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Questions : The capital of the Satavahanas was located at

(a) Nanded

(b) Durg

(c) Amaravati

(d) Naldurg

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Who among the following gods was the most superior god in post-Mauryan times?

a) Brahma

b) Vishnu

c) Siva

d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

a) Chunar near Mirzapur

b) Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

c) Lauriya in Nandangarh

d) Sarnath near Varanasi

Answer: (a)

The highly polished monolithic Ashoka pillar usually with small black spots were quarried from the Chunar near Mirzapur.

Question : 3

When was Saka Samvat initiated?

a) 78 A.D.

b) 606 A.D.

c) 58 A.D.

d) 320 A.D.

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

a) Greeks - Kushanas - Sakas

b) Sakas - Kushanas - Greeks

c) Greeks - Sakas - Kushanas

d) Sakas - Greeks - Kushanas

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

‘Inspite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is

a) Belief in Moksha

b) Establishment of veterinary hospitals

c) Pilgrims

d) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by

a) Kanishka

b) Pushyamitra Sunga

c) Harsha

d) Samudragupta

Answer: (b)

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