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Greek scholars called
Chandragupta Maurya
Bindusara

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Chandragupta Maurya-Sandrocottus
Bindusara–Amitrochates

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Ashoka Kalinga War

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261 BC in Odisha

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3
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Which person influenced Ashoka to follow Buddhism

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Upagupta

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Who was the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya?
Associated with which centre of learning?

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Chanakya

Thakshashila University

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5
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Who where the first king to issue Gold coins in India?

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Indo Greeks

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6
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Which Dynasty is called as Andras in Puranas?

Who established?

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Satavahana Dynasty

SIMUKA

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7
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Menander was converted to Buddhism by the influence of

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Naga Sena

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8
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What was the function of an officer called Samaharta?

Reserve the state treasury
Tax assessment
Security assurance
To correspond

A

Tax assessment

Officers during the Mauryan administration

Shulkadhyaksha-Officer in charge of Royal income
Koshadhyaksha-treasury officer
Lakshnadhaksha-Coin minting
Rajjukas-land measurer
Yukta-sub ordinate revenue officer
Sannidata-treasury head
Panyadhyaksha-office of commerce department

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9
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Who send the greek ambassador Megasthenese to Chandragupta Maurya Court

A

Selecus Nikator

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10
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Alexander four generals

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Selecus Nikator
Ptolemy
Cassander
Antigonus

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Emperor, Ashoka conquered Kalinga, after how many years of his coronation

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8 years

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12
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How many classes of India Society arr mentioned in Megasthenese book Indica?

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7

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According to Artha Sastra, the commanding officer of cavalry in the Mauryan administration is

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Aswadyaksha

Officers in Mauryan empire

Pinnacle 107 question

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14
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Nagarjuna caves were donated to which of the sets by Maurya

A

Ajivika sect

Founded by Goshala Maskariputra

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15
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Which is not a provincial centre in the Magadha empire
Tosali
Ujjain
Taxila
Indraprastha

A

Indraprastha

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Capital of Kalinga

A

Toshli

Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal Orissa

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17
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How many political centres were there in the Mauryan Empire

A

3

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18
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Southern most city of Maurya

A

Brahmagiri

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19
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In which place Ashoka inscription does not contain

A

Sanchi

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20
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Which is the longest Ashoka pillar and its importance

A

Seventh pillar

Mention Dhamma Mahamattas

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21
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Oldest rock cut caves in India by Mauryas

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Barabar and Nagarjuna caves in Bihar

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22
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About_________ years ago great wall of China was built before the time of Mauryan empire

A

2400

Built by Qin Shi Huang in 221BC

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23
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Who is Indian Machiaveli?

Who is Sandrokotus and is also called?

Ambassador of Bindusara?

A

Kautalya

Chandragupta Maurya - Follower of Jainism

Deimachus

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24
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Ashoka appointed who to solve the social problems in his region

A

Dhamma Mahamattas

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25
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Language used in Ashoka’s inscription

Most of Ashoka’s inscription where written in which script

A

Prakrit

Brahmi

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26
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First king to have a standing army

A

Bimbisara

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27
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First tangible evidence of Buddhism

A

Ashoka’s inscription

There are 14 major rock edicts, 15 minor rock edicts and 7 pillar inscription

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28
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A type of court called Kantakasodhan was prevalent in which empire and is known as

A

Mauryan empire

Removal of the thorns

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29
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Who published a set of Ashokan inscription in 1877

A

Alexander Cunningham

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30
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Which empire used elephants in war on a large scale for the first time?

A

Magadhan Empire

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31
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In Indian history, who were referred to as the Atavika Rajya

A

Forest kingdom

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32
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Which of the following was not a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position?

Vajapeya
Rajasuya
Asvamedha
Muvendavelan

A

Muvendavelan-prominent military officer in the chola empire

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33
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The author of Arthasatra was a contemporary

A

Chandragupta Maurya

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34
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Up to where did Chandra Gupta Maurya’s empire extended in the north-west

A

Indus River

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35
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With which centre of learning Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya was associated

A

Thakshashila

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36
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The original founder of Kautilya’s Artha Sastra

A

R Shamashastri

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37
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Kautilya’s Artha Sastra mainly deals with

A

Political statecraft

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38
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Bindusara send Ashoka to quell the rebellion in

A

Ujjain,Taxila

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39
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In which part of Ashoka‘s empire where his inscriptions written in kharosthi scripture

A

North western

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40
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What would be the most accurate description of the mauryan monarchy under Ashoka

A

Enlightened despotism

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41
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Which are the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar

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Elephant East
Horse West
Lion north
Bull South

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42
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Under mauryan administration, the Sitadhyaksha was is the officer in charge of

A

Agriculture

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43
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A pillar containing inscriptions from three different periods that is the Mauryan period, Gupta period and the Mughal period is located at

A

Allahabad Prayagraj

44
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Who originally built the famous Buddhist Sanchi Stupa?

A

Ashoka

45
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Dhamek stupa at Sarnath was built by

A

Ashoka

46
Q

Thakshashila University was located between which two rivers

A

Indus and Jhelum

47
Q

Which king inscribed the Hathigumpha(Elephant cave) inscription in Udayagiri Hills

A

Kharavela

48
Q

Who was the ruler of Kalinga?

