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  1. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at

  2. A.

    Hydaspes

    B.

    Jhelum

    C.

    Panipat

    D.

    Train


  3. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by

  4. A.

    Ashoka

    B.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    C.

    Bindu Sara

    D.

    Brihadratha


  5. After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under

  6. A.

    Seleucus Nicator

    B.

    Menander

    C.

    Rudradaman

    D.

    Kanishka


  7. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in

  8. A.

    Swarnagiri

    B.

    Taxila

    C.

    Ujjain

    D.

    Tosali


  9. Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?

  10. A.

    Ajatsatru

    B.

    Bindusara

    C.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    D.

    None of these


  11. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

  12. A.

    Hiuen Tsang

    B.

    Magasthenese

    C.

    I-Tsing

    D.

    Fahien


  13. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?

  14. A.

    Chandalika

    B.

    Charulata

    C.

    Gautami

    D.

    Karuwaki


  15. The Greeks were driven out of India by

  16. A.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    B.

    Chandragupta Vikramaditya

    C.

    Ashoka

    D.

    Bindusara


  17. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?

  18. A.

    Satavahanas

    B.

    Sungas

    C.

    Yavanas

    D.

    Pandya


  19. Which one of the following is the principle source of information of Ashoka's campaign against Kalinga?

  20. A.

    Pillar Edict VII

    B.

    Mahavamsa

    C.

    Divyavadana

    D.

    Rock Edict XIII