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The first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire were :

A) Indo Greeks
B) Kushanas
C) Tamils
D) Sakas

Correct Answer:



C) Tamils

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1). Satavahanas belonged to :

A). Maharashtra

B). Andhra region

C). Konkan region

D). Kalingas

2). Sakas were finally overthrown by :

A). Kanishka

B). Chandragupta Vikramaditya

C). Devapala

D). Gautamiputra Satakarni

3). The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of :

A). the Guptas

B). the Mauryas

C). the Satavahanas

D). the Mahameghavahanas

4). Match the following :
Kind Deed
A. Rudradaman 1. Performance of Asvamedha
B. Gautamiputra 2. Defeat of Sakas
C. Kharavela 3. Repair of Sudarsana lake
D. Samudragupta 4. Patronage of Jainism
Below options are give in the order A B C D

A). 2 4 3 1

B). 3 2 4 1

C). 1 2 3 4

D). 2 3 1 4

5). The Prakrit text 'Gatha Saptasai' is attributed to the Satvahana king :

A). Gautamiputra Satkarni

B). Hala

C). Yajna Satkarni

D). Vasishtputra Pulumayi

6). 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

7). 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

8). 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

9). 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

10). 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