Practice Quiz set 6 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which one of the following items has been called Yavanapriya?

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Explanation:

Spices exported from India to the Roman empire. Pepper was most important item of export to Greece and Rome. Its export was in such abundant quantity that it was called Yavanapriya in the Indian literature.


Q-2)   Where did Ashoka send his son Mahendra as a Buddhist missionary to

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Explanation:

Ashoka sent missionaries to neighbouring states and even to foreign lands. According to tradition, the Ceylonese mission was sent under Ashoka’s son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra.


Q-3)   The ratio between gold and silver coins during Saka - Satavahan period was

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Q-4)   Who was the son of Ashoka mentioned in an inscription?

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Explanation:

The Buddhist texts mention about the family of Ashoka. His first wife was a princess of Ujjaini called Devi or Vedisa. His two other wives were Karuvaki and Asandhimitra. Asoka’s only son mentioned in inscriptions is Tivara, who was born to Karuvaki. The name of Karuvaki and Tivara are mentioned in Queen’s edict.


Q-5)   The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in central Asia beyond the Pamirs was

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Q-6)   Rulers of which of the following dynasties bore the title Devaputra?

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Explanation:

Kushan dynasty achieved remarkable milestones in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. His decendants called him as Devaputra which means son of gods.


Q-7)   Which God is depicted on the Yaudheya coins?

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Explanation:

The coins of the Yaudheyas were influenced in design and motif by the coins of the Kushanas. Kumara Kartikeya was depicted on the most of the Yaudheya coins.


Q-8)   Which of the following languages is used in the inscriptions of Ashoka?

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Q-9)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
(Ashoka’s contemporary rulers) (Countries where they ruled)
A. Antiyoka 1. Cyrena
B. Autkina 2. Egypt
C. Maka 3. Macedoniya
D. Turmaya 4. Syria
Codes: A B C D

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Explanation:

The correct match list is (Rulers - Country)

  1. Antiyoka - Syria
  2. Antikini - Macedonia
  3. Maka - Cyrena
  4. Turmaya - Egypt
  • kings-Antiyoka (Syria 261-246 B. C.)
  • Turamaya (Egypt, upto 247 B.C.),
  • Kairina Kamar (300-250 B.C.) Alika Sundara (Apiran, 272-258 B.C.),
  • Autkina (Macedonia 278—339 B.C.). Historians find that all these rulers were thus before 258 B. C.
  • The ruler of Apiran died in 258 B. C. but it finds mention in Ashoka’s inscription.


Q-10)   How long did the entire Mauryan dynasty last according to the Puranas?

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