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MCQ ON ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY-21

201. Which one of the following has not been mentioned as 'asineva' in Ashokan inscriptions

A. Pride and fury

B. Envy and revenge

C. Greed and passion

D. Cruelty and anger

Answer

Correct Answer: [C] Greed and passion


202. `House burials' are reported from

A. Uleri in Almora

B. Balathal in Rajasthan.

C. Gufral in Kashmir

D. Ghaligal - in the northeast

Answer

Correct Answer: [A] Uleri in Almora


203. The famous Jaina temples at Dilwara were built by?

A. Solankis

B. Chauhans

C. Paramaras

D. Chandellas

Correct Answer: [A] Solankis


204. When were the Silkworms introduced into the Byzantine empire from China, adversely affecting India's already declining foreign trade?

A. 615 AD

B. 351 AD

C. 451 AD

D. 551 AD

Answer

Correct Answer: [D] 551 AD


205. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A. Arrian—Indica

B. Claudius Aelianus—Naturalis Historica

C. Diodorus Sicilus—Bibliotheca Historica

D. Strabo Geography

Answer

Correct Answer: [B] Aelianus—Naturalis Historica Claudius


206. Who tells us that 'India' (i.e. Indus Valley) was the 20th and most prosperous satrapy (province) of the Persian empire?

A. Fa Hien

B. Yijing

C. Herodotus

D. Megasthenese

Answer

Correct Answer: [C] Herodotus


207. Which of the following is/are the well-known ancient geographical epithets of India?

A. Bharatvarsha

B. Saptadvipa

C. Both A and B

D. Jambudvipa

Answer

Correct Answer: [C] Both A and B


208. Which one of the following Brahmana texts belongs to the Rigveda?

A. Aitareya Brahmana

B. Gopatha Brahmana

C. Shatapatha Brahmana

D. Taittiriya Brahmana

Answer

Correct Answer: [A] Aitareya Brahmana


209. Who was the author of ‘Indica’?

A. Plutarch

B. Justin

C. Herodotus

D. Magasthenes

Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Magasthenes


210. Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piydassi’ and‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions?

A. Chandragupta Maurya

B. Ashoka

C. Samudragupta

D. Harshvardhana

Answer

Correct Answer: [B] Ashoka


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