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1. Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees of military, of which the fifth looked after
A. chariots.
B. foot-soldiers.
C. horses.
D. transport.
2. _______ were elaborate stone structures in central and south India in first millennium BCE.
A. Pannai.
B. Megaliths.
C. Dhamma.
D. None of the above.
3. Identify the best reason for considering King Ashoka as ‘Devanampiya’ or ‘Piyadassi’ by his subjects.
A. Asoka commissioned the edicts himself.
B. He adopted the title of ‘Devaputra’.
C. Epigraphists have concluded him as Devanampiya.
D. He worked for the well being of society through Dhamma.
4. Which of these archaeological sources occupy a significant place in the reconstruction of the ancient Indian history?
A. Vedas
B. Coins
C. Inscriptions
D. Both (b) and (c)
5. In which of the following languages have the earliest inscriptions been recorded?
A. English
B. Prakrit
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
6. Which one of these became the most powerful Mahajanapada between the sixth and the fourth centuries BCE?
A. Magadha
B. Kashi
C. Chedi
D. Kuru
7. Which one of the following was the first capital of Magadha?
A. Rajagaha
B. Ujjain
C. Taxila
D. Gandhara
8. Magadha was the most powerful Mahajanapada from sixth to fourth century BCE. Historians offered different kinds of explanations for the growth of Magadha. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the growth of Magadha?
A. Magadha was a region where agriculture was epecially productive.
B. Iron mines were accessible and provided resources for tools and weapons.
C. Magadha’s proximity to the sea makes it a business hub. Many foreign traders used to come here for trading purposes.
D. Elephants, an important component of the army, were found in forests in the region.
9. The first gold coin was issued in the first century CE by:
A. Mauryas
B. Mughals
C. Kushanas
D. Rajputs
10. The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) was composed in Sanskrit by Harishena. Harishena was the court poet of which of the following kings?
A. King Samudragupta
B. King Ashoka
C. King Chandra Gupta Maurya
D. King Kanishka
11. Periplus in Greek means:
A. Act of bread making
B. Sailing around
C. Bead Making
D. Ships
12. Who was Dhamma Mahamatta?
A. Special revenue officers appointed by Ashoka for tax collection
B. Special officers appointed by Ashoka for maintaining law and order in the kingdom
C. Special officers appointed by Ashoka to spread the message of dhamma
D. Special officer appointed by Ashoka to stop the spread of dhamma
13. Who was the first ruler to inscribe his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces – natural rocks as well as polished pillars?
A. Kanishka
B. Bimbisara
C. Chandra Gupta Maurya
D. Ashoka
14. Who composed the Prayag Prashasti in praise of Samudragupta?
A. Prabhavati Gupta
B. Harisena
C. Kautilya
D. Banabhatta
15. The __________ describes the plight of the subjects of a wicked king; these included elderly women and men, cultivators, herders, village boys and even animals.
A. Gandatindu Jataka
B. Panchtantara
C. Jataka
D. Vayushastra
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