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Questions : Which among the following materials were used for minting coins during the rule of the Mauryas?

(a) Gold and Copper

(b) Gold and Silver

(c) Copper and Bronze

(d) Silver and Copper

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

In Arthashastra, the superintendent of commerce is known as

a) Sulkadhyaksha

b) Panyadhyaksha

c) Samsthadhyaksha

d) Mudradhyaksha

Answer: (b)

Kautiyla talked of the various heads of the different branches of the civil service. The superintendent of trade (Panyadhyaksha) was to head the commercial service, including internal and external trade.

Question : 2

Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the great?

a) Bimbisara

b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Pushyamitra Sunga

d) Ashoka

Answer: (b)

Chandragupta Maurya set up the Mauryan Empire following Alexander’s retreat. There is evidence to show that Chandragupta was a contemporary of Alexander.

Question : 3

Gathasaptasati was written by

a) Bhas

b) Hall

c) Bharatmuni

d) Satakarni I

Answer: (b)

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.

Question : 4

Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and list ‘C’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

List ‘A’ List ‘B’ List ‘C’
1. Brihatkatha A. Hala E. Ardha-Magadhi
2. Gathasaptasati B. Asvaghosa F. Paisachi
3. Paumchariya C. Gunadhya G.Prakrit
4. Probodhachan D. Vimalasuri H.Sanskrit dodaya
Codes: 1 2 3 4

a) 1-(C, E), 2-(B, F), 3-(A, H), 4-(D, G)

b) 1-(C, F), 2-(A, G), 3-(D, E), 4-(B, H)

c) 1-(D, H), 2-(C, F), 3-(B, E), 4-(A, G)

d) 1-(C, F), 2-(A, E), 3-(D, H), 4-(B, G)

Answer: (b)

Brihatkatha is a mammoth work composed by Gunadhya. Gunadhya is told to record them in Paisachi dialect which is the language of the goblins. The Gaha Sattasai is a collection of poems in Maharashtri Prakrit. The poems mostly have love as a theme.

The collection is attributed to the king Hala, and it is the collection of about forty poems. The Ram epic Pauma-chariya by Vimala Suri may be called a Shvetambara work.

This was composed 530 years after Mahavira's death, that is, in or about AD 4.

Question : 5

Who among the following kings paid enough attention towards water resource management in the Saurashtra region?

  1. Chandragupta Maurya
  2. Ashoka
  3. Rudradaman
  4. Skandagupta
Indicate the correct answer from the codes given below codes:

a) 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1 and 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

For the first time in Indian History, the description of the State Administration was found for which among the following periods?

a) Saatvahana Period

b) Gupta Period

c) Shunga Period

d) Maurya Period

Answer: (d)

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