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Q.1
The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was
108 AD
78 AD
58 AD
128AD
Q.2
Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period?
Literary works
Foreign accounts
Numismatic evidence
Epigraphic sources
Q.3
Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court ?
Alexander
Megasthanese
Plato
Aristotle
Q.4
The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
Guptas
Kushanas
Mauryas
Palas
Q.5
Kalinga's ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
Hinduism
Shaivism
Buddhism
Jainism
Q.6
The Mauryan administration was highly
Decentralized
Bureaucratic
Centralized
Despotic
Q.7
Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at
Mathura
Prayag
Varanasi
Tamralipt
Q.8
The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
the presence of a 'council of ministers'
the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
an extensive network of spy-system
Q.9
Who amongst the following also had the name 'Devanama Piyadassi'?
Mauryan King Ashoka
Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya
Gautam Buddha
Bhagwan Mahavira
Q.10
The capital of Kanishka was
Puruspura
Benares
Allahabad
Sarnath
Q.11
Charak was the famous court physician of
Harsha
Chandra Gupta Maurya
Ashoka
Kanishka
Q.12
The author of 'Arthashastra' was a contemporary of
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Samudragupta
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q.13
Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka's administrative policy?
The third Buddhist Council
The Kalinga War
His embracing of Buddhism
His sending missionary to Ceylon
Q.14
During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at __________
Ujjayani
Pushkalavati
Taxila
Rajagriha
Q.15
Who among the following has written the play of Mudrarakshasa (narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya)?
Kautilya
Vishakhadatta
Kalidasa
Panini
Q.16
Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order-
I. Nandas
II. Shisu nagas
III. Mauryas
IV. Hariyankas
IV, II, III and I
II, I, IV and III
IV, II, I and III
III, I, IV and II
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