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1. Menander I, the famous Indo-Greek ruler set up his capital at which place?




2. With which among the following places, the twenty third Jain Tirthankara was associated?




3. Who among the following wrote ‘Nagananda’?




4. Who was the founder of Chalukya Dynasty ?




5. The Kadamba dynasty was founded by whom?




6. To which of the following ethnic hordes, Toramana belonged to ?




7. What is the number of prehistoric rock shelters in Bhimbetka?




8. Which Ashokan inscription prohibits animal slaughter?




9. Which of the following was the capital of Chola dynasty?




10. At which among the following places, the Dharma-Chakra Jina Vihara was constructed by Gahadavala Queen Kumaradevi?




11. The Kalinga war was fought in which year of Ashoka reign?




12. Which among the following is considered to be the oldest Veda?




13. In which Mandal of Rigveda ‘Gayatri Mantra is mentioned?




14. Heliodorus was the Greek ambassador of which of the following Indo-Greek kings?




15. Pushyamitra, the founder ruler of Sunga Dynasty performed how many Ashvamedha sacrifices?




16. The achievements of which ruler was recorded in Nasik Inscription?




17. Which among the following was the last ruler of Gupta empire?




18. Pushyamitra Shunga, who was originally a Senapati of the Mauryan Empire and assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor Brihadrath in 185 BC was a ____?




19. Savatthi was capital of which among the 16 Mahajanpadas?




20. In which among the following metals, largest number of coins were issued in Gupta Era?




21. Which among the following site in Bihar is a Buddhist as well as Janism pilgrim place?




22. Which among the following is NOT a Vedanga?




23. Apart from Madurai, which among the following was also a capital of Pandyas?




24. “All Indians are Free and not even one of them is a slave”. Who among the following has observed the above about the Mauryan Empire?




25. In which of the following modern State, most of the 24 Tirthankar of Jainism attained nirvana?




26. Which among the following place is related to coronation of Chola Kings?




27. Who among the following is said to have crossed the Vindhyas in the later Vedic age and aryanise the south ?




28. Which of the following places is known for painted rock shelters belonging to Paleolithic and Mesolithic ages ?




29. The name of the state Bihar comes from an old name which denotes which of the following?




30. What is the meaning of a Prasati ?




31. Bhagwati sutra is related to which of the following religions?




32. 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?




33. Which among the following was the main contribution of Jainism to Indian Philosophy ?




34. Ratnavali, Priyadarsika and Nagananda are famous plays written by _?




35. Which among the following is / are works of Kalidasa?




36. The basic motive of Buddha’s teaching is ___




37. Why the Buddha’s teachings are considered to be along the middle path?




38. Who is ‘Mara’?




39. What was the capital of Magadha Mahajanapada?




40. What was the advisory council of the king called in the 6th century BCE?




41. Ajatashatru began fortification of Rajgriha to meet the danger of invasion posed by which of the following kingdoms?




42. Which of the following founded the new Magadh capital at Patliputra?




43. Which of the following was the first state to use elephants on a large scale against its neighbours?




44. Dhamma Mahamattas were mentioned in which of the following rock edicts?




45. The provinces of the Mauryan empire were further divided into divisions and were headed by which of the following?




46. Which of the following was the head of the board of war chariots in Mauryan administration?




47. Which of the following committee was responsible to register every birth and death in Mauryan administration?




48. Which of the following Asokan inscription makes a precise reference to taxation?




49. Which of the following period saw the emergence of various mixed castes?




50. The Indian term Shaka’ is used for which of the following?




51. Which of the following Shaka ruler repaired the Sudarshana Lake?