11). Consider the following statements :
1. Satavahana rulers persecuted; the Buddhists.
2. Pushyamitra Sunga patronised the Buddhists.
3. Shashanka cut off the Bodhi tree at Bodha Gaya.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
| A). 1 only |
| B). 2 and 3 |
| C). 1 and 3 |
| D). 3 only |
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12). Which of the following are not correct about the Satavahanas?
1. The Satvahana dynasty was the major power that rose in the Deccan region around the first century B.C.
2. The Satavahana minted only gold coins.
3. The Satavahanas had a complex administration system.
4. Expansion of overland and maritime trade networks was significant feature of the Satavahana period.
| A). 1 and 2 |
| B). 2 and 3 |
| C). 3 and 4 |
| D). 1 and 4 |
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13). The destruction of the Maurya Empire was followed by a series of invasions and the first to invade India were the :
| A). Bactrain-Greeks |
| B). Parthians |
| C). Kushanas |
| D). Shakas |
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14). Kanishka ruled over Afghanistan and part of north India from two capitals, One was Purushapura. Which was the other?
| A). Ujjain |
| B). Pataliputra |
| C). Mathura |
| D). Taxila |
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15). Kanishka was a great patron of art and literature which of the following personalities adorned his court?
| A). Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka |
| B). Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and Vasumitra |
| C). Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemacandra and Nagarjuna |
| D). Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Hemachandra |
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16). Which one of the following kings controlled the famous silk-route of Central Asia?
| A). Harsha |
| B). Chandragupta II |
| C). Ashoka |
| D). Kanishka |
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17). The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in Central Asia beyond the Poamirs was :
| A). Kanishka |
| B). Ashoka |
| C). Samudragupta |
| D). Harsha |
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18). Saka era was founded by :
| A). Ashoka |
| B). Harsha |
| C). Kanishka |
| D). Vikramaditya |
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19). Saka era started from
| A). 78 B.C. |
| B). 78 A.D. |
| C). 300 B.C. |
| D). 1224 A.D. |
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20). Vikrama era started from :
| A). 57 B.C. |
| B). 78 A.D. |
| C). 57 A.D. |
| D). 78 B.C. |
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