Ancient History (Post-Mauryan Period) MCQ Part – II

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Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Post-Mauryan Period
Total Question in This Set — 31 – 53

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Ancient Indian History (Post-Mauryan Period) MCQ
Part – II

31. The institution of child marriage started in which period?
(A) Maurya period
(B) Kushan period
(C) Gupta period
(D) In the time of Harshavardhan

32. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

List – I (Dynasties)	List – II (Metals of coin)
(A) Kushanas	Gold and Copper
(B) Gupta	Gold and Silver
(C) Satavahanas	Gold
(D) Kalachuris	Gold, Silver and Copper

33. Art of Gandhara style flourished during the reign of
(A) Kushans
(B) Guptas
(C) Akbar
(D) Mauryas

43. The art style which combines Indian and Greek feature is called
(A) Sikhar
(B) Vera
(C) Gandhara
(D) Nagara

35. Bamiyan of Afghanistan was famous for
(A) Hindu temple
(B) Work of elephant teeth
(C) Gold coin of coinage
(D) Buddha statue

36. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?
(A) Mauryan sculptures
(B) Mathura sculptures
(C) Bharhut sculptures
(D) Gandhara sculptures

37. The Gandhara School of art is the synthesis of
(A) Indian and Persian Art
(B) Indian and Chinese Art
(C) Indian and Turk-Afghan Art
(D) Indian and Greek Art

38. First Persian ruler who captured some part of India was
(A) Cyrus
(B) Cambyses
(C) Darius-I
(D) Shaharsh

39. With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
(A) Greeks – Sakas – Kushanas
(B) Greeks – Kushanas – Sakas
(C) Sakas – Greeks – Kushanas
(D) Sakas – Kushanas – Greeks

40. Which Purana consists of the longest list of Andra Satavahana Kings?
(A) Vayu Purana
(B) Vishnu Purana
(C) Matsya Purana
(D) None of the above

41. Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?
(A) Chalukya
(B) Pallava
(C) Rashtrakut
(D) Satavahana

42. Which of the following places was the capital of Satvahanas?
(A) Pratisthan
(B) Nagarjuna Konda
(C) Shakal or Sialkot
(D) Pataliputra

43. The capital of the Satavahanas was located at
(A) Amaravati
(B) Nanded
(C) Naldurg
(D) Durg

44. King Kharavela is related to
(A) Piller inscription of Girnar
(B) Piller inscription of Junagarh
(C) Hathigumpha inscription
(D) Sarnath inscription

45. For which of the following rulers ‘Ekabrahmana’ has been used?
(A) Pushyamitra Shunga
(B) Kharavela
(C) Gautamiputra Shatakarni
(D) Susharman