Question No:1
Inhowmany adhikaranasistheKautilya’s’Arthashastra’ divided ?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15
Question No:2
Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya ?
A. William Jones
B. V. A. Smith
C. R. K. Mookerji
D. D.R. Bhandarkar
Question No:3
Who deciphered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka first time ?
A. James Princep
B. H.D. Sankaliya
C. S. R. Goyal
D. V. N. Mishra
Question No:4
The last Mauryan emperor was—
A. Jalok
B. Avanti Varma
C. Nandi Vardhana
D. Brihadratha
Question No:5
Kautilya was the Prime Minister of—
A. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Rajajanak
Question No:6
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List-I
A. Chandragupta
B. Bindusara
C. Ashoka
D. Chanakya
List-II
Piyadassi
Sandrocottus
Amitraghata
Vishnugupta
Codes:
ABCD
A. 2341
B. 1324
C. 2314
D. 3421
Question No:7
Which of the following South Indian Kingdom is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscription ?
A. Chola
B. Pandya
C. Satiyaputa
D. Satvahan
Question No:8
By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?
A. Ajaya
B. Chanakya
C. Vishnugupta
D. Deogupta
Question No:9
An Ashokan edict is located in Uttaranchal at—
A. DevPrayag
B. Kalsi
C. Kedarnath
D. Rishikesh
Question No:10
Who constructed Sanchi Srupa ?
A. Chandragupta
B. Kautilya
C. Gautam Buddha
D. Ashok
Question No:11
Which Indian king defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander ?
A. Samudragupta
B. Ashok
C. Bindusar
D. Chandragupta
Question No:12
In which of the following inscriptions the name of Ashoka has been mentioned ?
A. Bhabru Edict
B. Rock Edict XIII
C. Rummendei Pillar Inscription
D. Minor Rock Edict of Maski
Question No:13
Who in ancient India assumed the title amitraghata ?
A. Ajatshatru
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Bindusar
D. Ashoka
Question No:14
Chandragupta Maurya defeated—
A. Porus
B. Alexander
C. Seleucus
D. Ambhi
Question No:15
Yavanika (Curtain) was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following ?
A. Sakas
B. Parthians
C. Greeks
D. Kushans
Question No:16
Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India ?
A. Kanishka
B. Vikramaditya
C. Samudragupta
D. Ashoka
Question No:17
Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India ?
A. Mauryas
B. Indo—Greeks
C. Guptas
D. Kushans
Question No:18
Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka ?
A. Nagarjuna, Ashvaghosha, Vasumitra
B. Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvaghosha
C. Ashvaghosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
D. Kalidasa, Kamban, Vasumitra
Question No:19
The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of—
A. Religion
B. Art
C. Literature
D. Architecture
Question No:20
What was the capital of Kanishka ?
A. Purushapura
B. Mathura
C. Taxila
D. Pataliputra