Who deciphered the Brahmi script of Ashoka’s inscriptions in 1837?
Correct answer C. James Prinsep
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Indian History MCQs
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Which minor rock edict in Karnataka was the first discovered inscription to refer to the emperor by the name ‘Ashoka’?
Correct answer D. Maski
The ‘Arthashastra’, a treatise on statecraft, is attributed to whom?
Correct answer A. Kautilya
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In Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the ‘Saptanga’ theory describes what?
Correct answer A. Seven elements of the state
India’s national emblem is adapted from the Lion Capital of Ashoka found at which site?
Correct answer D. Sarnath
The Saka era, used in India’s national calendar, begins in which year?
Correct answer D. 78 CE
Which city was the capital of the Kushana ruler Kanishka?
Correct answer D. Purushapura
Which school of art used spotted red sandstone and developed largely free of Greek influence?
Correct answer A. Mathura school
The Nasik inscription of Gautami Balashri praises which Satavahana ruler?
Correct answer D. Gautamiputra Satakarni
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The Gupta era, beginning in 319-320 CE, is generally linked with the accession of which ruler?
Correct answer B. Chandragupta I
The Prayaga Prashasti on the Allahabad Pillar, praising Samudragupta, was composed by whom?
Correct answer A. Harisena
The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Faxian (Fa-Hien) visited India during the reign of which Gupta ruler?
Correct answer B. Chandragupta II
The astronomical work ‘Aryabhatiya’, composed in 499 CE, was written by whom?
Correct answer B. Aryabhata
Who wrote the ‘Harshacharita’, a biography of King Harshavardhana?
Correct answer D. Banabhatta
Harsha’s defeat on the banks of the Narmada by Pulakeshin II is recorded in which inscription?
Correct answer B. Aihole inscription
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Which Chinese pilgrim visited India during Harsha’s reign and studied at Nalanda?
Correct answer D. Xuanzang
The Sangam assemblies of Tamil poets are traditionally said to have been held at Madurai under the patronage of which dynasty?
Correct answer D. Pandyas
The Harappan city of Dholavira, noted for its elaborate water reservoirs, lies on which island in the Rann of Kachchh?
Correct answer A. Khadir Bet
The structure known as the Great Bath was unearthed at which Harappan site?
Correct answer D. Mohenjo-daro
Which Harappan site in Gujarat is famous for a brick basin often identified as a dockyard?
Correct answer A. Lothal