Ancient Indian History MCQs

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The republican state of Sakya was situated near the border of Nepal. Mahatma Buddha belonged to the family of the Sakyas. The republican state of the Sakyas had a federal constitution. Its capital was Kapilavastu.

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The Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman I gives information about the beginning of the construction of Sudarshan lake which is located in the middle of the hill called Girnaar in Saurashtra. It was built by Pushyagupta who was the provincial ruler of Chandragupta Maurya.

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Stone culture dramatically emerged as the principal medium of Indian arts in the Mauryan period. Many art forms such as stone sculptures, ring stones, disc stones, terracotta figurines, and stupa architecture were patronized by different Mauryan kings. The Maurya period also saw the beginning of rock-cut architecture.

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The early Satavahana kings appeared not in Andhra but in the north Maharashtra, that is, the fertile basin of the upper Godavari valley. The earliest coins and inscriptions of Satavahanas have been found there.

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According to Chinese sources, the Kushanas were also called Guishuang. The Kushanas were one of five branches of the Yuezhi tribe that lived in Central Asia or along the Chinese border. The Kushanas eventually became more powerful than the other Yuezhi tribes. In the 1st century CE, Kujula Kadphises brought the five tribes together and founded the Kushan Empire. The Kushanas moved east towards India, defeating the Parthians and the Sakas. The Kushanas were also known as Tocharians.

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Vima Kadphises was the son of Kadphises I or Kujula Kadphises. He started as a co-ruler with his father. He conquered Gandhara from the Parthians. He also spread the kingdom to the east of the Indus till the Mathura region.

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The empire of Chandragupta II included even the north-western India and Bengal as indicated by iron pillar inscription at Mehrauli in Delhi. He assumed the title of Vikramaditya which means the one who is as powerful as the sun.

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During the Gupta period an officer called ustapala maintained records of all land transactions in the district whereas the village accountant preserved records of land in the village.

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Shulka during the Gupta period was a royal share of merchandise which was brought into a town or harbour by merchants. Therefore it can also be equated with the customs and tolls.

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The Maitrakas were the tributary chiefs of the Guptas. They  established an independent kingdom in western India ruling over the Saurashtra region in Gujarat. They continued to rule until the middle of the 8th century.