51). The name Dharmasoka was found in the :
| A). Maski Edict |
| B). Junagarh Inscription |
| C). Sarnath Inscription |
| D). Allahabad Pillar Inscription |
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52). The most important industry in Sangam age was :
| A). production of cloth |
| B). raising of pepper |
| C). glass industry |
| D). none of the above |
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53). In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for :
| A). its being a great centre of spice trade |
| B). its being a great centre of cotton trade |
| C). its being a great emporium of foreign trade |
| D). its being a great centre of indigenous trade |
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54). Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period?
| A). Sanskrit |
| B). Tamil |
| C). Telugu |
| D). Kannada |
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55). Sangam literature' is :
| A). Classical Sanskrit literature patronised by the Guptas |
| B). Pali literature dealing with the history of the Buddhist sang has |
| C). early Tamil literature attributed to the first three centuries of the Christian era |
| D). Sanskrit works of Puranic nature dealing with the sanctity of the place where there is confluence of rivers in Prayaga. |
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56). The literature of the Sangam Age was written mostly in the form of
| A). prose |
| B). poetry |
| C). drama |
| D). all of these |
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57). The Sangam literature is a major source of information about the social, economic and political life of the people living in the present day :
| A). Northern Tamil Nadu |
| B). South and western Tamil Nadu |
| C). South and western Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala |
| D). Coastal parts of Kerala, south Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu |
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58). Which of the following Ashokan inscription is in Kharoshthi script?
| A). Kalsi |
| B). Girnar |
| C). Shahvajgadi |
| D). Meerut |
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59). Which of the following was not a capital of Magadhan empire?
| A). Girivraja |
| B). Rajgriha |
| C). Pataliputra |
| D). Kosambi |
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60). Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of
| A). Egypt |
| B). Corinth |
| C). Macedonia |
| D). Syria |
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