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Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees of military of which the fifth looked after
A
chariots
B
foot soldiers
C
transport
D
horses
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Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees of military of which the fifth looked after
chariots
foot soldiers
transport
horses
Magadha is present day..............state.
Karanataka
Patna
Orissa
Bihar
How many Mahajanapadas were there?
17
14
18
16
Harishena was a court poet of
Chandragupta Maurya
Samudragupta
Asoka
Chandragupta II
Directions - There are two statements one labelled as Assertion & the other labelled as Reason (R) .Each question has 4 option A,B,C,D select the one correct answer. Assertion : Patanjali attests that during the Mauryan times,new cults and superstitions were introduced for the sake of money. Reason (R) : The treasury needed to be adequately filled to meet any unforeseen economic crisis in the kingdom.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Magadha was the most powerful mahajanapada.
Statement II: Initally Pataliputra was the capital of Magadha and later it was shifted to Rajagriha.
Statement III: Elephants were found in abundance in the forests of Magadha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
I and II
II and III
I and III
II only
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: There were 5 major political centres in the Empire.
Statement II: Megasthenese wrote about the Mauryan Empire in his book Indica.
Statement III: Asoka founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.c.
Statement IV: Asoka used his sources to propogate Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1,2 & 3
1,2 & 4
2,3 & 4
1,3 & 4
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: There were 5 major political centres in the Empire.
Statement II: Megasthenes wrote about the Mauryan Empire in his book Indica.
Statement III: Ashoka founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.C.
Statement IV: Ashoka used his resources to propagate Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
Asoka is mentioned by which titles in his inscriptions ?
Asoka, Piyadassi
Masattuvan,Asoka
Devanampiya, Piyadassi
Devaputra, Piyadassi
An.............was land granted to a brahamana, who was usually exempted from paying land revenue.
Agahara
Janapada
Panhara
Jageer
Alexander Cunningham published asset of Asokan inscription in
1874
1875
1876
1877
According to a rock inscription in Sanskrit, composed around second century CE the Sudarshana lake was repaired by a king of the
Indo-Greeks
Kushanas
Satavahanas
rudradaman
Why is the 6th century BCE often considered a major turning point in Indian history ?
Emergence of States, cities and towns ; use of iron
Emergence of States, cities and towns ;Dominance of Hinduism
Dominance of Hinduism ; use of iron
Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism,Extensive use of Copper
Who were a clan of nomadic people living in China ?
Greeks
Kushanas
Aztecs
Maya
Who was the owner, master of a household
Kalhana
Kalidasa
Kautilya
Gahapati ans; Gahapati
Who was the court poet of Samudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers
Harishena
Kautilya or Chanakya
Megasthenes
None of the above
Who was Prabhavati Gupta ?
Daughter of Chandragupta II
Daughter of Chandragupta Murya
Daughter of Vakatakas
none
Who was Dhamma Mahamatta ?
Special revenue officers appointed by Asoka for tax collection.
Special officers appointed by Asoka for maintaining law and order.
Special officers appointed by Asoka to spread the message of Dhamma.
Special officers appointed by Asoka to stop the message of Dhamma.
Who issued the first coins bearing the names of rulers ?
Mauryas
Guptas
Indo- Greeks
Satavahanas
Who founded the Mauryan Empire ?
Chandragupta maurya
Bindusar
Asoka
Ajatashatu