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    THEME 2: KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

    1. Which rulers issued the first coins bearing the names of rulers?

    (A)Mauryas

    (B) Guptas

    (C) Indo- Greeks

    (D) Satavahanas

    2. Devputra was the title of --------- kings.

    A-Maurya Rulers

    B- Kushana Rulers

    C- Shak Rulers

    D- Gupta Rulers

    3. Inscription in Kharoshthi script was found in………part of India.

    A-North-West

    B- South West

    C- North-East

    D-Middle

    4. Identify the king whose coins were shown in the given image

    A-Indo-Greek king Minander

    B-Samudragupta

    C-Coins of Yaudheya

    D-Punch-Mark Coins

    5. Which of these was/were not a possible Reason(R) for the growth of Magadh?

    A-Nearby iron mines

    B-Strategic location between Ganga and Son river

    C- Support of Brahmans

    D- Ambitious kings

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    6. Prayagprashasti was composed by-

    A-Banabhatta

    B-Harishena

    C-Samudragupta

    D- Chanragupta

    7. Which of these is not a script but a language?

    A-Devnagri

    B-Kharoshthi

    C- Brahmi

    D-Prakrit

    8. Ashokan inscription give the details of four provinces. Which of these is not mentioned in
    that four provincial center?

    A-Taxila

    B- Ujjaini

    C- Koshal

    D-Suvarnagiri

    9. The .................. Describes the plight of the subjects of a wicked king; these included
    elderly women and men, cultivators, herders, village boys and even animals.

    (A)GandatinduJataka

    (B) Panchtantara

    (C) Manusmriti

    (D) Vayupuran

    10. Tamil sangam literature mentions slaves as –

    (A)-Pannai

    (B) Adimai

    (C) Uazhavar

    (D) Vellalar

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    11. Which of the following titles was adopted by the Kushana rulers?

    (A) Bhumiputra

    (B) Meghputra

    (C) Arjunputra

    (D) Devaputra

    12. In which language were the Jatakas tales written?

    (A)Sanskirt

    (B)Pali

    (C)Prakirt

    (D)Apbhrans

    13. Rudradaman was a related to which one of the following dynasty?

    (A) Kushan

    (B) Shaka

    (C) Gupta

    (D) Maurya

    14. The Sangam texts refers to :

    (A) Early Vedic books

    (B) Early Tamil literature

    (C) Sankrit literature

    (D) Part of manusmriti

    15. Harishena was a court poet of which one of the following rulers –

    (A) Chandragupta Maurya


    (B) Samudragupta
    (C) Asoka
    (D) Chandragupta

    16. The Prayaga Prashasti was composed in which language?


    (A) Sanskrit
    (B) Pali

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    (C) Prakrit
    (C) Brahmi

    17. Which one of these became the most powerful Mahajanapada between the sixth and
    the fourth centuries BCE?

    (A) Magadha
    (B) Kashi
    (C) Chedi
    (D) Kuru

    18. Who was the first ruler to inscribe his messages to his subjects and officials on stone
    surfaces?

    (A) Kanishka
    (B) Bimbisara
    (C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
    (D) Ashoka

    19. Tamil Sangam literature mentions slaves as---------.


    (A) Karmakar
    (B) Adimai
    (C) Uazhavar
    (D) Velar

    20. Which was first capital of Magadha?


    (A) Rajgaha
    (B) Vaishali
    (C) Patliputra
    (D) Champa

    21. Rajagaha which was a capital of Magadha, was a fortified settlement, located amongst
    hills. Later, in the fourth century BCE, the capital was shifted to Pataliputra, present-day
    Patna. Identify the incorrect reason about choosing the city of Patliputra in this aspect.

    (A) Patiliputra is situated at the bank of the river Ganga which was a commanding route of
    communication along the Ganga.

    (B) It’s central location in northeastern India led rulers of successive dynasties to base their
    administrative capital here.

    (C) It is Situated at the confluence of the Ganges, Gandhaka, and Son rivers, Pataliputra
    formed a "water fort or jaldurga.

    (D) Pataliputra is the capital of Nandas, Mauryans, Sungas and the Guptas down to the
    Cholas

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    22. Name the language in which the Ashokan inscriptions were written.

    (A) Pali, Prakrit and Greek

    (B) Pali, Sanskrit and Aramaic

    (C) Pali, Prakrit and Aramaic

    (D) Pali, Sanskrit and Greek

    23. Fill in the blank.

    Sangam literature were written in which of the following language?

    (A) Tamil

    (B) Malayalam

    (C) Sanskrit

    (D) Marathi

    24. Fill in the blanks.

    Scholars from the mid-twentieth century onwards, were primarily interested in the histories
    of .....................

    (A) Kings

    (B) Issues such as economic change, different social groups, etc.

    (C) Religious beliefs of people

    (D) Marginalised groups

    25. The spectacular gold coins which facilitated long distance transactions were issued by

    (A) Kushans

    (B) The Mauryan rulers

    (C) The Saka rulers

    (D) The Gupta rulers

    26. Fill in the blank.

    King Ashoka sometimes mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’, in the inscription. The meaning of


    ‘Piyadassi’, is ....................

    (A) Beloved of the gods

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    (B) Pleasant to behold

    (C) Beautiful eyes

    (D) Beloved of nature

    27. Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding the word, ‘Gahapati’?

    (A) They are the owner, master or head of a household.

    (B) They are the owner of the resources – land, animals and other things – that belonged to
    the house-hold.

    (C) They are the officials of the king.

    (D) They belonged to the urban elite, including wealthy merchants.

    28. According to the rock inscription in Sanskrit, composed around second century CE,
    Sudarshan lake, an artificial reservoir was repaired by

    (A) Kushana king Kanishka

    (B) Saka king Rudradaman

    (C) Kannauj ruler Harsha

    (D) Chandragupta II

    29. Who was the first ruler to inscribe his messages to his subjects and officials on stone
    surfaces – natural rocks as well as polished pillars?

    (A) Kanishka

    (B) Bimbisara

    (C) Chandra Gupta Maurya

    (D) Ashoka

    30. Magadha was the most powerful Mahajanapada from sixth to fourth century BCE.
    Historians offered different kinds of explanations for the growth of Magadha. Which of the
    following statement is incorrect regarding the growth of Magadha?

    (A) Magadha was a region where agriculture was especially productive.

    (B) Iron mines were accessible and provided resources for tools and weapons.

    (C) Magadha’s proximity to the sea makes it a business hub. Many foreign traders used to
    come here for trading purposes.

    (D) Elephants, an important component of the army, were found in forests in the region

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    ANSWER KEY

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


    QUESTION NO. ANSWER
    1 C
    2 B
    3 A
    4 A
    5 C
    6 B
    7 D
    8 C
    9 A
    10 B
    11. D
    12. B
    13 B
    14. B
    15. B
    16. A
    17. A
    18. D
    19. B
    20. A
    21. D
    22. C
    23. (A)
    24. (B)
    25. (D)
    26. (B)
    27. (C)
    28. (B)
    29. (D)
    30. (C)

    PREPARED BY THE PGTs (HISTORY) OF BHUBANESWAR, GUWAHATI, KOLKATA,


    RANCHI, SILCHAR AND TINSUKIA REGIONS.

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