1.The rulers of which
dynasty were first to make land grants to Brahmanas?
[A] Maurya
[B] Sunga
[C] Satvahana
[D] Kanvas
Correct Answer: C [ Satvahana ]
Notes:
The rulers of Satvahanas dynasty were the first to make land grant to
Brahamanas.
2.The rulers of which
among the following dynasties adopted the title Devaputra ?
[A] Maurya
[B] Sunga
[C] Kushana
[D] Saka-Kshatrapa
Correct Answer: C [ Kushana ]
Notes:
Kushanas Empire: Kanishka (100 – 126 AD), a prominent ruler of the Kushan
Dynasty who achieved remarkable milestones in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
His descendants called him as Devaputra which means son of gods.
3.Who among the
following was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the
coins ?
[A] Satkarni I
[B] Gautamiputra Satkarni
[C] Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
[D] Yajna Satakarni
Correct Answer: A [ Satkarni I ]
Notes:
Satavahana dynasty ruled from Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in
the 2nd century BC onwards.The coins issued by Satavahanas had Bilingual
legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south
Indian Language. Satavahana Kings promoted Buddhism. Satkarni I was the first
Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins.
4.Dashkumarcharitam was
composed by whom?
[A] Bharavi
[B] Dandin
[C] Varahmihira
[D] Kalidas
Correct Answer: B [ Dandin ]
Notes:
Dashkumarcharitam was composed by Dandin, who was a Sanskrit author of prose
romances and expounder on poetics in the 6th-7th century. The book,
Dashkumarcharitam is a prose romance in Sanskrit that describes the adventures
of ten young men, the Kumaras, all of whom are either princes or sons of royal
ministers, as narrated by the men themselves.
5.The oldest evidence in
human history for the drilling of teeth in a living person was found in which
of the following cultures?
[A] Ahar banas
[B] Mehrgarh
[C] Sohn Valley
[D] Malwa
Correct Answer: B [ Mehrgarh ]
Notes:
The oldest evidence in human history for the drilling of teeth in a living
person was found in Mehrgarh.
6.According to Sri
Lankan chronicle Mahavamasa, Mauryan Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism by__?
[A] Moggaliputa Tissa
[B] Tivara
[C] Karuvaki
[D] Nigrodha
Correct Answer: D [ Nigrodha ]
Notes:
As per the Sri Lankan chronicle Mahavamasa, Mauryan Emperor Ashoka was
impressed by Nigrodha and was ultimately converted to Buddhism due to his
impression only.
7.Which among the
following are important functionaries of Early Vedic period?
[A] Purohita
[B] Senani
[C] Gramini
[D] All of the above
Correct Answer: D [ All of the above ]
Notes:
The important functionaries of Early Vedic period are Purohita, Senani and
Gramini.
8.The ruler of Kushan
dynasty, Kanishka was the follower of__?
[A] Jainism
[B] Hinayanism
[C] Hindusim
[D] Mahayanism
Correct Answer: D [ Mahayanism ]
Notes:
Kanishka was the follower of Mahayanism or the new theory of Buddhism. Mahayana
means the Greater Vehicle. It refers to the path of the Bodhisattva seeking
complete enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings, also called
Bodhisattva Vehicle.
9.Buddhacharita, the
epic biography of Gautama Buddha in Sanskrit was written by__:
[A] Asvaghosa
[B] Indrabhuti
[C] Asanga
[D] Bodhisena
Correct Answer: A [ Asvaghosa ]
Notes:
The Buddha Charita was the biography of Buddha which was penned by Ashvaghosa
probably in the first century C.E. He was a renowned Sanskrit poet. The Buddha
Charita is made up of 28 songs recounting events in Shakyamuni Buddha’s life up
to the time of his great awakening.
10.The Greek Ambassador
Deimachus of Plataea had visited the court of which of the following rulers of
Magadha?
[A] Dhanananda
[B] Chandragupta Maurya
[C] Bindusara
[D] Asoka
Correct Answer: C [ Bindusara ]
Notes:
Deimachus of Plataea had come as ambassador to Bindusāra or Amitraghāta, the
son and successor of Chandragupta Maurya. He along with Megasthenes provides
important information about the contemporary society and polity. He was sent by
Antiochus I (the son of Seleucus Nikator).
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