Ancient Indian History MCQs

Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Ancient Indian History for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.

31. Which of the following was a great center for the manufacturing of Shataka in the post-Mauryan times?
[A] Varanasi
[B] Mathura
[C] Taxila
[D] Patliputra

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32. Which of the following is the first known satraps of Mathura?
[A] Hagana
[B] Liaka Kusulaka
[C] Patika Kusulaka
[D] Bhumaka

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33. Which of the following succeeded Mauryas in the Deccan and in central India?
[A] Shungas
[B] Kanvas
[C] Satavahanas
[D] None of the above

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34. The achievements of Gautamiputra Satkarni were described and eulogised after his death in which of the following inscriptions?
[A] Junagarh Inscription
[B] Naneghat Inscription
[C] Nashik Inscription
[D] None of the above

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35. Rabatak Inscription provides the evidence of which of the following rulers?
[A] Kanishka
[B] Kadphises I
[C] Vasudeva II
[D] Vima Kadphises

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36. Which of the following scholars wrote Prajna Parimata Sutra?
[A] Ashvagosha
[B] Vasumitra
[C] Nagarjuna
[D] Mathara

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37. Which of the following kings was the last ruler of the Kushana empire?
[A] Kadphises I
[B] Ashvagosha
[C] Vasudeva II
[D] Vima Kadphises

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38. Halivakara refers to which of the following?
[A] Irrigation tax
[B] Plough tax
[C] Crop tax
[D] House tax

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39. Which of the following kings fought with the Traikutaka king, Dahrasena of southern Gujarat?
[A] Narendrasena
[B] Rudrasena II
[C] Prithivisena II
[D] Prithvisena I

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40. Which of the following cities gradually replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India during the rule of the Maukharies?
[A] Ujjain
[B] Mathura
[C] Kannauj
[D] Nalanda

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