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  1. Which area of India was known as Avantika in ancient times?

  2. A.

    Avadh

    B.

    Ruhelkhand

    C.

    Bundelkhand

    D.

    Malwa


  3. The 'Ajivikas' were

  4. A.

    Sect contemporary to the Buddha

    B.

    Breakaway branch of the Buddhists

    C.

    Sect founded by Charvaka

    D.

    Sect founded by Shankaracharya


  5. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?

  6. A.

    Ashoka

    B.

    Ajatshatru

    C.

    Kanishka

    D.

    Simukha


  7. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?

  8. A.

    Ravi

    B.

    Jhelum

    C.

    Sutlej


  9. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order:

    (I.) Nandas

    (II.) Shishu nagas

    (III.) Mauryas

    (IV.) Haryankas

  10. A.

    IV, II, III and I

    B.

    II, I, IV and III

    C.

    IV, II, I and III

    D.

    III, I, IV and II


  11. King Kharvela was the greatest Chedi Dynasty ruler of

  12. A.

    Kalinga

    B.

    Cholamandalam

    D) Purushpur

    C.

    Kannauj


  13. The kingdom which first used elephants in wars-

  14. A.

    Kosala

    B.

    Magadha

    C.

    Champa

    D.

    Avanti


  15. Whose army did Alexander the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?

  16. A.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    B.

    Ambi

    C.

    Dhanananda

    D.

    Porus


  17. Name of Republic which was a confederacy to tribes in the 6th century B.C.

  18. A.

    Gandhara

    B.

    Vajji

    C.

    Koushal

    D.

    Avanti


  19. Which one of the following scholar, challenged Invincible Yajnavalkya for debate?

  20. A.

    Ghosha

    B.

    Apala

    C.

    Maitreyi

    D.

    Gargi