ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 45

ANCIENT INDIA MCQS SET 45

1. The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated stands for
(a) great
(b) detached
(c) non-violence
(d) conqueror (of senses)
Ans: (d)

2. India had a brisk foreign trade with the Roman world during the period
(a) Sangam
(b) Pallava
(c) Chola
(d) Vijayanagar
Ans: (a)

3. The Sanskrit drama which triumph over the Nanda is
(a) Mrichhakatika
(b) Mudrarakshasa
(c) Devichandragupta
(d) Prabodhchadrodaya
Ans: (b)

4. The rulers of a dynasty of the Deccan who were supposed to be Brahmanas and staunch supporters of Brahmanism were
(a) Satavahanas
(b) Vakatakas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Chalukyas
Ans: (a)

5. The successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan were the
(a) Vakatakas
(b) Kadambas
(c) Rashtrakutas
(d) Chalukyas of Badami
Ans: (a)

6. The painting In the Ajanta Caves shows an Indian king receiving an embassy from the king or Persia. The king receiving the embassy has been identified with
(a) Pulakesin I
(b) Pulakesin II
(c) Rajendra Chola
(d) Dhruva IV
Ans: (d)

7. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
(a) Mahapadmananda
(b) Dhanananda
(c) Navananda
(d) Not known
Ans: (b)

8. The Pallava king who adopted the epithet of Vichitrachitta of curious minded was
(a) Mahendravarman I
(b) Narasimhavarman I
(c) Narasimhavarman II
(d) Simhavishnu
Ans: (a)

9. River Chenab was known is ancient times as
(a) Parushni
(b) Satudri
(c) Himadri
(d) Asikru
Ans: (d)

10. According to Ancient Indian legendary sources, Surabhi was a/an
a) wish-fulfilling tree
b) treasure in the form of a cow, churned from the cosmic ocean
c) medicine prepared by Dhanvantri
d) intoxicating drink consumed during religious ceremonies in ancient times
Ans: (b)