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The term Sovanika was used in ancient india as reference to
A
carpenter
B
goldsmith
C
potter
D
sculptor
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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
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