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Question : 21

Who replaced Megasthanese as the ambassador of the Syrian king Antiochus I in the court of Bindusara?

a) Dionysius

b) Diodorus

c) Arrian

d) Deimachos

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Answer: (d)

Deimachos succeeded Megasthenes as ambassador to the court of Bindusara sent by the Syrian king Antiochus I.

Question : 22

According to which of the following sources, did Ashoka in his old age abdicate the throne in favour of his grandson Samprati?

a) Gargi-Samhita

b) Ashokavadana

c) Mahavamsa

d) Divyavadana

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Answer: (d)

Question : 23

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Buddhist literature Anguttara Nikaya gives a list of sixteen great kingdoms called ‘Sixteen Mahajanapadas’.
  2. Avanti was the capital of Kosala.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

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Answer: (c)

According to Anguttara Nikaya the Sixteen Mahajanapadas were Anga, Magadha, Kasi, Kosala, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Surasena, Asmaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kambhoja. The Jain texts also contain references to the existence of sixteen kingdoms. In course of time, the small and weak kingdoms either submitted to the stronger rulers or gradually got eliminated.

Finally, in the mid 6th century B.C., only four kingdoms - Vatsa, Avanti, Kosala and Magadha survived. Ayodhya was the capital of Kosala. King Prasenjit was its famous ruler. He was highly educated. His position was further strengthened by the matrimonial alliance with Magadha. His sister was married to Bimbisara and Kasi was given to her as dowry. Subsequently, there was a dispute with Ajatshatru.

After the end of the conflict, Prasenjit married the daughter of Bimbisara. After the death of this powerful king, Kosala became part of the Magadha.

Question : 24

Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?

a) Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadutta

b) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

c) Megasthanese’s Indica

d) Inscription of Ashoka

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Answer: (c)

Megasthenes stayed at Pataliputra for about five years. He wrote a book called ‘Indica’ in which he gave a detailed account of his observations of Mauryan government and social life.

Question : 25

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

  • Assertion (A): Yajna satakarni introduced the motif of the ship on his coins.
  • Reason (R): Satavahan Kingdom had brisk maritime trade with distant countries.
Codes:

a) Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A

b) A is true, but R is false

c) A is false, but R is true

d) Both A and R are correct, R is the correct explanation of A

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Answer: (d)

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