The Greek ambassador Megasthenese was in the court of which one of the following rulers?

Which is the oldest Veda?

The megaliths are

With which period do we associate the “Megaliths” ?

What is the name of the book of Meghasthenese had written?

To whom the title ‘Devanam Priya’ was given?

Sarnth’s Lion Capital is attributed to –

What was the function of ‘Rajukas’ ?

Who was the first scholar to read Ashokan edicts?

Which dynasty was not in power during the Sangam age?

The place where three Sangams are associated with?

Which of the following ancient Indian Kings had appointed Dhamma Mahamattas?

As per Asoka’s inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable?

In which year, Ashoka invaded Kalinga?

Ashoka called the third buddhist council at which of the following places?

Which dynasty Asoka the Great was emperor of ?

In 1837, James Princep deciphered an Inscription in Brahmi script referring to a king called ‘Devanamapiya Piyadassi’. The celebrated monarch known by this epithet was :

To perform which among the following functions, Rajukas were appointed by Asoka?

Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?

Who has been complimented as the ‘Indian Napoleaon’ by the historian VA Smith ?

The court of which ruler was adorned by numerous scholars known as ‘Navratnas’ ?

Fa-Hein, the Chinese Buddhist Monk, visited India during the reign of which ruler ?

Nalanda University was built by which king ?

Harisena was the court poet of which ruler ?

Which of the following is false?

Who is the author of Hitopadesha ?

Who is the author of Panchatantra ?

Which gupta king has been described as ‘ the hero of hundred battles ‘ ?

Which gupta king has been mentioned as Kaviraj ?

The study of inscriptions is known as :

Consider the following statements associated with James Prinsep:

I. James Prinsep is considered as the first European Scholar to decipher the Ashokan Edicts of Ancient India.

II. James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi and Khrosthi in which he found mentioned a king referred to as “piyadassi”.

II. James Prinsep was appointed as an officer in the mint of British East India Company.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding most evident happenings of Sixth century BCE in Indian History:

I.The sixth century BCE is often regarded as a major turning point in early Indian history.

II.It is an era associated with early civilisation, the growing use of gold and silver, the development of paper currency, etc.

III.It also witnessed the growth of diverse systems of thought, including Buddhism and Jainism.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Rigveda was composed by ?

Consider the following statements regarding the Mahajanapadas of the sixth century BCE:

I.Early Buddhist and Jaina texts mention, amongst other things, sixteen states known as Mahabharat.

II.Each mahajanapada had a capital city, which was often fortified. Maintaining these fortified cities as well as providing for incipient armies and bureaucracies required resources.

III.While most mahajanapadas were ruled by kings, some, known as ganas or sanghas, were oligarchies, where power was shared by a number of men, often collectively called rajas.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are corrects?

Consider the following statements regarding Rajagaha:

I.Initially, Rajagaha (the Prakrit name for presentday Rajgir in Bihar) was the capital of Madhya Pradesh.

II.Rajagaha was a fortified settlement, located amongst hills.

III.Later, in the fourth century BCE, the capital was shifted to Pataliputra, present-day Patna, commanding routes of communication along the Ganga.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Which one of the following Mahajanapadas, was a monarchical state ?

Who among the following often described as the “the first empire builder of Indian history”

Who was a Gahapati?

What is Oligarchy ?

What is the meaning of Janapada ?

Who was the founder of Mauryan Empire?

The names of the five major political centers of the Mauryan Empire are?

Consider the following statements associated with Megasthenes mentions six committee for military activity:

I. one looked after the navy

II. the second managed transport and provisions

III. the third was responsible for foot-soldiers

IV. the fourth for horses

V. the fifth for chariots and

VI. the sixth for Tiger

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

What was the works of dhamma mahamatta ?

The new kingdoms that emerged in the Deccan and further south are ?

What is the meaning of Tamilakam ?

The people of Central Asian origin who established kingdoms in the north-western and western parts of the subcontinent, derived revenues from long-distance trade are?

What is Silappadikaram ?

Many rulers who adopted the title devaputra, or “son of god” they are ?

who called them selves sons of heaven?

The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by

Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?

Identify the image and tick the correct name

Identify the image and tick the correct name

dentify the image and tick the correct name

Identify the image and tick the correct answer

Punch-marked coins was made of in which metal ?

The first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued by ?

The first gold coins were issued first century ce by?

Who was the writer of Harshacharita?

One of the best-known legal texts of early India, written in Sanskrit and compiled between c. second century bce and c. second century are?

Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of one of the most important rulers ?

To whom grants of lands was generally given?

Consider the following statements associated withThe impact of land grants

I) land grants were part of a strategy adopted by ruling lineages to extend agriculture to new areas.

II) land grants were indicative of weakening political power :

as kings were losing control over their samantas, they tried to win allies by making grants of land.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding

The title of Devanampiya and Piyadassi ?

I) Devanampiya, often translated as “beloved of the gods”

II) Piyadassi, or “pleasant to behold”.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding

THE LIMITATIONS OF INSCRIPTIONAL EVIDENCE

I) letters are very faintly engraved, and thus reconstructions are uncertain.

II) Inscriptions may be damaged or letters missing. Besides, it is not always easy to be sure about the exact meaning of the words used in inscriptions.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding rise of Magadha:

1. Powerful and ambitious rulers like Bimbisara, Ajatasattu ,

Mahapadmananda and Akbar.

2.Availability of iron enabled the Magadhans to make tools and weapons.

3. Availability of elephants in forests constituted an important part of the army.

4. Fertile soil provided agricultural productivity.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements the sixth century BCE is often regarded as a major turning point in early Indian history:

1. Increased use of Iron

2. Development of coinage

3. Emergence of early states and cities

4. Rise of new religions, namely, Jainism and Buddhism

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding

STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION :

I• Use of Copper tipped ploughshare

II• Introduction of transplantation of paddy

III• Irrigation through wells, tanks and canals

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Prabhavati Gupta, daughter of Chandragupta II, was married into the family of ____________ in Deccan.

Artisans and traders organized themselves in ___________.

James Princep, an officer in the mint of the English East India Company was able to decipher Asokan Brahmi scripts in _____________.

What is the sources of Mauryan history?

What was the Dhamma of Ashoka's ?

Navaratnas lived in the

court of ____________.

Who is known as Indian Napoleon ________.

Kanishka belong to ___________ dynasty.

Saka Era started in ______ CE.

Identify the meaning of Bheri Ghosha is _____________.

First capital of Magadha _______.

The second capital of Magadha __________.

Identify the name of strongest Mahajanapada.

Find out the name of the Provincial head of maurayan dynasty

In which of the following scripts were the Ashokan inscriptions

discovered?

1. Kharoshthi 2. Aramaic

3. Greek 4. Brahmi

Given below are two statements, one labelled as

Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion (A): Revolution in the character of Ashoka came after the Kalinga war.

Reason (R): After the war, he became a lover of Ahimsa and a devoted preacher of Buddhism.

Given below are two statements, one labelled as

Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion (A): Inscriptions of Ashoka have been found scattered throughout his Empire. But no inscription of this Emperor has been

discovered from the north-eastern part of the country.

Reason (R): Because this part of the country did not form a part of his Empire.

Given below are two statements, one labelled as

Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion (A): Desiring to make his Dhamma instructions percolate down to the common people, Ashoka used besides Prakrit, Greek and Aramaic in his edicts found in the north-western parts of his Empire.

Reason (R): Greek and Aramaic speaking people formed a part of his population in the North-West.

Kanishka belong to ___________ dynasty.