Revision Series | History | Indus valley civilization and Vedic age | 112

September 5, 2023

Which of these was not a republic in Mahajanpada period ?

(A) Sakyas
(B) Licchavis
(C) Mallas
(D) kosala

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Answer: (d)

Which Buddhist scripture mentions 16 great kingdoms or Mahajanapadas in the beginning of the 6thcentury BC in India?

(A) Kalama sutta
(B) Anguttar nikaya
(C) Mahasatipatthana sutta
(D) Dhammapada

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Answer: (b)

Which of these statements about Magadh is Incorrect?

(A) It had a fertile soil.
(B) The iron ores in the hills near Rajagriha and copper and iron deposits near Gaya added to its natural assets.
(C) Her location at the centre of the highways of trade of those days contributed to her wealth.
(D) It had no Geographic & strategic advantage but they were laborious people

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Answer: D

Who is being talked bout in below given statements-”He was Son of Bimbisara and Chellana-He killed his father and became ruler.”

(A) Ajatshatru
(B) Udayin
(C) Pushya Mitra Sunga
(D) Agnimitra

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Answer: A

Which ancient book’s manuscript was first discovered by R. Shama Sastri in 1904.

(A) Arthashastra
(B) Mudrarakshasa
(C) Indica
(D) Manusmriti

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Answer: A

Which ancient book does not give any information about Mauryan Empire.

(A) Arthashastra
(B) Deepvamsa
(C) Indica
(D) Bhagwat Purana

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Answer: D

Which ancient Indian King is being talked about here in below given statements?
1. He was called Amitraghata (Slayer of foes) or Amitrochates in Greek sources.
2. Deimachus was a Greek ambassador at his court.
Choose the correct answer

(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Chandra gupta Vikramditya
(D) Bindusara

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Answer: D

Meherauli Iron Pillar Inscription and the Allahabad Pillar inscription is source which gives us information about which Dynasty

(A) Mauryan Dynasty
(B) Naga Dynasty
(C) Gupta Dynasty
(D) Vakataka Dynasty

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Answer: C

Who is being talked bout in below given statements-
1. He was a worshipper of Kartikeya.
2. He issued a number of coins and his inscriptions are found all over the Gupta empire. He also performed an asvamedha sacrifice.
3. Most importantly, he laid the foundation of the Nalanda University
Choose the correct answer

(A) Kumagupta-I
(B) Ghatotkachgupta
(C) Chandra gupta Vikramditya
(D) Sri gupta

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Answer: A

Which of these Temples was not built during Gupta Period

(A) Sanchi Temple
(B) The Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh
(C) Parvati Temple, Nachna
(D) Lingraj Temple

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Answer: D

Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order-
I. Nandas,
II. Shisu nagas
III. Mauryas,
IV. Hariyankas

(A) IV II III and I
(B) II I IV and III
(C) IV II I and III
(D) III I IV and II

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Answer: C

Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:
Haryankas (544 – 412 BC)
Shishunags (412 – 344 BC)
Nandas (344 – 322 BC)
Mauryans (323 – 184BC

Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?

(A) The third Buddhist Council
(B) The Kalinga War
(C) His embracing of Buddhism
(D) His sending missionary to Ceylon

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Answer: B

The Kalinga War (ended c. 262 BCE) was fought in what is now India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and north of Andhra Pradesh .
The Kalinga War included one of the largest and bloodiest battles in Indian history. Despite an unexpectedly fierce resistance from the Kalingans, the Maurya Empire claimed victory and annexed the state of Kalinga. Kalinga did not have a king as it was culturally run without any. This is the only major war Ashoka fought after his accession to the throne. The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddhism.

Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at

(A) Mathura
(B) Prayag
(C) Varanasi
(D) Tamralipt

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Answer: B

Harsha organised religious assemblies every fifth year of his reign at Prayag (Allahabad).
He held six such assemblies during his reign. Whatever was left in the state treasury after five years, Harsha used to give it all in charity at that time.
It is said that he used to distribute in charity even his personal belongings.

Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?

(A) Banabhatta
(B) Harshavardhana
(C) Baskarvardhana
(D) Bindusara

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Answer: A

Kādambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit. It was substantially composed by Bāṇabhaṭṭa in the first half of the 7th century CE, who did not survive to see it through completion.
The novel was completed by Banabhatta’s son Bhushanabhatta, according to the plan laid out by his late father.
It is conventionally divided into Purvabhaga (earlier part) written by Banabhatta, and Uttarabhaga (latter part) by Bhushanabhatta. (An alternate tradition gives the son’s name as Pulindabhatta.)

The Mauryan administration was highly

(A) Decentralized
(B) Bureaucratic
(C) Centralized
(D) Despotic

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Answer: C

It can be appropriately claimed that the Mauryan administration system, though monarchical, was sufficient because it had the privilege of possessing successful administrators such as Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara Maurya and Ashoka.