10 GK MCQ's on Ancient History of India 07/10/2022
- 1) According to Asoka's inscriptions, which of the following places was declared tax free and just 1/8th part was declared taxable?
- [A] Kushinagar
- [B] Lumbini
- [C] Kathmandu
- [D] Sarnath
- 2) Garuda was adopted as a dynastic emblem by __ after the imperial Guptas?
- [A] Rashtrakutas
- [B] Western Chalukyas
- [C] Shilaharas
- [D] Chedis
- 3) "The king was the ruler of all except Brahamanas”. This was the opinion of?
- [A] Manu
- [B] Yajnavalkya
- [C] Apasthamba
- [D] Gautama
- 4) On the banks of which river did the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II, defeat Harshavardhan?
- [A] Narmada
- [B] Kaveri
- [C] Niranjana
- [D] Rijupalika
- 5) Which of the following Chalukyan kings sent an ambassador to Persian emperor Khusrau II?
- [A] Pulakesin I
- [B] Pulakesin II
- [C] Kirtivarman I
- [D] Vishnuvardhan
- 6) Which of the following Pallava kings wrote the well-known burlesque 'Mattavilasa Prahasana'?
- [A] Mahendravarman I
- [B] Narsimhavarman
- [C] Narsimhavarman II
- [D] Paramesvar Varman
- 7) The post Devatadhyaksha is related to ___________ in the Mauryan empire.
- [A] Store House
- [B] Crown Lands
- [C] Customs
- [D] Religious Institutions
- 8) Which of the following ancient Tamil kingdoms became recognized through Sangam literature?
- [A] Chola
- [B] Chera
- [C] Pandya
- [D] All of the above
- 09) Who composed the Regveda hymns?
- [A] Hotri
- [B] Udgatri
- [C] Adhvaryas
- [D] Nakshotri
- 10) During Kanishka-reign, I's who was the court physician?
- [A] Charak
- [B] Vasumitra
- [C] Nagarjuna
- [D] Asvaghosa
Answer- [B] Lumbini
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