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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Correct Answer: B [Mathura]
Notes:
In the post-Mauryan period, the techniques of cloth-making, silk- weaving, and the manufacture of luxury articles developed. Mathura was a great center for the manufacture of a special type of cloth which was called shataka.
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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Correct Answer: A [Hagana ]
Notes:
The first known satraps of Mathura are Hagana and Hagamasa.“Rajuvula” who was one of their successor has been mentioned as Mahasatrapa in the Mora inscription , that was found near Mathura.
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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Correct Answer: C [Satavahanas]
Notes:
Sungas and the Kanvas succeeded the Mauryans in the north. In Deccan and in the central India, the Satavahanas succeeded the Mauryas however after a gap of almost 100 years.
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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Correct Answer: C [Nashik Inscription]
Notes:
The achievements of Satavahana King Gautamiputra Satkarniare were described and eulogised after his death, during his son Pulumayi II’s reign, in a Nashik Inscription of his mother Gautami Balashri. The inscription is written in Prakrit.
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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Correct Answer: A [Kanishka]
Notes:
Kanishka was the third ruler of the Kushana empire. He was the grandson of Kadphises I, the founder of the Kushana empire. The famous Rabatak Inscription written on a rock in the Bactrian language and the Greek script presents valuable information on Kanishka.
36. Which of the following scholars wrote Prajna Parimata Sutra?
[A] Ashvagosha
[B] Vasumitra
[C] Nagarjuna
[D] Mathara
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Correct Answer: C [Nagarjuna]
Notes:
Nagarjuna was also termed as the Indian Einstein. He proposed the Theory of Relativity in his time in the form of a Sutra which is also called as the Prajna Parimata Sutra. He was a great patron of Mahayana doctrine.
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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Correct Answer: C [Vasudeva II]
Notes:
Kushan dynasty was founded by Kujula Kadphises or Kadphises I in the first century CE. Kanishka was the most famous of the Kushan kings and Vasudeva II was the last Kushan emperor who ruled from 275 CE–300 CE.
38. Halivakara refers to which of the following?
[A] Irrigation tax
[B] Plough tax
[C] Crop tax
[D] House tax
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Correct Answer: B [Plough tax]
Notes:
Halivakara during the Gupta period probably refers to plough tax. The Gupta period saw an increase in land taxes but the number of trade and commerce taxes decreased.
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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Correct Answer: C [Prithivisena II]
Notes:
Prithivisena II had to face the invasion of Harisena of Vatsagulma line thrice, and the invasion of Bhavadottavarman of the Nala dynasty. He also fought with the Traikutaka king, Dahrasena of southern Gujarat.
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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Correct Answer: C [Kannauj]
Notes:
The Maukhari dynasty was a royal Indian dynasty that controlled vast areas of Northern India after the decline of the Gupta empire. They ruled over Kannauj, a city in western Uttar Pradesh, which gradually replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India.
