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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 – I, which questions have been asked in various exams. In this Set we provide the questions 01 – 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subject \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Ancient Indian History\u00a0<\/span>
\nTopic \u2014 <\/strong>Post-Mauryan Period
\nTotal Question in This Set \u2014 <\/strong>01 – 30<\/span><\/p>\n

Ancient Indian History (Post-Mauryan Period<\/strong>) MCQ
\nPart – I<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. The earliest specimen of \u2018Kavya\u2019 style is found in the inscription of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Rudradaman of Kathiawar<\/span>
\n(B) Ashoka<\/span>
\n(C) Rajendra I<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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2. Which one of the following Indo- Greek rulers issued lead coins?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Strato-II<\/span>
\n(B) Strato-I<\/span>
\n(C) Demetrius<\/span>
\n(D) Menander<\/span>
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3. Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman-I?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Junagarh
\n(B) Bhitari<\/span>
\n(C) Nasik
\n(D) Sanchi<\/span>
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4. Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chandragupta Maurya<\/span>
\n(B) Bindusar<\/span>
\n(C) Ashoka<\/span>
\n(D) Rudradaman-I<\/span>
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5. Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Bimbisara<\/span>
\n(B) Gautama Buddha<\/span>
\n(C) Milinda<\/span>
\n(D) Prasenjit<\/span>
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6. Who amongst following issued gold coins regularly in ancient India?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Satavahana
\n(B) Saka<\/span>
\n(C) Kushan
\n(D) Parthian<\/span>
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7. The largest number of copper coins in Northern and North-Western India were issued by<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Indo-Greeks
\n(B) Kushans<\/span>
\n(C) Sakas
\n(D) Pratiharas<\/span>
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8. Which of the following Kings is credited to have issued gold coins for the first time?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Kujula Kadphises<\/span>
\n(B) Vima Kadphises<\/span>
\n(C) Kanishka<\/span>
\n(D) Huvishka<\/span>
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9. Buddha is depicted on the coins of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Vima Kadphises<\/span>
\n(B) Kanishka<\/span>
\n(C) Nahpaad<\/span>
\n(D) Budhagupta<\/span>
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10. Which God is found depicted on Yaudheya coins?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Vasudeva
\n(B) Shiva<\/span>
\n(C) Indra
\n(D) Kartikeya<\/span>
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11. Who among the following introduced gold coins for regular use in India?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Vima Kadphises<\/span>
\n(B) Kujul Kadphises<\/span>
\n(C) Kanishka<\/span>
\n(D) Hermwes<\/span>
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12. In which year, the coronation of Kushan King Kanishka was held?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 178 B.C.
\n(B) 101 A.D.<\/span>
\n(C) 58 B.C.
\n(D) 78 A.D.<\/span>
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13. What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 78 A.D.
\n(B) 81 A.D.<\/span>
\n(C) 98 A.D.
\n(D) 121 A.D.<\/span>
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14. How much is the year difference between the Saka Samvat and Vikram Samvat?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 57 years
\n(B) 78 years<\/span>
\n(C) 135 years
\n(D) 320 years<\/span>
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15. When was Saka Samvat initiated?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 58 A.D.
\n(B) 78 A.D.<\/span>
\n(C) 320 A.D.
\n(D) 606 A.D.<\/span>
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16. When was Vikram Samvat started?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 78 A.D.
\n(B) 57 B.C.<\/span>
\n(C) 72 B.C.
\n(D) 56 B.C.<\/span>
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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?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 22nd March (or 21st March)<\/span>
\n(B) 15th March (or 16th May)<\/span>
\n(C) 31st March (or 30th March)<\/span>
\n(D) 21st April (or 20th April)<\/span>
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18. Ashvaghosha was contemporary of<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ashoka<\/span>
\n(B) Chandragupta-II<\/span>
\n(C) Kanishka<\/span>
\n(D) Harshvardhan<\/span>
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19. Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December, 2009?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) 1931
\n(B) 1952<\/span>
\n(C) 2066
\n(D) 2087<\/span>
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20. Who of the following did not adorn the court of Kanishka-I?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ashvaghosha<\/span>
\n(B) Parshva<\/span>
\n(C) Vasumitra<\/span>
\n(D) Vishakhadatta<\/span>
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21. Which one of the following is not associated with the Court of Kanishka?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Ashvaghosha
\n(B) Charaka<\/span>
\n(C) Nagarjuna
\n(D) Patanjali<\/span>
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22. Who among the following Ayurvedacharyas was educated at Taxila University?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Sushruta<\/span>
\n(B) Jivaka<\/span>
\n(C) Charaka<\/span>
\n(D) Both (B) and (C)<\/span>
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23. Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Shravasti
\n(B) Kaushambi<\/span>
\n(C) Pataliputra
\n(D) Champa<\/span>
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24. Who among the following rulers is stated as protector of \u2018Varna System\u2019?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Pushyamitra Sunga<\/span>
\n(B) Kharvela<\/span>
\n(C) Gautamiputra Satkarni<\/span>
\n(D) Vasudeo<\/span>
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25. Which dynasty ruled over India after Shunga dynasty?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Satvahana
\n(B) Kushana<\/span>
\n(C) Kanva
\n(D) Gupta<\/span>
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26. Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Chera
\n(B) Chola<\/span>
\n(C) Pandya
\n(D) Satavahana<\/span>
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27. Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Satvahana
\n(B) Pallava<\/span>
\n(C) Chola
\n(D) Chalukya<\/span>
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28. Which of following dynasty empire was expanded even outside of India?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Gupta dynasty<\/span>
\n(B) Maurya dynasty<\/span>
\n(C) Kushan dynasty<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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29. Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Pan Chao<\/span>
\n(B) Ban Yong<\/span>
\n(C) She Huang Ti<\/span>
\n(D) Ho-Ti<\/span>
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30. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?<\/span><\/strong>
\n(A) Harappan Civilisation \u2013 Painted Grey Ware<\/span>
\n(B) The Kushans \u2013 Gandhara School of Art<\/span>
\n(C) The Mughals \u2013 Ajanta Paintings<\/span>
\n(D) The Marathas \u2013 Pahari School of Painting<\/span>
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