Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?
"Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely."
Correct Answer:
(A)
Ashoka
Ashoka was an Indian emperor of Maurya dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent during 273 BCE-232 BCE. Mentioned statement is found on his 12th major Rock Edict by which Ashoka has preached about religious harmony.
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22
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes:
(A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
Correct Answer:
(A)
and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of
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23
The Asokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts:
Correct Answer:
(C)
II and XIII
The rock edict second and thirteen of Ashoka tells us about the Sangam Kingdom of Chola, Pandya, Satiyaputta and Kerelaputta along with tamraparni (Sri Lanka).
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24
With reference to the Satavahana Rulers which of the following statement/s is/are true?
The Satavahana Kings were the nurtures of Prakrit language.
Public aspect of the arts got more encouragement during the Satavahana period.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below codes:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Both 1 and 2
Satvahana rulers patronised Prakrit more than Sanskrit. Political inscriptions also threw some light on the rare use of Sanskrit Literature. Also, public aspect of the arts got more encouragement during Satavahana period. Examples of architecture and sculptures found from the Satvahana era are associated with Buddhism.
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25
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
List-I List-II
(Dynasties) (Metals of coin)
Correct Answer:
(C)
Satavahanas - Gold
The Satvahana coins are a unique indication. They issued punch-marked coins and produced coins in Lead, Copper, Bronze and Silver, but not in Gold. Thus, option (c) is not correctly matched. Rest of the other types of coins are correctly matched with their dynasties.
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26
When was Saka Samvat initiated?
Correct Answer:
(B)
78A.D.
According to Jain texts, the successor of Vikramaditya (57 B.C.) was defeated by Saka in 135 Vikram Samvat. To celebrate this Victory, Saka started a new calendar called Saka Samvat. Hence it begins from 135-57 = 78 AD. Most of the historians believe that the Kushan ruler Kanishka was its originator.
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27
Which Saka king was defeated by Gautamiputra satakarni? –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Nahapana
Gautamiputra Satakarni defeated the Saka king Nahapana. He was the 23rd ruler of the Satavahana dynasty and his victory is recorded in the Nasik Inscription. Nahapana belonged to the Kshaharata dynasty and by defeating the Saka King Nahapana he restored the prestige of his dynasty by reconquering a large part of the former dominions of the Satavahanas.
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28
The rulers of which of the following dynasty have been called as 'Shriparvatiya' in Puranas?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Ikshvakus
Rulers of the Ikshvaku dynasty are called 'Shriparvatiya' in Puranas. They were Lords under the Patronage of Satvahanas, but after their decline, Ikshvakus declared their independence. Shrisantmula was the founder of this dynasty.
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29
How much is the year difference between the Saka Samvat and Vikram Samvat?
Correct Answer:
(C)
135 years
Currently, for date and year, Gregorian Calendar is being used which is internationally used civil calendar. In order to get Vikram Samvat (57 B.C.), 57 is to be added in the current calendar and to get the Saka Samvat (78 AD), 78 is to be subtracted from current calendar. Hence, Vikram Samvat is 2019+57 = 2076 and Saka Samvat is 2019 – 78 = 1941. Hence, the difference between Vikram Samvat and Saka Samvat is 2076 – 1941 = 135 years. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
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30
Which inscription tells, about the various achievements of Rudradaman-I?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Junagadh
The Junagadh inscription written in Sanskrit dated approx. 150 AD credits Rudradaman-I for supporting the cultural arts and Sanskrit literature and reconstructing the dam built by the Mauryas. In fact, he repaired the embankments of the lake Sudarshana, which was constructed by the Mauryas or checking floods. The Junagadh rock also contains inscriptions of Ashoka (with fourteen edicts of Ashoka), Rudradaman-I and Skandagupta.