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SSC CGL History – Post-Mauryan India – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 questions, subject: History & Culture of India. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Match the followingMatch the inscription with the ruler:
P. Hathigumpha Q. Junagadh R. Nashik S. Rabatak
1. Rudradaman I 2. Kharavela 3. Kanishka 4. Gautamiputra Satakarni

Correct Answer: C [P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3]

Explanation:

Hathigumpha – Kharavela; Junagadh – Rudradaman I; Nashik – Gautamiputra Satakarni; Rabatak – Kanishka.

2.  
Match the followingMatch the Kushana ruler with what he is known for:
P. Kujula Kadphises Q. Vima Kadphises R. Kanishka S. Vasudeva
1. Fourth Buddhist Council 2. later Kushana with an Indian name 3. first Kushana ruler in India 4. gold coins on a large scale

Correct Answer: D [P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2]

Explanation:

Kujula Kadphises – first Kushana ruler in India; Vima Kadphises – gold coins on a large scale; Kanishka – Fourth Buddhist Council; Vasudeva – later Kushana with an Indian name.

3.  
The year 2000 CE corresponds to which year of the Vikram Samvat?

Correct Answer: B [2057]

Explanation:

Vikram Samvat = CE + 57 = 2057.

4.  
Barygaza (Bharuch), a leading western port of the age, stood at the mouth of the:

Correct Answer: A [Narmada]

Explanation:

Barygaza – Narmada mouth; Sopara and Kalyan were other western ports.

5.  
Odd one outFind the odd one out: Barygaza, Sopara, Kalyan, Purushapura

Correct Answer: B [Purushapura]

Explanation:

Barygaza, Sopara and Kalyan were western ports; Purushapura was Kanishka's inland capital.

6.  
Statement-basedWhich statements about the Satavahanas are correct?
I. Kings were often named after their mothers.
II. Their coins were mostly of gold.
III. They granted tax-free land to brahmanas and Buddhist monks.

Correct Answer: A [I and III only]

Explanation:

I ✓. II ✗. III ✓. Satavahana coins were mostly lead.

7.  
Guilds of craftsmen that accepted deposits in this age were called:

Correct Answer: D [shrenis]

Explanation:

Shrenis – guilds; inscriptions record deposits whose interest paid for gifts to monks.

8.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Gautamiputra Satakarni is called the destroyer of the Shakas.
R: He defeated the Shaka ruler Nahapana.

Correct Answer: C [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Defeating Nahapana earned him the title – R explains A.

9.  
Reverse question'Malavikagnimitram' of Kalidasa has which Shunga prince as its hero?

Correct Answer: B [Agnimitra]

Explanation:

Agnimitra, son of Pushyamitra.

10.  
Spot My Mistake'Rudradaman I, a Kushana ruler, issued the Junagadh inscription in Sanskrit.' Which part is wrong?

Correct Answer: C [the dynasty – he was a Shaka]

Explanation:

Rudradaman I was a Shaka (Western Kshatrapa) ruler, not a Kushana.

11.  
Trick SpotterQuickest way to turn Shaka 1900 into a CE year?

Correct Answer: D [Add 78 (gives 1978)]

Explanation:

CE = Shaka + 78 = 1978 (adding 135 gives the Vikram Samvat).

12.  
St. Thomas is said by tradition to have come to India in the reign of:

Correct Answer: A [Gondophernes]

Explanation:

Parthian king Gondophernes.

13.  
The Kushanas were a branch of the:

Correct Answer: D [Yuezhi]

Explanation:

Kushanas – a branch of the Yuezhi.

14.  
Which Kushana king issued gold coins on a large scale and was a devotee of Shiva?

Correct Answer: A [Vima Kadphises]

Explanation:

Vima Kadphises.

15.  
Arikamedu near Puducherry is known as:

Correct Answer: B [an Indo-Roman trading site]

Explanation:

Roman pottery and objects found there.

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