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Postgraduate level — General Studies
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quiz Questions
Q1
The Vedas were composed in which language?
Vedic Sanskrit
Ujjain
Taxila
Pataliputra
Explanation
The Vedic corpus was composed in early Sanskrit known as Vedic Sanskrit.
Q2
Which Harappan site in Gujarat had a dockyard?
Pataliputra
Taxila
Lothal
Ujjain
Explanation
Lothal is famous for its dockyard-like structure indicating maritime trade.
Q3
Who founded the Maurya Empire?
Chandragupta Maurya
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Explanation
Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan Empire around 321 BCE.
Q4
The Kalinga War was fought by which Mauryan ruler?
Ashoka
Pataliputra
Taxila
Ujjain
Explanation
Ashoka fought the Kalinga War and later embraced Dhamma.
Q5
Megasthenes wrote which book about India?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Indica
Taxila
Explanation
Megasthenes wrote Indica during his stay at the Mauryan court.
Q6
Nalanda University flourished mainly under which dynasty?
Ujjain
Taxila
Gupta and post-Gupta rulers
Pataliputra
Explanation
Nalanda developed significantly in the Gupta and later periods.
Q7
Who wrote the political treatise Arthashastra?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Kautilya
Explanation
Kautilya, also called Chanakya, authored Arthashastra.
Q8
Who was known as the Napoleon of India?
Pataliputra
Samudragupta
Ujjain
Taxila
Explanation
Historian V. A. Smith called Samudragupta the Napoleon of India.
Q9
The Iron Pillar of Delhi is associated with which Gupta ruler?
Chandragupta II
Taxila
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Explanation
The inscription on the Iron Pillar is linked with Chandragupta II.
Q10
Who was the founder of the Pala dynasty in Bihar-Bengal?
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Taxila
Gopala
Explanation
Gopala was elected and founded the Pala dynasty in the 8th century.