Quiz on History Set 53

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Quiz on History Set 53 :

Question 1 : 

Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A. Slavery
B. Rigidity of Caste
C. Prostitution
D. Widow remarriage

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Correct Ans: Option D

Question 2 : 

The ancient Chola kingdom existed in the delta of the river
A. Tungabhadra
B. Cauvery
C. Krishna
D. Godavari

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Correct Ans: Option B

Question 3 : 

Which of the following statements about Arthasastra is not true?
A. It prescribes the duty of a king
B. It describes the then economic life of the country
C. It lays down the principles of politics
D. It highlights the need for financial reforms

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Correct Ans: Option D

Question 4 : 

What is said to be the original home of the Sungas?
A. Kalinga
B. Vidisa
C. Berar
D. Bharhut

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Correct Ans: Option B

Question 5 : 

Milindapanho is a
A. History of a dynasty
B. Prakrit drama
C. Sanskrit play
D. Religious conversation

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Correct Ans: Option D

Question 6 : 

Who wrote Ashtadhyayi?
A. Panini
B. Katyayana
C. Jayadeva
D. Bharatha

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Correct Ans: Option A

Question 7 : 

The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian territory was
A. Cyrus
B. Cambyses
C. Darius
D. Xerxes

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Correct Ans: Option A

Question 8 : 

Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
A. he fell ill
B. he suffered defeat in India
C. his forces refused to go further
D. he did not like India

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Correct Ans: Option C

Question 9 : 

The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
A. wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
B. the presence of a 'council of ministers'
C. the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
D. an extensive network of spy-system

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Correct Ans: Option C

Question 10 : 

The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Brahmanism
D. The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

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Correct Ans: Option D

Quiz Summary

Here the correct answers of every question in this quiz.

Q.1 [D],     Q.2 [B],     Q.3 [D],     Q.4 [B],     Q.5 [D],     Q.6 [A],     Q.7 [A],     Q.8 [C],     Q.9 [C],     Q.10 [D],    


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