Q.1 Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?
- Pushyamitra Sunga
- Agnimitra
- Vasumitra
- Jyesthamitra
Q.2 The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was
- Demetrius
- Menander
- Eukratises
- Heliocles
Q.3 The first great empire to the south of the Vindhayas was of the
- Cholas
- Cheras
- Pandyas
- Satavahanas
Q.4 The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account of
- Pursuing a tolerant religious policy and giving common patronage to Buddhism and Brahmanism
- Adoption of Prakrit as their court language in preference to Sanskrit
- Great economic prosperity and brisk inland and foreign trade
- Great contribution to Indian art as evident from the art of Amravati and Nagarjunakonda
Q.5 Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
- Montgomery district
- Larkana district
- Chandigarh area
- Gujarat
Q.6 Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
- Sama Veda
- Atharva Veda
- Yajur Veda
- Rig Veda
Q.7 The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
- Patrilineal
- Patriarchal
- Matriarchal
- Matrilineal
Q.8 Gautama Buddha was brought up by
- Mahaprajapati
- Mayadevi
- Kundavi
- Sangamitra
Q.9 Mahavira was
- The 20th Tirthankara
- The 21st Tirthankara
- The 23rd Tirthankara
- The 24th Tirthankara
Q.10 The Phrsae the ‘Light of Asia’ is applied to
- Alexander
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Mahavira
- The Buddha
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