1.
Which was the first capital of Magadha?
A
Pataliputra
B
Kalinga
C
Rajagaha
D
None of the above
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Which was the first capital of Magadha?
Pataliputra
Kalinga
Rajagaha
None of the above
Which of these was the most powerful Mahajanapada from 6th to 4th century BCE ?
Kuru
Magadha
Panehala
Ciandhra
Which of the following is not one of the main features of Asoka's dhamma?
Respect the elders and be generous to the Brahmins.
Consider your religion superior to the other religions.
Gahapati should respect members of the family,relatives,servants, the poor and the slaves.
Follow non violence
What were the guilds of the merchants and craftsmen called?
Shrenis
Ur
Adimai
Uzhavar
What is known as study of coins ?
Yaudheyadas
Cicsoinismatics
Numismatics
Periplus
What is James prinsep's contribution in the development of the Indian epigraphy ?
He deciphered the Brahmi script used in most of the Asokan inscriptions.
He deciphered the Kharoshti script used in most of the Asokan inscriptions.
Both a & b
None of these
What are big rocks kept on the burial in the central and south India called ?
Northern Black Polished Ware
Pillars
Boulders
Megaliths
Ventures of which of the following traders were risky but highly profitable ?
Peddlers
Seafarers
Merchants with caravans of bullock carts and pack-animals
All of the above
The term Sovanika was used in ancient india as reference to
carpenter
goldsmith
potter
sculptor
The Prayaga Prashasti was composed in
Sanskrit
Pali
Prakrit
Brahmi
The Prakrit name of Rajagaha is present day..............in Bihar.
Rajgir
Patna
Orissa
Rajasthan
The Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya is
Megasthenes
Kautilya or Chanakya
Chandragupta Maurya
None of the above
The first issue of Epigraphia Indica was published in
1885
1886
1887
1888
The early Tamil Sangam literature mentions slaves known as
adimai
pannai
vellalar
uzhavar
The earliest capital of Magadha was Rajagaha which means
house of the king
house of the people
house of the animals
None of the above
The Arthashastra was composed by
Megasthenes
Kautilya or Chanakya
Chandragupta Maurya
None of the above
Sangam is a literature of ...........................language.
Tamil
malayalam
Sanskrit
Marathi
Pataliputra is present day.............state.
Karanataka
Patna
Orissa
Bihar
One of the political center mentioned is Asokan inscriptions Suvarnagiri is also known as
the golden mountain
gold
golden home
golden dome
Name the languages in which the Asokan inscriptions were written.
Prakrit, Aramaic & Greek
Pali, Prakrit & Greek
Pali, Sanskrit & Aramaic
Pali, Sanskrit & Greek