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The following question based on maurya & post mauryan period topic of indian history mcq
(a) Apabhramsa
(b) Prakrit
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Telugu
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Prakrit is a language of ancient and medieval India which is the ancestor of Marathi, Konkani, Sinhala and Maldivian. It was used in numerous works of literature and its literary use was made famous by the Sanskrit playwright Kalidasa.
Prakrit was commonly spoken until AD 875 and was the official language of the Satavahana dynasty.
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Question : 1
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Chandragupta | 1. Amitrochates Maurya |
B. Bindusar | 2. Sandrocotts |
C. Dakshinapatha | 3. Devanampriya |
D. Dasharatha | 4. Buddha shakya |
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 3 4 2 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 1 2 3 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
- In foreign Greek and Latin accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrocottus and Androcottus. He became well known in the Hellenistic world for conquering Alexander the Great's easternmost satrapies, and for defeating the most powerful of Alexander's successors, Seleucus I Nicator, in battle.
- Bindusara Maurya (c. 320 BC – 272 BC) was emperor of the Maurya Empire from 298 BC – 272 BC. During his reign, the empire expanded southwards. The Greeks called him Amitrochates or Allitrochades – the Greek transliteration for the Sanskrit word 'Amitraghata' (Slayer of enemies).
- In the third century B.C., King Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty supported and protected Buddhism and erected stupas and stone pillars at sites associated with Shakyamuni Buddha.
- Dasaratha is known to have dedicated three caves in the Nagarjuni Hills to the Ajivikas. Three inscriptions at the cave refer to him as ‘Devanampiya Dasaratha’
Question : 2
Which of the following taxes was paid in cash?
a) Pranaya
b) Bhaga
c) Hiranya
d) Bali
Answer »Answer: (c)
Hiranya appears as an item of revenue in the land-grants of the period. Hiranya is taken to be the usual taxes paid in cash or in metallic money
Question : 3
Who among the following was the first Satavahana king to introduce the ruler’s head on coins?
a) Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
b) Satakarni I
c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
d) Yojna Satakarni
Answer »Answer: (c)
Satavahana dynasty ruled from Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the 2nd century BC onwards. Satakarni I was the first Satavahana King to introduce the ruler’s head on the coins. The coins issued by Satavahanas had bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south Indian language.
Question : 4
Which of the following administrative measures was not undertaken by Ashoka?
a) Release of the convicts on the mercy petition moved by his ministers
b) The monarch started the practice of royal tours and instituted quinquennial circuits of officers
c) He tried to save people from miscarriage of justice
d) He issued a code of conduct to his officials
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka?
a) Guided democracy
b) Enlightened despotism
c) Paternal despotism
d) Centralised autocracy
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 6
After the Kalinga war, Ashoka :
a) followed the policy of physical occupation more rigorously
b) restored all the kingdoms he had conquered
c) renounced his kingdom and became a sadhu
d) abandoned the policy of physical conquests in favour of cultural conquests.
Answer »Answer: (d)
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