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Quick Quiz
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
Option d – Indian and Greek Art
Which one of the following sculptures invariably used greenschist as the medium?
(a) Mauryan sculptures
(b) Mathura sculptures
(c) Bharhut sculptures
(d) Gandhara sculptures
Option d – Gandhara sculptures
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
Consider the following name of contemporaries of Kanishka and select the correct answer from the codes given below: I. Ashvaghosha II. Vasumitra III. Kalidas IV. Kamban Codes
(a) I and IV
(b) II and III
(c) I and II
(d) All of these
Option c – I and II
The ancestors of Shungas originated from
(a) Magadha
(b) Prayag
(c) Ujjain
(d) Saurashtra
Option c – Ujjain
The stylistic compositions of Sunga’s terracottas are typically
(a) handmade
(b) single-mould impressed
(c) double-mould impressed
(d) wheel-turned
Option c – double-mould impressed
Which of the following inscription gives information about two Ashvamedha Yajnas performed by King Pushyamitra Shunga?
(a) Sarnath inscription
(b) Besnagar inscription
(c) Ayodhya inscription
(d) Hathigumpha inscription
Option c – Ayodhya inscription
Which dynasty ruled over India after the Shunga dynasty?
(a) Satvahana
(b) Kushana
(c) Kanva
(d) Gupta
Option c – Kanva
Who was the founder of the Kanva Dynasty?
(a) Vasudeva Kanva
(b) Devabhuti
(c) Simuka
(d) Kharavela
Option a – Vasudeva Kanva
Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
(a) Chera
(b) Chola
(c) Pandya
(d) Satavahana
Option d – Satavahana
Who among the following rulers is stated as the protector of the ‘Varna system’?
(a) Pushyamitra Shunga
(b) Kharavela
(c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(d) Vasudeo
Option c – Gautamiputra Satakarni
Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?
(a) Chalukya
(b) Pallava
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Satavahana
Option d – Satavahana
Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?
(a) Satvahana
(b) Pallava
(c) Chola
(d) Chalukya
Option a – Satavahana
The capital of the Satavahanas was located at
(a) Amravati
(b) Nanded
(c) Naldurg
(d) Durg
Option a – Amravati
Which of the following places was the capital of Satvahanas?
(a) Pratisthan
(b) Nagarjuna Konda
(c) Shakal or Sialkot
(d) Pataliputra
Option a – Pratisthan
Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother)
(a) Mallas of Pava
(b) Videhas of Mithila
(c) Yaudheyas
(d) Satavahanas
Option d – Satavahanas
For which of the following rulers “Ekabrahmana” has been used?
(a) Pushyamitra Shunga
(b) Kharavela
(c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(d) Susharma
Option c – Gautamiputra Satakarni
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
Option c – Matsya Purana
Which one among the following statements regarding Satavahanas is not correct?
(a) The Satavahanas are identified with the Andhras of the Puranas.
(b) The Satavahanas claimed Brahmana descent and followed Brahminical Vedic tradition.
(c) Satavahanas and Sakas were involved in prolonged conflict.
(d) Vashishtiputra Satakarni defeated Saka ruler Rudradaman.
Option d – Vashishtiputra Satakarni defeated Saka ruler Rudradaman
Consider the following statements pertaining to the Satavahanas. I. Satavahana rulers was identified through metronymics. II. Satavahana’s succession to the throne was generally patrilineal. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?
(a) Shravasti
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Champa
Option a – Shravasti
Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?
(a) Pan Chao
(b) Ban Yong
(c) She Huang Ti
(d) Ho-Ti
Option a – Pan Chao
Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of which of the following rulers?
(a) Kanishka
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Ashoka
(d) None of these
Option a – Kanishka
The inscription of Hathigumpha is the source of information about which king?
(a) Kharavela
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshavardhan
(d) Kanishka
Option a – Kharavela
The social status assigned to the foreigners in Indian society by Manu was the
(a) Kshatriyas
(b) Fallen Kshatriyas
(c) Vaishyas
(d) Sudras
Option b – Fallen Kshatriyas
When was Vikram Samvat started?
(a) 78 AD
(b) 57 BC
(c) 72 BC
(d) 56 BC
Option b – 57 BC
Which God is found depicted on Yaudheya coins?
(a) Vasudeva
(b) Shiva
(c) Indra
(d) Kartikeya
Option d – Kartikeya
Bamiyan of Afghanistan was famous for
(a) Hindu temple
(b) Work of elephant teeth
(c) Gold coin of coinage
(d) Buddha statue
Option d – Buddha statue
The First Persian ruler who captured some part of India was
(a) Cyrus
(b) Cambyses
(c) Darius-l
(d) Shaharsh
Option c – Darius-I
The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called
(a) Sikhar
(b) Vera
(c) Gandhara
(d) Nagara
Option c – Gandhara
Many of the Greeks, Kushans, and Shakas embraced Buddhism rather than Hinduism because
(a) Buddhism was in the ascendant at that time
(b) they had renounced the policy of war and violence
(c) caste-ridden Hinduism did not attract them
(d) Buddhism provided easier access to Indian society
Option d – Buddhism provided easier access to Indian society
With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
(a) Greeks, Shakas, and Kushans
(b) Greeks, Kushans, and Shakas
(c) Shakas, Greeks, and Kushans
(d) Shakas, Kushans, and Greeks
Option d – Shakas, Kushans, and Greeks
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given rulers of ancient India?
(a) Ashoka, Kanishka and Milinda
(b) Milinda, Ashoka and Kanishka
(c) Ashoka, Milinda and Kanishka
(d) Milinda, Kanishka and Ashoka
Option c – Ashoka, Milinda and Kanishka
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Kushanas – Gold and copper
(b) Gupta – Gold and silver
(c) Satavahanas – Gold
(d) Kalachuris – Gold, silver, and copper
Option c – Satavahanas – Gold
Consider the following statements. I. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga. II. The last Shunga King, Devahuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne. III. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras. Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) I and II
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) I, II, and III
Option d – I, II, and III
The King of Kalinga Kharavela was related to which of the following dynasty?
(a) Chedi
(b) Kadamba
(c) Kalinga
(d) Haryanka
Option a – Chedi
Which of the following kings was a patron of Jainism?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Pulakeshin II
(d) Kharavela
Option d – Kharavela
Who among the following kings had heavily leaned towards Jainism?
(a) Dashratha
(b) Brihadratha
(c) Kharavela
(d) Huvishka
Option c – Kharavela
King Kharavela is related to
(a) Piller inscription of Girnar
(b) Piller inscription of Junagarh
(c) Hathigumpha inscription
(d) Sarnath inscription
Option c – Hathigumpha inscription
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