History of India | Ancient History | Post-Mauryan Period

History of India | Ancient History | Post-Mauryan Period

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1. The earliest specimen of 'Kavya' style is found in the inscription of

Rudradaman of Kathiawar
Ashoka
Rajendra - I
None of the above

2. Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman-I?

Junagarh
Bhitari
Nasik
Sanchi

3. Which one of the following Indo- Greek rulers issued lead coins?

Strato-II
Strato-I
Demetrius
Menander

4. Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?

Bimbisara
Gautama Buddha
Milinda
Prasenjit

5. Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour?

Chandragupta Maurya
Bindusar
Ashoka
Rudradaman-I

6. The largest number of copper coins in Northern and North-Western India were issued by

Indo-Greeks
Kushans
Sakas
Pratiharas

7. Who amongst following issued gold coins regularly in ancient India?

Satavahana
Saka
Kushan
Parthian

8. Buddha is depicted on the coins of

Vima Kadphises
Kanishka
Nahpaad
Budhagupta

9. Which of the following Kings is credited to have issued gold coins for the first time?

Kujula Kadphises
Vima Kadphises
Kanishka
Huvishka

10. Who among the following introduced gold coins for regular use in India?

Vima Kadphises
Kujul Kadphises
Kanishka
Hermwes

11. Which God is found depicted onl Yaudheya coins?

Vasudeva
Shiva
Indra
Kartikeya

12. What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?

78 A.D.
81 A.D.
98 A.D.
121 A.D.

13. In which year, the coronation of Kushan King Kanishka was held?

178 B.C.
101 A.D.
58 B.C.
78 A.D.

14. When was Saka Samvat initiated?

58 A.D.
78 A.D.
320 A.D.
606 A.D.

15. Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December, 2009?

1931
1952
2066
2087

16. Ashvaghosha was contemporary of

Ashoka
Chandragupta-II
Kanishka
Harshvardhan

17. Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka?

Ashvaghosha
Charaka
Nagarjuna
Patanjali

18. Who of the following did not adorn the court of Kanishka-I?

Ashvaghosha
Parshva
Vasumitra
Vishakhadatta

19. Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?

Shravasti
Kaushambi
Pataliputra
Champa

20. Which dynasty ruled over India after Shunga dynasty?

Satvahana
Kushana
Kanva
Gupta

21. Who among the following rulers is stated as protector of 'Varna System'?

Pushyamitra Sunga
Kharvela
Gautamiputra Satkarni
Vasudeo

22. Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?

Satvahana
Pallava
Chola
Chalukya

23. Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?

Chera
Chola
Pandya
Satvahana

24. Which of following dynasty empire was expanded even outside of India?

Gupta dynasty
Maurya dynasty
Kushan dynasty
None of the above

25. The institution of child marriage started in which period?

Maurya period
Kushan period
Gupta period
In the time of Harshavardhan

26. Art of Gandhara style flourished during the reign of

Kushans
Guptas
Akbar
Mauryas

27. Bamiyan of Afghanistan was famous for

Hindu temple
Work of elephant teeth
Gold coin of coinage
Buddha statue

28. The art style which combines Indian and Greek feature is called

Sikhar
Vera
Gandhara
Nagara

29. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?

Mauryan sculptures
Mathura sculptures
Bharhut sculptures
Gandhara sculptures

30. With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas
Greeks, Kushanas, Sakas
Sakas, Greeks, Kushanas
Sakas, Kushanas, Greeks

31. Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?

Chalukya
Pallava
Rashtrakut
Satavahana

32. Which Purana consists of the longest list of Andra Satavahana Kings?

Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana
Matsya Purana
None of the above

33. The capital of the Satavahanas was located at

Amaravati
Nanded
Naldurg
Durg

34. Which of the following places was the capital of Satvahanas?

Pratisthan
Nagarjuna Konda
Shakal or Sialkot
Pataliputra

35. For which of the following rulers 'Ekabrahmana' has been used?

Pushyamitra Shunga
Kharavela
Gautamiputra Shatakarni
Susharman

36. King Kharavela is related to

Piller inscription of Girnar
Piller inscription of Junagarh
Hathigumpha inscription
Sarnath inscription

37. Which of the following Kings was a Patron of Jainism?

Ashoka
Harsha
Pulakeshin-II
Kharavela

38. The King of Kalinga Kharavela was related to which of the following dynasty?

Chedi
Kadamba
Kalinga
Haryanka

39. Kalinga's King Kharvel was associated with

Mahameghvahana dynasty
Chedi dynasty
Satvahana dynasty
Rath-Bhojak dynasty

40. Who among the following kings had heavily leaned towards Jainism?

Dashratha
Brihadratha
Kharavela
Huvishka

41. Which field was mostly contributed by Eastern Roman ruler Justinian?

Law
Architecture
Science
Literature