Objective Question & Ans

11. The battle between Alexander and Porus took place on the bank of river ‍-

(A) Sutlej
(B) Ravi
(C) Jhelum
(D) Ganga

12. The first Persian ruler who occupied part of Indian Territory was ‍-

(A) Cyrus
(B) Darius I
(C) Cambyses
(D) Xerxes

13. Alexander remained in India for ‍-

(A) 29 months
(B) 39 months
(C) 19 months
(D) 10 months

14. Gedrosia corresponds to modern ‍-

(A) Baluchistan
(B) Lahore
(C) Multan
(D) Peshawar

15. Which of the following statements is not true?

(A) Formal accession of Asoka was very probably delayed
(B) The fifth rock edict proves the existence of Harems of Asoka’s brothers
(C) Asoka held the viceroyalty of Taxila and Ujjain in the reign of Bindusara
(D) Asoka was the younger brother of Bindusara

16. The nirvasita (excluded) and anirvasita (not excluded) Shudras have been referred to ‍-

(A) in the Nirukta of Yaska
(B) in the Ashtadhyayi of Panini
(C) in the Arthashastra of Kautilya
(D) None of the above

17. The first translator of Mahabharata into Tamil was ‍

(A) Perundevanar
(B) Kamban
(C) Sundaramurthi
(D) Bharavi

18 Which one of the following inscriptions of Asoka refers to the grant of concession in land revenue to a village?

(A) Lumbini Pillar edict
(B) Sarnath Pillar edict
(C) Girnar Rock edict
(D) Sanchi Pillar edict

19. Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism?

(A) Bimbisara
(B) Kharvela
(C) Kanishka
(D) Chandragupta Maurya

20. Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara?

(A) Machiavelli
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Deimachus
(D) Antiochus I

Answers :11 (C) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (A) 15 (D) 16 (D) 17 (A) 18 (A) 19 (A) 20 (C)