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QUESTION: 1

The first issue of Epigraphia Indica was published in

A.
1885.
B.
1886.
C.
1887.
D.
1888.

Solution:

The first volume of Epigraphia Indica was edited by Burgess and brought out in the year 1888. This was a critically edited periodical, containing important inscriptions in different languages and scripts.

QUESTION: 2

The term 'Sovanika' was used in ancient India as reference to

A.
carpenter.
B.
goldsmith.
C.
potter.
D.
sculptor.

Solution:

A goldsmith is a metalworker, who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals.

QUESTION: 3

The Prayaga Prashasti was composed in

A.
Sanskrit.
B.
Pali.
C.
Prakrit.
D.
Brahmi.

Solution:

Prashastis - It is a Sanskrit word meaning “in praise of” Prashasti is a special kind of inscription which was made on stones and pillars in praise of different kings and gives information about the king and his reign. Eg- Allahabad Pillar Inscription.

QUESTION: 4

Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees of military, of which the fifth looked after

A.
chariots.
B.
foot-soldiers.
C.
horses.
D.
transport.

Solution:

Of the six subcommittees in the committee for coordinating the Mauryan military, the first one looked after the navy, the second managed transport and provisions, the third was responsible for foot-soldiers, the fourth for horses and the sixth for elephants.

QUESTION: 5

The Arthashastra was composed by

A.
Banabhatta.
B.
Kautilya.
C.
Ravikirti.
D.
Ashvaghosha.

Solution:

Kautilya or Chanakya was the prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty. The text Arthashastra deals with the monetary and fiscal policies, public welfare, international relations and war strategies in great detail.

QUESTION: 6

According to a rock inscription in Sanskrit, composed around second century CE, the Sudarshana lake was repaired by a king of the

A.
Indo-Greeks.
B.
Kushanas.
C.
Satavahanas.
D.
Rudradaman I

Solution:

Rudradaman I (r. 130–150) was a Shaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. Rudradaman I was instrumental in the decline of the Satavahana Empire. The Sanskrit Junagadh inscription of 150 CE credits him with supporting the cultural arts and Sanskrit literature and repairing the dam built by Mauryas. He repaired embankments of lake Sudarshana, which was earlier constructed by the Mauryas for checking floods.

QUESTION: 7

The Prakrit name for present-day Rajgir in Bihar was

A.
Rajagaha.
B.
Rajagraha.
C.
Ramgaha.
D.
Ramgraha.

Solution:

Rajagaha was the capital of Magadha. Interestingly, the old name means “house of the king”. It was a fortified settlement located amongst hills.

QUESTION: 8

The first ever ruler to propagate the principles of Dhamma was

A.
Bimbisara.
B.
Chandragupta II.
C.
Chandragupta Maurya.
D.
Asoka.

Solution:

The Dhamma, as explained in Asokan edicts, is not a religion or religious system, but a moral law, which is a common meeting ground for all religions. After the Kalinga war, the greatest ideal and objective before Ashoka was the propagation of Dhamma.

QUESTION: 9

Alexander Cunningham published a set of Asokan inscriptions in

A.
1874.
B.
1875.
C.
1876.
D.
1877.

Solution:

He published ‘Bhilsa Topes’, one of the earliest works on Buddhism, in 1854. He was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and is often called the 'father of Indian archaeology'.

QUESTION: 10

The early Tamil Sangam literature mentions slaves known as