set 14 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The major Rock Edict of Ashoka which forbids the animal sacrifice is

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Q-2)   Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State?

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(b)

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Q-3)   Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?

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Q-4)   The Kushana kings assured title of Devaputra Kushana Kanishka’s predecessors also were assuming titles like Sarvaloka Isvara Mahisvara. This shows that Kushana Kings–
  1. assumed high sounding titles implying power and fame.
  2. assumed divine Kingship
  3. Which of the above statements are correct?

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(b)

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Q-5)   earliest specimen of ‘Kavya’ style is found in the inscription of

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Q-6)   The Mauryan king who issued the Nagarjuni Hill Cave Inscriptions and assumed the royal title of Devanampriya was:

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(b)

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Q-7)   The largest number of copper coins in Northern and North-Western India were issued by

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Q-8)   Consider the following statements regarding Ashoka’s Dhamma is not correct ?
  1. Major Rock Edict XIII is of paramount importance in understanding the Ashokan policy of Dhamma.
  2. The Policy of Dhamma was an attempt at founding a new religion.
  3. Major Rock Edict III relates to social welfare measures like medical centres for animals as well as men, road construction and planting of medicinal herbs.
  4. Pillar Edict I states that through the king’s care and love of Dhamma it had grown and that it was the king’s principle to administer affairs.

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?

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(b)

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Q-10)   Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is

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