Practice Set

168. Put in chronological order the foreign invasions on India.
I. Bactrians II Kushans
III Shakas
(a) III, II, I (b) I, III, II (c) II, I, III
(d) All simultaneous
169. Kanishka ruled over Afghanistan and part of north India from two capitals. One was Purushapura.
Which was the other?
(a) Ujjain
(b) Pataliputra (c) Mathura (d) Taxila
170. Identify the false statement with regard to Kanishka.
(a) Kanishka patronised Bud­
dhism
(b) He is associated with the
Buddhist council held at
Pataliputra
(c) The Stupa at Peshawar was' built by Agesilaos, a Greek architect to the court of Kanishka
(d) The well-known poet, Nagarjuna flourished at his court.
171. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Milinda-Panho is associated
with Menander
(b) St. Thomas visited the court
of Gondophernes
(c) Buddhacharita is associated
with Nagarjuna .
(d) The court physician of
Kanishka was Charaka
172. Which of the following are true
with regard to the Gandhara
School of art?
I. Buddha's figure appears here
for the first time.
II. Its craftsmen used white stone
to make images.
III. It was also known as Greco­
Buddhist art.
IV. Its figures were superior to
the Mathura School of art. (a) I, II and III (b) I and II (c) land IV (d) III and IV
173. The banking operations in ancient India were conducted by
(a) Guilds
(b) Sarthas
(c) Satyapanas
(d) none of the above
174. Which of the following was not a port in the time of the Sata­v ahanas?
(a) Arikamedu (b) Taxila
(c) Sopara (d) Barygaza
175. Match the following.
A. Kushans 1. Bronze coins
B. Satavahanas 2. Gold coins
C. Shakas 3. Silver coins
4. Lead coins
(a) A-2, B-4, C-3 (b) A-3, B-2, C-I (c) A-I, B-2, C-3 (d) A-2, B-1, C-3
176. The most important item of ex­
port from India to the Roman
Empire was
(a) pottery (b) gold
(c) spices (d) wine
177. Which one of the following is false with regard to the guild system?
(a) The guild was headed by a
chief, usually called the Jethaka (Elder)
(b) Guilds were not associated
with caste or sub-caste
(c) The guilds had a corporate
life symbolised by the posses­
sion of banners
(d) Guilds offered the artisans
social status and a degree of
general security
178. The first ever long inscription in Sanskrit was issued by
(a) Menander
(b) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Kanishka
179. The 'Yavanas' refer to the
(a) Greeks (b) Parthians
(c) Sakas (d) foreigners
180. Rudradaman is said to have reno­vated the great artificial lake at Girnar; it had originally been ex­cavated by
(a) Bindusara
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Asoka
(d) Nahapana
181. Of the following, one is not a correct statement about the Shakas-Kushans. Identify it.
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(a) They introduced better cav­alry and the use of the riding horse on a large scale.
(b) They introduced reins, saddles, toe stirrup, turban, tunic, trousers, helmets, boots, caps, etc.
(c) They contributed to the de­
velopment of feudal polity.
(d) The Gandhara school of sculp­
ture originated because of
their patronage.
182. Who of the following were the
first rulers to make land grants to
the brahmanas?
(a) Shungas
(b) Kanvas
(c) Satavahanas
(d) Shakas and Kushans
183. Who introduced the Satrap sys­tem of government?
(a) Indo-Greeks (b) Shakas (c) Parthians (d) Kushans
184. Which of the.following is a wrong statement?
(a) We haye more instances of
land grants being made to the Buddhist monks than to the brahmanas in the Satavahana period.
(b) Satavahana rulers called them­
selves brahmanas.
(c) The orthodox brahmans of the
north looked upon the
Satavahanas as kshatriyas.
(d) The Satavahanas show traces
of a matrilineal social struc­
ture.
185. Of the following, who appointed
military generals as provincial
governors?
(a) Shakas and Kushans
(b) Shakas and Indo-Greeks
(c) Shakas and Parthians
(d) Satavahanas and Indo-Greeks
186. Which of the following is false with regard to the Gupta admin­istration?
(a) The king did not impose any
restrictions on the movement of his subjects.
(b) The mainstay of finance was
the land revenue.
(c) The lowest unit of adminis­
tration was the village.
(d) The king was an absolute ruler
and the adminis~ration was
heavily centralised.