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

16. When was Vikram Samvat started?
(A) 78 A.D.
(B) 57 B.C.
(C) 72 B.C.
(D) 56 B.C.

17. Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?
(A) 22nd March (or 21st March)
(B) 15th March (or 16th May)
(C) 31st March (or 30th March)
(D) 21st April (or 20th April)

18. Ashvaghosha was contemporary of
(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta-II
(C) Kanishka
(D) Harshvardhan

19. Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December, 2009?
(A) 1931
(B) 1952
(C) 2066
(D) 2087

20. Who of the following did not adorn the court of Kanishka-I?
(A) Ashvaghosha
(B) Parshva
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Vishakhadatta

21. Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka?
(A) Ashvaghosha
(B) Charaka
(C) Nagarjuna
(D) Patanjali

22. Who among the following Ayurvedacharyas was educated at Taxila University?
(A) Sushruta
(B) Jivaka
(C) Charaka
(D) Both (B) and (C)

23. Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?
(A) Shravasti
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Champa

24. Who among the following rulers is stated as protector of ‘Varna System’?
(A) Pushyamitra Sunga
(B) Kharvela
(C) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(D) Vasudeo

25. Which dynasty ruled over India after Shunga dynasty?
(A) Satvahana
(B) Kushana
(C) Kanva
(D) Gupta

26. Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
(A) Chera
(B) Chola
(C) Pandya
(D) Satavahana

27. Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?
(A) Satvahana
(B) Pallava
(C) Chola
(D) Chalukya

28. Which of following dynasty empire was expanded even outside of India?
(A) Gupta dynasty
(B) Maurya dynasty
(C) Kushan dynasty
(D) None of the above

29. Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?
(A) Pan Chao
(B) Ban Yong
(C) She Huang Ti
(D) Ho-Ti

30. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Harappan Civilisation – Painted Grey Ware
(B) The Kushans – Gandhara School of Art
(C) The Mughals – Ajanta Paintings
(D) The Marathas – Pahari School of Painting

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