141. Name the historians who have rejected the idea of a marriage alliance between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus
A. H P. Shastri
B. B.N. Mukherjee and Romila Thapar
C. Vincent Smith
D. H.C. Roychoudhury
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] B.N. Mukherjee and Romila Thapar
142. Who among the following was not a Greek Ambassador staying at the Mauryan Court?
A. Dcimachus
B. Dionisius
C. Megasthenes
D. Diodorus
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Diodorus
143. Which of the following major rock edicts of Asoka are in Prakrit language and Kharosthi script?
A. Manshera
B. Shahbazgarhi
C. Both A and B
D. Dhauli
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Both A and B
144. Rummindei pillar of Asoka is put up to mark Buddha's
A. First Sermon
B. Death
C. Birth
D. Enlightenment
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Birth
145. Which of the following was not a regional headquarters in the Maurya empire?
A. Tosali
B. Tambaparini
C. Ujjaiyini
D. Taxila
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Tambaparini
146. To whom was the Lomasa Rishi cave in the Barabar hills (near Gaya) donated by Ashoka
A. Brahmanas
B. Shri Lankan Buddhist monks
C. Ajivika monks
D. Jain monks
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Ajivika monks
147. Just as for my children, I desire that they should enjoy all happiness and prosperity both in this world and the next. So for all men, I desire the like happiness and prosperity'. This is stated in -
A. Tarai Pillars
B. Kalinga Inscriptions
C. Barabar Cave Inscriptions
D. Minor Rock Edicts
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Barabar Cave Inscriptions
148. During the post-Maurya times, elaborate Vedic sacrificial rituals like the Vajapeya, Rajasuya, and Aswamedha were regularly performed by the rulers of
A. North India
B. Deccan
C. both North India and Deccan
D. Chola dynasty
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] North India
149. The Kharosthi script derived from
A. Sanskrit
B. Brahmi
C. Pictographs
D. Aramaic
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Aramaic
150. The earliest use of the term 'Hindustan' appears in which inscription of Sasanid ruler Shahpur I?
A. Behistun
B. Hamadan
C. Naqsh-i-Rustom
D. Persepolis
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Naqsh-i-Rustom
