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

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Senior Editor

The ExamPillar provided a collection of important questions for various upcoming exams like SSC (Steno, JE, CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS etc), RRB (Group D, JE, NTPC etc), State Exam (UKSSSC, UKPCS, UPSSSC, UPPCS, BPSC, BSSC, etc) etc. The team of The ExamPillar provided to Ancient Indian History (Post-Mauryan Period) MCQ Part – II, which questions have been asked in various exams. In this Set we provide the questions 31 – 53.

Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Post-Mauryan Period
Total Question in This Set — 3
1 – 53

Click Here To Question 01 – 30 (Post-Mauryan Period) 

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

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Answer – (B)

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

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Answer – (C)

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

(C) Akbar
(D) Mauryas

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Answer – (A)

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

(C) Gandhara
(D) Nagara

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Answer – (C)

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

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Answer – (D)

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

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Answer – (D)

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

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Answer – (D)

38. First Persian ruler who captured some part of India was
(A) Cyrus
(B) Cambyses

(C) Darius-I
(D) Shaharsh

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Answer – (C)

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

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Answer – (A)

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

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Answer – (C)

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

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Answer – (D)

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

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Answer – (A)

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

(C) Naldurg
(D) Durg

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Answer – (A)

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

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Answer – (C)

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

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Answer – (C)

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