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41. Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
A. Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra‘
B. Vatsyanana’s ‘Kamasutra’
C. Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural’
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’
SOLUTION :Kautilya had been compared to Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharal Nehru.
42. Deimachus came to India during the reign of _________.
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Bindusara
C. Ashoka
D. Kanishka
ANSWER: B. Bindusara
SOLUTION: Deimachus came to India during the reign of Bindusara. Syrian King Antiochus-I sent his ambassador Deimachus to the court of Bindusara. Deimachus replaced Megasthenes. Megasthenes, Deimachus and Dionysius were the Greek historians who served ambassadors in the Mauryan court.
43. Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of ______.
A. Bricks
B. Stones
C. Woods
D. Clays
ANSWER :C. Woods
SOLUTION:The palace of Chandragupta Maurya was inspired by the Achaemenid palaces at Persepolis in Iran. Wood was the principal building material.
44. The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site?
A. Vaishali
B. Pataliputra
C. Kapilvastu
D. Shravasti
ANSWER:B. Pataliputra
SOLUTION:Kumhrar or Kumrahar is the area of Patna where remains of the ancient city of Pataliputra were excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India starting from 1913.
45. Bulandibagh was ancient site of _______.
A. Kapilavastu
B. Pataliputra
C. Vaishali
D. Varanasi
ANSWER: B. Pataliputra
SOLUTION:Bulandi Bagh is an area of the archaeological site of Pataliputra. It is mainly known for the discovery of the monumental Pataliputra capital, unearthed in 1895 by L.A. Waddell, as well as the excavation of wooden palissades thought to have formed the protective walls of ancient Pataliputra.
46. Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan?
A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta
C. Bindusara
D. Kunal
ANSWER: B. Chandragupta
SOLUTION: Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty and the son of Chandragupta Maurya. He is believed to have conquered Deccan, which was a region in southern India.
47. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra?
A. Harsh
B. Skandgupta
C. Vikramaditya
D. Chandragupta Maurya
ANSWER: D. Chandragupta Maurya
SOLUTION: Malwa became part of the Gupta Empire during the reign of Chandragupta II (375–413), also known as Vikramaditya, who conquered the region, driving out the Western Kshatrapas.
48. The inscription which proves Chandragupta’s over Western India is _______.
A. Kalinga Rock Inscription
B. Girnar Rock Inscription of Ashoka
C. Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
D. Sopara Rock Inscription of Ashoka
ANSWER: C. Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
SOLUTION: The inscription which proves Chandragupta’s Away over western India is The Junagadh rock inscription. The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Indian Satraps ruler Rudradaman I.
49. That Gujarat was included in the kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya is proved by__________.
A. Greek accounts
B. Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
C. Jain tradition
D. Pillar edict II of Ashoka
ANSWER: B. Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
SOLUTION: Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman.
50. Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander?
A. Samudragupta
B. Ashok
C. Bindusar
D. Chandragupta
ANSWER: D. Chandragupta
SOLUTION:Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus Nicator, a general of the Greek King, Alexander. Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus Nicator in c. 302 B.C. to the court of the Indian king Chandragupta of the Mauryan Empire.