A

Kharavela

49
Q

The ancient name of coastal Odisha

A

Kalinga

50
Q

The Barabar caves belong to which period

A

Mauryan Empire

51
Q

Which pillars represent the Rock pilllars

A

Mauryan Pillar

52
Q

What was only the authority of the state in the period of Maurya

A

Mines

53
Q

In which state is the Jaugada Rock edict of Ashoka is located

A

Odisha

54
Q

The state Chandragupta 1 got in dowry from Licchavi

A

Pataliputra

55
Q

Capital of Mauryan empire

A

Pataliputra

56
Q

The lion placed at the Sarnath was originally which material

A

Stone

57
Q

Who was the contemporary ruler of Emperor Asoka in Sri Lanka?

A

Tissa

58
Q

The famous chauri-bearer statue found at Didarganj Bihar is classified as belonging to the________ period

A

Mauryan

59
Q

The artificial reservoir Sudarshana Lake built bye Maurya located in which state

A

Gujarat

60
Q

What was the capital of the eastern India province of the Mauryan empire

A

Tosali

61
Q

Carving in the famous Ajanta caves was first started during the reign of which Dynasty

A

Satavahana

62
Q

The rulers of which Dynasty started the practice of granting taxes free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist monks

A

Satavahana

63
Q

Satavahana minted their coins predominantly in

A

Lead

64
Q

With whom is Junagarh rock inscription associated

A

Rudradaman

65
Q

St Thomas is said to come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of

A

Parthians-Gondapharnese

66
Q

Founder of Kushan Dynasty

A

Kujula Kadaphises

67
Q

Importance of A.D. 78

A

Kanishkan became king
Starting of new calendar Saka era

68
Q

Charla was the famous court physician of

A

Kanishkan

69
Q

The greatest silk route to the Indians was opened by

A

Kanishkan

70
Q

Capital of Kanishka

A

Purashapura

71
Q

The Gandhara style of sculpture during Kushan period is a combination of style

A

Indo-Greek style

72
Q

Which museum house is the largest collection of Kushan sculpture

A

Mathura museum

73
Q

First to issue gold coins in India

A

Kushans

74
Q

Founder of Vakataka Dynasty

A

Vindhyashkati

75
Q

In which state Amravati school situated?

A

Andhra

76
Q

For which ruler Ekabrahmana has been used

A

Gautamiputra Satakarni

77
Q

Who was the founder of Pala dynastic?

A

Gopala

78
Q

Which rulers was closely associated with Yuehzni nomadic people

A

Kushan

79
Q

Which Dynasty had developed the Gandara school of art in ancient India

A

Kushana Dynasty

80
Q

Father of surgery

Father of plastic surgery and Ayurveda

The name Ayurveda was given by

A

Sushruta

Charaka

Atreya

81
Q

Sushruta Samhita deals with the

A

Medicine and surgery

82
Q

Pratihara Rashtrakuta and Pala fought for

A

Kannauj

83
Q

King Rudradaman belonged to which period

A

Shaka Era

84
Q

When did Vikrama Era begin

A

57 BC

85
Q

Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan empire

Slavery
Rigidity of caste
Prostitution
Widow remarriage

A

Widow remarriage

86
Q

The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan Period?

A

Karashopana

87
Q

Court physician of Kanishkan

A

Charakan

88
Q

Chandragupta Maurya was born in which year and place

A

Chandragupta Maurya was born in 340 BC in Bihar

89
Q

Official language of Mauryan court

A

Magadhi

90
Q

The monk who accompanied Chandragupta Maurya to South India

A

Bhadra Bahu

91
Q

In which inscription of Ashoka his name has been mentioned

A

Maski Inscription

92
Q

Who helped Ashoka during his visit to Upanidvihara

A

Samba

93
Q

By what name Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription

A

Priyadarshi

94
Q

The Saka ruler who take a bow not to kill man except in battle

A

Nahapana

95
Q

First introduce Gold coins on a significant scale

A

Vima Kadphises

96
Q

After the decline of Kushan empire Pataliputra come under the hands of which Dynasty

A

Scythians

97
Q

The main feature of Kshatrapal form of governance in the Shaka Empire was

A

Joint Rule of Mahakshatrapa and a Kshatrapa

98
Q

Language used in Satavahana court

A

Prakrit

99
Q

Which inscription informs about the marriage of the daughter of Rudradaman with Vashishthiputra Pulumavi

A

Girnar Inscription

100
Q

What is the most important primary source for the study of Indo Greeks?

A

Coins

101
Q

Kadamba Dynasty situated in which state

A

Karnataka

102
Q

Prayag Prashasti was composed in

A

Sanskrit

103
Q

Which of the following places is not a find a sport of major or rock addicts of Asoka?

Sopara
Manshera
Bhabru
Jaugada

A

Bhabru

104
Q

Not a rock edict in Karnataka

Maski
Gavimath
Rupnath
Brahmagiri

A

Rupnath in Mandya Pradesh

105
Q

Two different scripts used in Kandahar rock inscribe

A

Greek and Aramic

106
Q

Kandahar rock edict was discovered in which year

A

1958

107
Q

Tax levied on pilgrims in the Mauryan Empire

A

Yatravetana

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