21. Who of the following did not adorn the court of Kanishka-I?
(A)
Ashvaghosha
(B)
Parshva
(C)
Vasumitra
(D)
Vishakhadatta
Answer
(D) Vishakhadatta[UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
22. Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?
(A)
Shravasti
(B)
Kaushambi
(C)
Pataliputra
(D)
Champa
Answer
(A) Shravasti[UP RO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
23. Who among the following Ayurvedacharyas was educated at Taxila University?
(A)
Sushruta
(B)
Jivaka
(C)
Charaka
(D)
Both(B) and(C)
Answer
(D) Both(B) and(C)[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
24. Which dynasty ruled over India after Shunga dynasty?
(A)
Satvahana
(B)
Kushana
(C)
Kanva
(D)
Gupta
Answer
(C) Kanva[45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
25. Who among the following rulers is stated as protector of ?Varna System??
(A)
Pushyamitra Sunga
(B)
Kharvela
(C)
Gautamiputra Satkarni
(D)
Vasudeo
Answer
(C) Gautamiputra Satkarni[Haryana PSC (Pre) 2019 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2013]
26. Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?
(A)
Satvahana
(B)
Pallava
(C)
Chola
(D)
Chalukya
Answer
(A) Satvahana[UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
27. Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
(A)
Chera
(B)
Chola
(C)
Pandya
(D)
Satavahana
Answer
(D) Satavahana[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
28. Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?
(A)
Pan Chao
(B)
Ban Yong
(C)
She Huang Ti
(D)
Ho-Ti
Answer
(A) Pan Chao[Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2003]
29. Which of following dynasty empire was expanded even outside of India?
(A)
Gupta dynasty
(B)
Maurya dynasty
(C)
Kushan dynasty
(D)
None of the above
Answer
(C) Kushan dynasty[Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2006]
30. The institution of child marriage started in which period?
(A)
Maurya period
(B)
Kushan period
(C)
Gupta period
(D)
In the time of Harshavardhan
Answer
(B) Kushan period[RAS/RTS (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2000]
31. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A)
Harappan Civilisation – Painted Grey Ware
(B)
The Kushans – Gandhara School of Art
(C)
The Mughals – Ajanta Paintings
(D)
The Marathas – Pahari School of Painting
Answer
(B) The Kushans – Gandhara School of Art[IAS (Pre) 2001 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008]
32. Art of Gandhara style flourished during the reign of
(A)
Kushans
(B)
Guptas
(C)
Akbar
(D)
Mauryas
Answer
(A) Kushans[38th BPSC (Pre) 1992]
33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
List-I (Dynasties) – List-II (Metals of coin)
(A)
Kushanas – Gold and Copper
(B)
Gupta – Gold and Silver
(C)
Satavahanas – Gold
(D)
Kalachuris – Gold, Silver and Copper
Answer
(C) Satavahanas – Gold[UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]
34. Bamiyan of Afghanistan was famous for
(A)
Hindu temple
(B)
Work of elephant teeth
(C)
Gold coin of coinage
(D)
Buddha statue
Answer
(D) Buddha statue[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
35. The art style which combines Indian and Greek feature is called
(A)
Sikhar
(B)
Vera
(C)
Gandhara
(D)
Nagara
Answer
(C) Gandhara[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993, 2008]
36. The Gandhara School of art is the synthesis of
(A)
Indian and Persian Art
(B)
Indian and Chinese Art
(C)
Indian and Turk-Afghan Art
(D)
Indian and Greek Art
Answer
(D) Indian and Greek Art[UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
37. Which one of the following sculptures invariably used green schist as the medium?
(A)
Mauryan sculptures
(B)
Mathura sculptures
(C)
Bharhut sculptures
(D)
Gandhara sculptures
Answer
(D) Gandhara sculptures[IAS (Pre) 1996]
38. With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
(A)
Greeks – Sakas – Kushanas
(B)
Greeks – Kushanas – Sakas
(C)
Sakas – Greeks – Kushanas
(D)
Sakas – Kushanas – Greeks
Answer
(A) Greeks – Sakas – Kushanas[IAS (Pre) 2006]
39. First Persian ruler who captured some part of India was
(A)
Cyrus
(B)
Cambyses
(C)
Darius-I
(D)
Shaharsh
Answer
(C) Darius-I[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1994]
40. Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?
(A)
Chalukya
(B)
Pallava
(C)
Rashtrakut
(D)
Satavahana
Answer
(D) Satavahana[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]