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

  2. A.

    Hiuen Tsang

    B.

    Magasthenese

    C.

    I-Tsing

    D.

    Fahien


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

  4. A.

    Chandalika

    B.

    Charulata

    C.

    Gautami

    D.

    Karuwaki


  5. The Greeks were driven out of India by

  6. A.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    B.

    Chandragupta Vikramaditya

    C.

    Ashoka

    D.

    Bindusara


  7. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?

  8. A.

    Satavahanas

    B.

    Sungas

    C.

    Yavanas

    D.

    Pandya


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

  10. A.

    Pillar Edict VII

    B.

    Mahavamsa

    C.

    Divyavadana

    D.

    Rock Edict XIII


  11. Ashoka spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by

  12. A.

    Teaching the Triratnas

    B.

    Sending the Dharma Mahamantras

    C.

    Wagins wars

    D.

    Becoming a Buddhist Monk


  13. In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war?

  14. A.

    Maski Edict

    B.

    Rock Edict XIII

    C.

    Rock Edict XI

    D.

    Rock Edict X


  15. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at

  16. A.

    Ujjayani

    B.

    Pushkalavati

    C.

    Taxila

    D.

    Rajagriha


  17. Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan

    Court.

  18. A.

    Alexander

    B.

    Megasthanese

    C.

    Plato

    D.

    Aristotle


  19. The author of Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of

  20. A.

    Ashoka

    B.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    C.

    Samudragupta

    D.

    Chandragupta Vikramaditya