Indian History - Mock Test 182

Question 1811

In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself?

A) Devanampriya Priyadarshi King B) Ashoka Priyadarshi C) Dhammasoka ( Dharmasoka ) D) Daivaputra

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Question 1812

Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?

A) Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa B) Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana C) Inscriptions of Ashoka D) Archaeological Sources and the Puranas

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Question 1813

Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book?

A) Travels of Megasthanes B) Indika C) Indicoplecusts D) Both b and c

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Question 1814

Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya ) is the author of Arthasastra which has been compared with?

A) Plato's State B) Machiavelli's Prince C) Karl Marx's Das Kapital D) Hitler's Mein Kampf

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Question 1815

The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanakrit play written by Kalidasa?

A) Mudrarakshas B) Devichandragupta C) Malavikagnimitram D) Mrichhakatika

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Question 1816

When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the?

A) Haryankas B) Sisunagas C) Nandas D) Mauryas

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Question 1817

Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states emerged as the most powerful?

A) Anga B) Magadha C) Kashi D) Kosala

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Question 1818

In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into?

A) sixteen great states B) eight republican states C) both a and b above D) Anga and Magadha

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Question 1819

Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in?

A) China B) Japan C) Sri Lanka D) Tibet

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Question 1820

Jatakas are the stories of?

A) Buddha's life B) Buddha's previous lives C) The lives of the future Buddhas D) Great saints of Buddhism

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