Ajatashatru began fortification of Rajgriha to meet the danger of invasion posed by which of the following kingdoms?
1.Avanti
2. Kosala
3.Vatsas
4.None of the above
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Apart from Madurai, which among the following was also a capital of Pandyas?
1.Korkai
2.Kottaikkadu
3.Thirukkoloor
4.Pragasapuram
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At which among the following places, the Dharma-Chakra Jina Vihara was constructed by Gahadavala Queen Kumaradevi?
1. Bodha Gaya
2.Rajgrih
3.Kushinagar
4.Sarnath
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“All Indians are Free and not even one of them is a slaveâ€. Who among the following has observed the above about the Mauryan Empire?
1. Megasthenes
2.Hiuen Tsang
3.Ashoka
4.Strabo
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Bhagwati sutra is related to which of the following religions?
1.Buddhism
2.Jainism
3. Hinduism
4.Sikhism
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Dhamma Mahamattas were mentioned in which of the following rock edicts?
1.Third Edict
2.Fifth Edict
3.Sixth Edict
4.Seventh Edict
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Heliodorus was the Greek ambassador of which of the following Indo-Greek kings?
1.Antialcidas Nikephoros
2. Selecus Nicator
3. Alexander
4. Constantine
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In which among the following metals, largest number of coins were issued in Gupta Era?
1.Gold
2.Silver
3.Copper
4.Brass
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In which Mandal of Rigveda ‘Gayatri Mantra is mentioned?
1.III
2.IV
3.V
4. VI
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In which of the following modern State, most of the 24 Tirthankar of Jainism attained nirvana?
1.Bihar
2.Uttar Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Odisha
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Menander I, the famous Indo-Greek ruler set up his capital at which place?
1.Sialdah
2.Sialkot
3.Pathankot
4.Rajkot
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Pushyamitra Shunga, who was originally a Senapati of the Mauryan Empire and assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor Brihadrath in 185 BC was a ____?
1. Brahamin
2.Kshatriya
3.Vaishya
4. Shudra
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Pushyamitra, the founder ruler of Sunga Dynasty performed how many Ashvamedha sacrifices?
1.None
2.1
3.2
4.3
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Ratnavali, Priyadarsika and Nagananda are famous plays written by _?
1.Harsha
2.Kalidas
3.Samudragupta
4. Shudraka
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Savatthi was capital of which among the 16 Mahajanpadas?
1.Kasi
2.Kosala
3.Matsya
4.Anga
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The achievements of which ruler was recorded in Nasik Inscription?
1.Ashoka
2.Bindusara
3. Devabhumi
4.Gautamiputra Satkarni
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The basic motive of Buddha’s teaching is ___
1.Attaining Liberation
2.Redemption from suffering
3.Improving the quality of life
4.Attaining individual and collective kaivalya
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The Indian term Shaka’ is used for which of the following?
1. Parthians
2.Scythians
3.Kushans
4.None of the above
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The Kadamba dynasty was founded by whom?
1.Konkanivarman
2.Kirtisarman
3.Mayurasharma
4.Yajnavarman
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The Kalinga war was fought in which year of Ashoka reign?
1.6
2.7
3.8
4.9
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The name of the state Bihar comes from an old name which denotes which of the following?
1.A Buddhist monastery
2. A forest
3.A Temple
4.An ancient empire
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The provinces of the Mauryan empire were further divided into divisions and were headed by which of the following?
1.Pradeshikas
2.Rajukas
3.Yuktas
4.Sthanikas
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To which of the following ethnic hordes, Toramana belonged to ?
1.Scythians
2.Hunas
3.Yue-chis
4.Sakas
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What is the meaning of a Prasati ?
1. It was an inscription
2. It was a copper Plate
3.It was a Royal Charter on metal plate
4.It was a Eulogy of a King
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What is the number of prehistoric rock shelters in Bhimbetka?
1.221
2. 243
3. 268
4.289
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What was the advisory council of the king called in the 6th century BCE?
1.Sabha
2.Parishad
3.Samiti
4.Ayuktas.
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What was the capital of Magadha Mahajanapada?
