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The Mauryas

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Which Mauryan ruler is known as the “father of a son and the son of a father”?

  1. Chandragupta Maurya

  2. Asoka

  3. Dasaratha

  4. Bindusara


Correct Option: D

Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by

  1. A. Cunningham

  2. J. Prinsep

  3. V. A. Smith

  4. J. Fleet


Correct Option: B

Pick the incorrect match:

  1. Nagarjuna- Einstein of India

  2. Dinnaga- Father of medieval Nyaya

  3. Samudragupta- Napolean of India

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D

Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty, which succeeded the Imperial Mauryans?

  1. Agnimitra

  2. Divakaramitra

  3. Pushyamitra

  4. Vasumitra


Correct Option: C

Kanishka held the fourth Buddhist Council mainly to

  1. honour Ashvaghosha

  2. conciliate the Brahmanas

  3. recognise Mahayana form of Buddhism

  4. settle disputes between the different schools of Buddhist sects


Correct Option: D

What was the most popular and typical pottery of the post-Mauryan period?

  1. Red ware

  2. Northern black polished ware

  3. Black and red ware

  4. Painted grey ware


Correct Option: A

The first ruler responsible for the rise of Magadha was

  1. Vasudeva

  2. Bindusara

  3. Bimbisara

  4. Ajatshatru


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bimbisara was the first ruler responsible for the rise of Magadha.

The Mauryan ruler, known as 'Amitraghata', was

  1. Chandragupta Maurya

  2. Bindusara

  3. Kunala

  4. Ashoka


Correct Option: B

Charak was the court physician of

  1. Vikramaditya

  2. Kautilya

  3. Ashoka

  4. Kanishka


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are not concerned with the Kushanas?

  1. Mathura art

  2. Gandhara art

  3. Ajanta’s paintings

  4. Fourth Buddhist council


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at

  1. Ujjain

  2. Patliputra

  3. Ayodhya

  4. Vaishali


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Jain Tirthankaras added the 5th vow of ‘Brahmacharya' to Jainism?

  1. Parsvanatha

  2. Risabhanatha

  3. Aristanemi

  4. Vardhamana Mahavira


Correct Option: D

Dasaratha, who was the Grandson of Asoka, embraced which faith?

  1. Ajivika sect

  2. Buddhism

  3. Jainism

  4. Vaishnavism


Correct Option: C

Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?

  1. Sunga

  2. Nanda

  3. Kanva

  4. Maurya


Correct Option: B

Who among the following was sent by Ashoka to Sri Lanka to preach Buddhism?

  1. Kautilya

  2. Pushyamitra

  3. Banabhatta

  4. Mahindra


Correct Option: D
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