Post Mauryan Period SECTION 1

1.       Saka Era started form

(a)    78 BC   (b)   AD 78   (c) 300 BC    (d)  AD 124

2.       Who of the following deciphered the Brahmi Script?

(a)    William Jones

(b)   James Princep

(c)    John Marshall

(d)   EJH Mackay

3.       Gandhara School of Art initiated during the time of

(a)    Sakas

(b)   Mauryas

(c)    Sungas

(d)   Kushanas

4.       The language of the satavahana inscription was

(a)    Pali  

(b)   Prakrit

(c)    Tamil

(d)   Telugu

5.       The ‘ Yavanas’ refer to the

(a)    Greeks   

(b)   Parthians

(c)    Sakas

(d)   Foreigners

6.       Rudradaman was one of the greatest

(a)    Pallava rulers

(b)   Saka rulers

(c)    Kaushan rulers

(d)   Maurya rulers

7.       Which one of the following cities was regarded as the best producer of silk?

(a)    Ujjain   (b) Varanasi (c) Kausambi   (d) Taxila

8.       Saka Era founded by

(a)    Ashoka 

(b)   Harsha

(c)    Kanishka

(d)   Vikramaditya

9.       Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

(a)    Brahmi

(b)   Kharoshti

(c)    Sharada

(d)   Nandnagari

10.   Who were the first to issue fold coins?

(a)    Indo- Greeks

(b)   Shakas

(c)    Parthians

(d)   Kushanas

Answer:

1.       B

2.       B

3.       B

4.       B

5.       A

6.       B

7.       B

8.       C

9.       B

10.   A