1.Nalanda
2.Rajagriha
3.Viratanagara
4.Potali
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Which among the following is / are works of Kalidasa?
1.Raghuvamsha and kiratarjuniya
2. Kumarasambhava and Raghuvamsha
3.Malti madhava and Kumara Sambhav
4.Malti madhav and Kumara Sambhav
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Which among the following is considered to be the oldest Veda?
1. Sam Veda
2.Yajur Veda
3.Rig Veda
4. Atharva Veda
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Which among the following is NOT a Vedanga?
1.Kalpa
2.Sankya
3.Nirkuta
4.Chhanda
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Which among the following place is related to coronation of Chola Kings?
1.Tanjaur
2.Vellur
3.Chidambaram
4.Madras
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Which among the following site in Bihar is a Buddhist as well as Janism pilgrim place?
1. Bodhgaya
2.Rajgir
3.Nalanda
4.Vaishali
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Which among the following was the last ruler of Gupta empire?
1.Vishnugupta
2.Chandragupta II
3.Buddhagupta
4. Kumaragupta II
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Which among the following was the main contribution of Jainism to Indian Philosophy ?
1.The doctrine of rebirth
2. The doctrine of Syadvada
3.The doctrine of immortality of soul
4.The doctrine of Brahma is nirguna
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Which Ashokan inscription prohibits animal slaughter?
1.Major rock edict III
2. Major rock edict I
3.Major rock edict IV
4.Major rock edict V
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Which of the following Asokan inscription makes a precise reference to taxation?
1.Rummindei inscription
2.Allahabad pillar inscription
3.Barbara cave Inscription
4.Kandhar Inscription
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Which of the following committee was responsible to register every birth and death in Mauryan administration?
1.Vital Statistics
2. Foreigners
3.Home Affairs
4.Tax Collection
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Which of the following founded the new Magadh capital at Patliputra?
1.Bimbisara
2.Ajatashatru
3.Udayin
4.Shishunaga
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Which of the following period saw the emergence of various mixed castes?
1. Mauryan period
2.Shunga period
3. Kanva period
4.Gupta period
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Which of the following places is known for painted rock shelters belonging to Paleolithic and Mesolithic ages ?
1.Utnur
2.Uyyur
3. Bhimbetka
4.Bairath
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Which of the following Shaka ruler repaired the Sudarshana Lake?
1.Maues
2.Azes
3.Rudradaman I
4.None of the above
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Which of the following was the capital of Chola dynasty?
1.Madurai
2.Karur
3.Uraiyaur
4.Kaveripattnam
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Which of the following was the first state to use elephants on a large scale against its neighbours?
1. Maurya
2.Magadha
3.Satvahanas
4.Kanvas
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Which of the following was the head of the board of war chariots in Mauryan administration?
1.Padadhyaksha
2.Rathadhyaksha
3.Hastyadhyaksha
4. Asvadhyaksha
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Who among the following is said to have crossed the Vindhyas in the later Vedic age and aryanise the south ?
1.Parashara
2.Agatsya
3. Jamadagni
4.Vasistha
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Who among the following was behind the “epoch making†discovery of Arthashastra that altered the false perception of the European scholars that Ancient Indians learnt the art of administration from the Greeks?
1.R. Shamasastry
2.C. Sivarama Murti
3.K. S. Neelakantan Unni
4.Veturi Prabhakara Sastri
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Who among the following wrote ‘Nagananda’?
1.Banabhatta
2.Simhanada
3. Pulakesin II
4.Harshavardhana
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Who is ‘Mara’?
1.The Lord of Illusions
2.The Lord of evil
3.The Lord of delusion
4.The Lord of death
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Who was the founder of Chalukya Dynasty ?
1.Vishnuvardhan
2.Pulakesin I
3.Kirtivarman I
4.Pulakesin II
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Why the Buddha’s teachings are considered to be along the middle path?
1.It was based on two cultures
2.It avoided the extremes of habitual sensuality and habitual self-torture
3.It may be practiced by all very easily
4.It stood between the Vedic religion and Jainism
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With which among the following places, the twenty third Jain Tirthankara was associated?
1.Vaishali
2. Kausambi
3. Varanasi
4.Sravasti
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