Practice Quiz set 3 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which of the Mauryan kings wanted a Sophist from Greece to his court?
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Bindusara conquered some of the parts of southern peninsula. He also maintained contact with his Greek counterparts. He asked the Greek kings to send a Sophist to his court.
Q-2) Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?
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Bindusara was the son of the first Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. The Greeks called him Amitrochates or Allitrochades.
Q-3) After the Mauryas, the most important kingdom in deccan and central India was
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Q-4) Which of the following states of India did not form part of the Mauryan empire?
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Q-5) Which of the following dynasties introduced the combined ruling system?
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Q-6) Who of the following historical personalities of India is also known as Vishnugupta?
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Q-7) The practice of land grants to brahmins and Buddhist was initiated by
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The beginning of the practice of land grants with fiscal and administrative immunities to Brahmins and Buddhist monks was made by the Satavahanas.
Q-8) Who replaced Megasthanese as the ambassador of the Syrian king Antiochus I in the court of Bindusara?
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Deimachos succeeded Megasthenes as ambassador to the court of Bindusara sent by the Syrian king Antiochus I.
Q-9) Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List ‘A’
List ‘B’
1. Satavahana
A. Maues
2. Shunga
B. Pushyamitra
3. Saka
C. Simuka
4. Tocharian
D. Kujula Kadphises
Codes: 1 2 3 4
| List ‘A’ | List ‘B’ |
| 1. Satavahana | A. Maues |
| 2. Shunga | B. Pushyamitra |
| 3. Saka | C. Simuka |
| 4. Tocharian | D. Kujula Kadphises |
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Q-10) Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated with
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Chanakya was a famous Indian teacher, who taught in Takshashila, an ancient Indian university. Later, he became royal advisor to the Maurya empire and helped the mighty ruler Chandragupta Maurya to establish the Maurya empire by defeating the Nanda empire.