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Post mauryan empires - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Who is the hero of Kalidas's drama 'Malvikagnimitram' ?
    1. Ashoka
    2. Vasumitra
    3. Agnimitra
    4. Pushyamitra
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  2. Question 2

    The last ruler of the Shunga dynasty was-
    1. Brihadrath
    2. Devabhuti
    3. Vasumitra
    4. Satkarni
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CHSL
    Who founded the Satavahana dynasty ?
    1. Satkarni I
    2. Rudradaman I
    3. Simuka
    4. Hala
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  4. Question 4

    What was the Capital city of Satavahana dynasty?
    1. Pataliputra
    2. Ujjain
    3. Nasik
    4. Amravati
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  5. Question 5

    Which dynasty's ruler started the practice of granting tax free villages to Brahmans and Buddhist monks?
    1. Shunga dynasty
    2. Muryan dynasty
    3. Satavahana dynasty
    4. Gupta dynasty
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  6. Question 6

    Who is the author of the "Gatha Saptasati" or "Sattasai" book?
    1. Simuka
    2. Satkarni-I
    3. Hala
    4. Gautamiputra Satkarni II
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  7. Question 7

    Which Purana consists of the longest List of Andhra Satavahana Kings?
    1. Vayu Purana
    2. Vishnu Purana
    3. Matsya Purana
    4. None of the above
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  8. Question 8

    Which Satavahana ruler claimed to be both, a unique Brahmana and a destroyer of the pride of Kshatriyas?
    1. Satkarni
    2. Simuka
    3. Goutamiputra Satkarni
    4. Pushyamitra Shunga
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  9. Question 9

    BPSC 2001
    Which dynasty ruled over India after Shunga dynasty?
    1. Satvahana
    2. Kushana
    3. Kanva
    4. Gupta
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  10. Question 10

    For which of the following rulers the title “Ekabrahmana” has been used?
    1. Pushyamitra Shunga
    2. Kharvela
    3. Susharman
    4. Goutamiputra Satkarni
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  11. Question 11

    Which one of the following literary works gives us information about the political history of Sathavahanas?
    1. Bhasa's Swapnavasavadatta
    2. Soma Deva's Kathasaritsagara
    3. Sudraka's Mricchakatika
    4. Vajjika's Kaumudi Mahosava
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  12. Question 12

    Which dynasty's most of the kings are known after their Mother?
    1. Muryan
    2. Gupta
    3. Shunga
    4. Satavahana
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  13. Question 13

    Karnataka PSC 2021
    Which dynasty was most powerful after Mauryan in south India?
    1. Satvahanas
    2. Pallavas
    3. Chola
    4. Chalukyas
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  14. Question 14

    UP UDA/ LAD Pre 2001
    Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?
    1. Chalukya
    2. Pallava
    3. Rastrakuta
    4. Satavahana
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  15. Question 15

    BPSC 2011
    Which inscriptions tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman-I?
    1. Junagarh
    2. Bhitari
    3. Nasik
    4. Sanchi
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