Verbal Ability & RC Topics
Postgraduate level — Verbal Ability & RC
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Vocabulary in Context
quiz Questions
Q51
The Vedas were composed in which language?
Ujjain
Vedic Sanskrit
Pataliputra
Taxila
Explanation
The Vedic corpus was composed in early Sanskrit known as Vedic Sanskrit.
Q52
Which Harappan site in Gujarat had a dockyard?
Lothal
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Explanation
Lothal is famous for its dockyard-like structure indicating maritime trade.
Q53
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
Taxila
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Chandragupta Maurya
Explanation
Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan Empire around 321 BCE.
Q54
The Kalinga War was fought by which Mauryan ruler?
Pataliputra
Ashoka
Taxila
Ujjain
Explanation
Ashoka fought the Kalinga War and later embraced Dhamma.
Q55
Megasthenes wrote which book about India?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Indica
Explanation
Megasthenes wrote Indica during his stay at the Mauryan court.
Q56
Nalanda University flourished mainly under which dynasty?
Pataliputra
Gupta and post-Gupta rulers
Taxila
Ujjain
Explanation
Nalanda developed significantly in the Gupta and later periods.
Q57
Who wrote the political treatise Arthashastra?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Kautilya
Explanation
Kautilya, also called Chanakya, authored Arthashastra.
Q58
Who was known as the Napoleon of India?
Taxila
Samudragupta
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Explanation
Historian V. A. Smith called Samudragupta the Napoleon of India.
Q59
The Iron Pillar of Delhi is associated with which Gupta ruler?
Taxila
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Chandragupta II
Explanation
The inscription on the Iron Pillar is linked with Chandragupta II.
Q60
Who was the founder of the Pala dynasty in Bihar-Bengal?
Taxila
Ujjain
Gopala
Pataliputra
Explanation
Gopala was elected and founded the Pala dynasty in the 8th century.