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Q1.Which of the following founded the new Magadh capital at Patliputra?
[A] Bimbisara
[B] Ajatashatru
[C] Udayin
[D] Shishunaga
Correct Answer: C [Udayin]
Q2.Which of the following refers to udaka-bhaga?
[A] Tax on irrigated land
[B] Tax on fertile land
[C] Tax on trade
[D] Tax on production
Correct Answer: A [Tax on irrigated land]
Q3.Which of the following Dharmashastra is a book on statecraft?
[A] Katyayana
[B] Yajnavalkya
[C] Nitisara
[D] Narada
Correct Answer: C [Nitisara]
Q4.Which of the following kings wrote Prashnottara Ratnamalika?
[A] Govind III
[B] Dantidurga
[C] Dhruva
[D] Amoghavarsha I
Correct Answer: D [Amoghavarsha I]
Q5.During the Chola administration which of the following places was a prominent centre of betel nut and areca nut cultivation?
[A] Kanchipuram
[B] Madhurai
[C] Kudamukku
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: C [Kudamukku]
Q6.Who was the first king to surrender to Alexander?
[A] Ambhi
[B] Porus
[C] Bimbisara
[D] Chandragupta Maurya
Correct Answer: A [Ambhi]
Q7.Which of the following caves consists of the rock sculpture of the front part of an elephant?
[A] Lomasha Risi cave
[B] Dhauli caves
[C] Ajanta caves
[D] Elephanta Caves
Correct Answer: B [Dhauli caves]
Q8.At which of the following places the famous relief scene of Vishnu rescuing the earth from the waters in the form of Nri-Varaha can be found?
[A] Sarnath
[B] Udaigiri
[C] Mathura
[D] Khairigarh
Correct Answer: B [Udaigiri]
Q9.In northern Maharashtra and Vidarbha the Vakatakas were followed by which of the following?
[A] Chalukyas of Badami
[B] Rashtrakutas
[C] Eastern Chalukyas
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: A [Chalukyas of Badami]
Q10.Tolkappiyam Mapuranam, Isainunukam, Bhutapuranam, Kali, Kuruku, Vendali are the important works of which of the following sangams?
[A] First sangam
[B] Second sangam
[C] Third sangam
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: B [Second sangam]
Q11.Who among the following were known as Tocharians?
[A] Kushans
[B] Shakas
[C] Hunas
[D] Kalabhras
Correct Answer: A [Kushans]
Q12.The bilingual Inscriptions of Asoka involved which of the following two languages?
[A] Brahmi & Aramaic
[B] Brahmi, Greek & Aramaic
[C] Brahmi & hieroglyphics
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: B [Brahmi, Greek & Aramaic]
Q13What does the use of lotus as a motif in the Ashokan pillar symbolizes?
[A] Purity and Fecundity
[B] Symbol of fertility
[C] Dharmachakra
[D] Faith in Buddha
Correct Answer: A [Purity and Fecundity]
Q14.Which of the following was one of the powerful guilds which was also among the largest supra-regional merchants association during the Chola period?
[A] Manigramam
[B] Ayyavole
[C] Saliya nagaram
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: B [Ayyavole]
Q15.Who among the following were the first native Indian rulers to issue their own coins?
[A] Mauryas
[B] Saatavahanas
[C] Pallavas
[D] Cholas
Correct Answer: B [ Saatavahanas ]
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