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(a) Antialcidas
(b) Demetrius
(c) Menander
(d) Agathocles
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
An important Prakrit inscription at Besnagar of the late 2nd century BCE, inscribed at the instance of Heliodorus, a Greek envoy of Indo-Greek ruler Antialcidas to the court of the Sunga king Bhagabhadra.
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Question : 1
Who of the Jain saints is associated with Chandragupta Maurya?
a) Haribhadra
b) Umaswami
c) Sthulbhadra
d) Bhadrabahu
Answer »Answer: (d)
It is believed that Chandragupta Maurya adopted Jainism and became an ascetic under the Jain saint Bhadrabahu and migrated south with him. He ended his life at Sravanabelgola in present day Karnataka by Jainism custom Santhara (death by fasting).
Question : 2
Which of the following were called Sarthavaha?
a) Money lenders
b) Brokers
c) Carvan of traders
d) Pilgrims
Answer »Answer: (c)
Proper rules of conduct of trade were laid by the head of trade guilds, known as Sarthavaha or Srenipramukha. The rules were called Samay and Srenidharma. Taxila, Pushkalavati, Kapisa and Vidisha prospered as trade centres, under the IndoGreek rulers.
Question : 3
Pushyamitra Shunga, who was originally a Senapati of the Mauryan empire and assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor Brihadrath in 185 BC was a ____.
a) Shudra
b) Brahaman
c) Vaishya
d) Kshatriya
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 4
Who of the following had issued gold coins for the first time?
a) Kanishka
b) Kujula Kadphises
c) Vima Kadphises
d) Huvishka
Answer »Answer: (c)
Vima Kadphises was the Kushan emperor to first introduce gold coinage, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage. The gold weight standard of approximately eight grams.
Question : 5
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List I | List II |
A. Shunga | 1. Prawarsen-I |
B. Kanva | 2. Kharvela |
C. Chedi | 3. Vasudeva |
D. Vakataka | 4. Bhagbhadra |
a) 2 3 4 1
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 3 4 2 1
d) 1 3 4 2
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 6
Which of the following is not one of the broad categories into which the edicts issued by Ashoka can be divided?
a) Edicts issued for the propagation of dhamma
b) Public pronouncements meant for his subjects
c) Pronouncement explaining the philosophy of Buddhism and its relevance in day-to day life
d) Personal epistles directed to the Sangha
Answer »Answer: (c)
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