Ancient Indian History Test 37

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Question 1
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Who among the following is not a contemporary of Ashoka?

A
Antiochus I

B
Antiochus II

C
Ptolemy II

D
Magas of Cyrene
Question 2
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Which Sikh guru was executed by Jehangir for supporting the rebellion of his son Khusrau?

A
Guru Arjun Dev

B
Guru Hargovind

C
Guru Her Rai

D
Guru Har Kishan

Solution

Arjun Dev, the fifth Guru of Sikhism, was imprisoned and later executed by the Mughal king Jahangir on a charge of helping rebel prince, Khusrau, with money and prayers. Guru Hargobind succeeded him as the sixth guru of Sikhism.
Question 3
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Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of _______.

A
Egypt

B
Corinth

C
Macedonia

D
Syria

Solution

In his thirteenth inscription, Ashoka mentions five Greek contemporary kings. Turamaya has been identified with the contemporary ruler of Egypt up to 247 BC.
Question 4
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The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of _________.

A
Chunar near Mirzapur

B
Lauriya in Nandangarh

C
Sarnath near Varanasi

D
Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

Solution

The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BC. Of the pillars erected by him, twenty still survive including those with inscriptions of his edicts. They were quarried at Chunar, just south of Varanasi and taken to their sites before or after carving.
Question 5
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Which of the following Southern people are clearly mentioned in the Ashokan inscription?
$$1$$. Cholas
$$2$$. Pallavas
$$3$$. Pandyas
$$4$$. Keralaputras
$$5$$. Satyaputra.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
$$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$

B
$$1, 3, 4$$ and $$5$$

C
$$2, 3$$ and $$4$$

D
$$3$$ and $$4$$
Question 6
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Chandragupta Maurya is said to have spent his last years in South India at a place called _______.

A
Kanchi

B
Madurai

C
Sravanbelgola

D
Rameshwaram
Question 7
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'Pativedikas' and 'Pulisanis' of Ashokan edicts are concerned with _________.

A
military department

B
police department

C
commerce and Industry

D
espionage

Solution

In the VIth Major Rock Edict of Emperor Askoka Mantri Parishad has been mentioned; officials like Pulisanis and Pativedikas has also been mentioned. The Pativedikas were spies or espionages whereas the Pulisanis were of a higher rank.
Question 8
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
$$1$$. Uttarapatha Taxila
$$2$$. Avantipatha Rajpura
$$3$$. Dakshinapatha Suvarnagiri
$$4$$. Kalinga Tosali

A
$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

B
$$1, 3$$ and $$4$$

C
$$2, 3$$ and $$4$$

D
All of these

Solution

The Maurayan empire was divided into a number of provinces;
The northern province, called Uttarapatha, had Taxila as its capital; western province known as Avantipatha had its capital in Ujjaini; Prachyapatha had its capital as Tosali (Kalinga) which formed the eastern province while Dakshinapatha with its capital Suvarnagiri was the southernmost province.
Question 9
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-I List-II
$$1$$. Asia Herat
$$2$$. Araehizia Kandhar
$$3$$. Gednosia Baluchistan
$$4$$. Parapyhadae Kabul

A
$$1$$ and $$2$$

B
$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

C
$$2, 3$$ and $$4$$

D
All of these

Solution

Asia - Herat
Araehizi - Kandhar
Gedrosia - Baluchistan
Parapyhadae - Kabul.
All the above places and ancient names have correctly matched. These were the names during the Mauryan period.
Question 10
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During Bindusara's reign, Ashoka suppressed an uprising at which place?

A
Kalinga

B
Brahmagiri

C
Ujjain

D
Taxila

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$$1$$. Uttarapatha	Taxila
$$2$$. Avantipatha	Rajpura
$$3$$. Dakshinapatha	Suvarnagiri
$$4$$. Kalinga	Tosali

List-I	List-II
$$1$$. Asia	Herat
$$2$$. Araehizia	Kandhar
$$3$$. Gednosia	Baluchistan
$$4$$. Parapyhadae	Kabul

Ancient Indian History Test 37

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Ancient Indian History Test 37

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Question 1

Antiochus I

Antiochus II

Ptolemy II

Magas of Cyrene

Question 2

Guru Arjun Dev

Guru Hargovind

Guru Her Rai

Guru Har Kishan

Solution

Question 3

Egypt

Corinth

Macedonia

Syria

Solution

Question 4

Chunar near Mirzapur

Lauriya in Nandangarh

Sarnath near Varanasi

Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

Solution

Question 5

$$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$

$$1, 3, 4$$ and $$5$$

$$2, 3$$ and $$4$$

$$3$$ and $$4$$

Question 6

Kanchi

Madurai

Sravanbelgola

Rameshwaram

Question 7

military department

police department

commerce and Industry

espionage

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Question 8

$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

$$1, 3$$ and $$4$$

$$2, 3$$ and $$4$$

All of these

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Question 9

$$1$$ and $$2$$

$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

$$2, 3$$ and $$4$$

All of these

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Question 10

Kalinga

Brahmagiri

Ujjain

Taxila

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