Post Mauryan Dynasties - Sunga | Satvahana | Kushan Dynasty - MCQ

Post Mauryan Dynasties - Sunga | Satvahana | Kushan Dynasty - MCQ

Most important MCQ questions of the post Mauryan dynasties - for SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
Post Mauryan Dynasties - Sunga | Satvahana | Kushan Dynasty - MCQ
Sunga | Satvahana | Kushan Dynasty - MCQ

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1. Dharmamahamatras were ______ during the Mauryans




... Answer is A)
Dharmamahamatras were Officials during the Mauryans


2. During the period of Sungas there was a revival of ______.




... Answer is C)
During the period of Sungas there was a revival of Brahminism.


3. Of the following who has been considered as a grammarian?




... Answer is C)
Patanjalihas been considered as a grammarian.


4. The capital of Satvahanas located at___




... Answer is B)
Paithan.


5. Mudra Rakahasa was written by




... Answer is B)
Mudra Rakahasa was written by Visakadatta .


6. Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidas's




... Answer is B)
Agnimitra was the hero of Kalidas's Malavikagnimitra .


7. The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty was




... Answer is A)
The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty was Devabhuti.


8. Kanva dynasty was established by




... Answer is B)
Kanva dynasty was established by Vasudeva .


9. Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower of




... Answer is A)
Kharavela of Kalinga was a follower of Jainism.


10. The capital of the king Kharavela of Kalinga was




... Answer is C)
The capital of the king Kharavela of Kalinga was Kalinganagara.


11. The Capital of Kanishka Empire was _______.




... Answer is B)
The Capital of Kanishka Empire was Peshawar.


12. The Saka Era was founded by




... Answer is B)
The Saka Era was founded by Kanishka.


13. Kanlshka was the follower of




... Answer is D)
Kanlshka was the follower of Mahayanism.


14. The Sunga ruler Bhaga erected a monolithic 'Garuda' at _______.




... Answer is B)
The Sunga ruler Bhaga erected a monolithic 'Garuda' at Besnagar .


15. Pushyamitra Sunga was a staunch ______.




... Answer is C)
Hindu .


16. Which of the following was not the port of the Satavahanas?




... Answer is D)
Puhar.


17. Which of the following was the centre of inland trade of the Satavahanas?




... Answer is C)
Tagara.


18. Karikala was the centre of many legends found in




... Answer is B)
Silappadhikaram.


19. Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by




... Answer is B)
Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by Sri Satakarni.


20. Gandhara School of Art was deeply influenced by




... Answer is B)
Gandhara School of Art was deeply influenced by Hellenic art.


21. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?




... Answer is D)
Widow remarriage.


22. What is said to be the original home of the Sungas?




... Answer is B)
Vidisa.


23. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was




... Answer is B)
The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was Kanishka I.


24. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by




... Answer is C)
The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by Kanishka.


25. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to




... Answer is C)
During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to Korea and Japan.



26.The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period




... Answer is C)
The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period Kushana.



27. Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine?




... Answer is A)
Charaka was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine.




28. Kanishka is associated with an era which is known as




... Answer is D)
Kanishka is associated with an era which is known as Saka era.



29. The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, which flourished during the Kushana period and the foreign influence of




... Answer is C)
The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, which flourished during the Kushana period and the foreign influence of Both (a) and (b) above.



30.Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India?




... Answer is D)
Purdah system .


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