Maurya-North / Pre-Gupta period (185 BC-319 AD)

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11.Charak and Nagarjuna were the beauty of whose court?
 
A. Kanishka
 
B. Chandragupta Maurya
 
C. Ashoka
 
D. Samudragupt
 
Option “A” is correct.
12.During the reign of which emperor the Shaka era started from 78 AD?
 
A. Ashoka
 
B. Kanishka
 
C. Joy
 
D. Samudragupt
 
Option “B” is correct.
13.Taxila University was located in?
 
A. Pakistan
 
B. India
 
C. bangladesh
 
D. Burma
 
Option “A” is correct.
14.Who was the great ruler of Kalinga in ancient times?
 
A. Ajatshatru
 
B. Bindusara
 
C. Kharavela
 
D. Mayur Sherman
 
Option “C” is correct.
15.In which area did the maximum development take place during the Kushan period?
 
A. Religion
 
B. Art
 
C. Material
 
D. Architecture
 
Option “D” is correct.
16.Where did the Satavahanas begin their rule in the early days?
 
A. Maharashtra
 
B. Saurashtra
 
C. Establishment
 
D. Andhra Pradesh
 
Option “D” is correct.
17.Where was the capital of the Satavahana kingdom?
 
A. Aurangabad
 
B. Paithan / Establishment
 
C. Madura
 
D. None of these
 
Option “B” is correct.
18.Which of the following inscriptions is related to Kalinga king Kharavela?
 
A. Elephant Cave
 
B. Junagadh
 
C. Nanaghat
 
D. Nashik
 
Option “A” is correct.
19.Which Satavahana king composed an important work named ‘Gathasaptshati’?
 
A. Shatakarni, son of Gautami
 
B. Pulumavi, son of Vashishthi
 
C. Condition
 
D. Simuk
 
Option “C” is correct.
20.The official language of the Satavahana rulers was?
 
A. Pali
 
B. Prakrit
 
C. Sanskrit
 
D. None of these
 
Option “B” is correct.