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Ancient history - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    RAS/RTS Pre 2018
    The main seat (Peeth) of Varkari sect is
    1. Shringeri
    2. Pandharpur
    3. Nadia
    4. Varanasi
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  2. Question 2

    SSC MTS 2024
    The last Chalukyan King, defeated by the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga, was ___________.
    1. Vikramaditya II
    2. Pulakesin II
    3. Kirtivarman II
    4. Vikramaditya I
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  3. Question 3

    Geoscientist 2024
    Which one among the following temples, constructed by Queen Loka Mahadevi in Pattadakal, is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
    1. Kailasanatha Temple
    2. Virupaksha Temple
    3. Brihadishwara Temple
    4. Srirangam Temple
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  4. Question 4

    UPPCS Pre 1996
    ‘Milindapanha’ is a
    1. Sanskrit drama
    2. Jain chronicle
    3. Pali text
    4. Persian epic
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Pre 2006
    The ‘Ratha Temples’ of Mahabalipuram were constructed in the reign of
    1. Pulakeshin II
    2. Narasingha Varman II
    3. Raja Raja
    4. Rajendra Chola
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CGL 2020
    In which of the following sites of jadeite stone was found?
    1. Mahagara
    2. Mehrgarh
    3. Hallur
    4. Daojali Hading
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Kalibangan is located at?
    1. Gujarat
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Himachal Pradesh
    4. Punjab
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  8. Question 8

    RRB Group-D 2022
    How many stages of life did early Hindu philosophy determine?
    1. four
    2. three
    3. five
    4. two
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Who, of the following, opined that the original homeland of the Aryans was the Artic region?
    1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    2. Max Muller
    3. Dayanand Saraswati
    4. A. C. Das
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  10. Question 10

    SSC MTS 2024
    Which dynasty defeated the Kanva dynasty?
    1. Sunga Dynasty
    2. Kushan Dynasty
    3. Sakas Dynasty
    4. Satavahana Dynasty
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  11. Question 11

    NDA-I 2025
    From among the following Mahajanapadas, identify the gana/sangha (oligarchy):
    1. Magadha
    2. Vajji
    3. Avanti
    4. Kosala
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  12. Question 12

    BPSC Pre 2008
    Who recognised Sandrokottos as Chandra Gupta Maurya?
    1. William Jones
    2. V. Smith
    3. R. K. Mukherjee
    4. D. R. Bhandarkar
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Mains 2019
    Who was the propounder of the Ajivika Sect?
    1. Purana Kassapa
    2. Pakuddha Kaccayana
    3. Makkali Gosala
    4. Ajita Keshakambalin
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CGL 2023
    Who was the last king of the Shunga dynasty?
    1. Pushya Mitra
    2. Bhavbhuti
    3. Shashanka
    4. Devabhuti
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  15. Question 15

    IAS 2024
    Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?
    1. Kavyalankara
    2. Natyashastra
    3. Madhyama-vyayoga
    4. Mahabhashya
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  16. Question 16

    Karnataka PSC Pre 2021
    Which dynasty was most powerful after Mauryan in Southern India?
    1. Satvahana
    2. Pallava
    3. Chola
    4. Chalukya
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  17. Question 17

    UPPCS Mains 2004
    Which one of the following was not a Jain Tirthankara?
    1. Chandraprabhu
    2. Nathamuni
    3. Nemi
    4. Sambhav
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Pre 2002
    Which of the following was not a part of Tripitakas three basket?
    1. Jatakas
    2. Vinaya
    3. Sutta
    4. Abhidhamma
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  19. Question 19

    Chhattisgarh PCS Pre 2003
    Gupta dynasty ruled during?
    1. 319 - 500 A.D.
    2. 319 - 324 A.D.
    3. 325 - 375 A.D.
    4. 566 - 597 A.D.
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  20. Question 20

    UPPSC Mains 2004
    The Ashokan Pillar at Allahabad provides information about the reign of?
    1. Chandragupta Maurya
    2. Chandragupta- I
    3. Chandragupta- II
    4. Samudragupta
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