Practice Quiz set 5 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Gathasaptasati was written by
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Gathasaptasati was written by the Satavahana ruler Hall in Prakrit language. The book contains the description of love stories of the king Hall. This book is an example of ancient Muktak-kavya.
Q-2) Who was called by Vindhya Adhipati?
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Gautamiputra Satkarni was called by Vindhya Adhipati because his kingdom included the territories of Asika, Assaka, Mulaka, Saurashtra, Kukura, Aparanta, Anupa, Vidarbha, Akara and Avanti and the mountainous regions of Vindhya.
Q-3) The only inscribed stone portrait of Emperor Ashoka has been found at
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Q-4) Which dynasty ruled over Magadha after Nanda dynasty?
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Maurya dynasty ruled over Magadha after Nanda dynasty. Chandragupta destroyed the Nanda dynasty around 321 BC, and became the first king of the great Mauryan empire.
Q-5) Which one of the following dynasties was associated with Gandhara School of Art ?
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Q-6) Who was the founder of Kushan dynasty?
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Kujula Kadphises (30–80 AD) established the Kushan dynasty in 78 AD by taking advantage of disunion in existing dynasty of Pahalava (Parthian) and Scytho-Parthians, and gradually wrested control of southern prosperous region, which is the northwest part of ancient India, traditionally known as Gandhar (now in Pakistan).
Q-7) Which of the following Indian kings defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindha and Afghanistan?
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Chandragupta Maurya stretched his empire from Karnataka to Afghanistan and from the river Indus to Bengal. He attacked the Greek Governor of Punjab, Seleucus Nikator and defeated him. There was subsequently a treaty between the two whereby, Seleucus ceded Punjab and Sindh to Chandragupta and also gave his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta.
Q-8) Who said, “Rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with India” ?
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Pliny the Elder, in 77 CE, called “Rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with India” because Roman senators complained that their women used too many Indian spices and luxuries, which drained the Roman Empire of precious metal like gold.
Q-9) Sarnath Stambh was built by
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Ashoka built the Sarnath pillar to commemorate the site of the first preaching of Lord Buddha, where he taught the Dharma to five monks. The Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath is about 15.24 m in height and weighs 50 tons. The four-lion sculpture placed on top of this pillar is now treasured in the Archaeological Museum of Sarnath.
Q-10) From which of the following source/sources it is learnt that Ashoka fought a fierce battle in Kalinga?
- Separate Kalinga Rock Edict of Ashoka
- Rock Edict XIII of Ashoka
- Dipavamsa
- Divyavadana
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Asoka's response to the Kalinga War is recorded in the Edicts of Asoka. The Rock Edict XIII and Minor Rock Edict I state that the Kalinga War prompted Ashoka to take Buddhist religion and to adopt the path of `Dhamma Vijaya` (win through religion) and `Ahimsa`(non-violence).
After conquering Kalinga, Ashoka stopped the expansion of his empire and concentrated on spreading the Buddhist religion. Ashoka reigned for more than forty years more and brought prosperity and harmony to his sovereignty