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Questions : Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

(a) George Buhler

(b) Ahmad Hasan Dani

(c) James Prinsep

(d) Vincent Smith

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Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Who among the following kings was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Buddha ?

a) Ajatshatru

b) Ashoka

c) Nandivardhana

d) Bimbisara

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order in terms of their arrival in India

  1. Sakas
  2. Indo-Greeks
  3. Parthians
  4. Kushanas
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3, 1 and 4

c) 1, 3, 4 and 2

d) 2, 1, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

The first Indian ruler to be shown in images as wearing a dress akin to trousers is

a) Chandragupta

b) Samudragupta

c) Ashoka

d) Kanishka

Answer: (d)

Kanishka was the first Indian ruler who has been shown in images as wearing a dress akin to trousers.

Question : 4

The lowest order in the social scale of Mauryan society was not a slave but the outcaste. Which of the following statements about the outcastes is not correct?

a) Their caste names referred directly to their profession or work

b) They were not allowed to perform any rituals

c) They accepted the position of social ostracism

d) They lived together with their families outside the towns

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Which of the following was not one of the checks on the powers of the Mauryan kings?

a) Customs of the land

b) Mantri-parishad

c) Guilds

d) Brahmins

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander, the Great?

a) Bimbisara

b) Pushyamitra Sunga

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Ashoka

Answer: (c)

Chandra Gupta Maurya was the founder of Maurya dynasty. Megosthenes, the Greek ambaseddor lived in her court.

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