Ancient India Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
2. In Jainism, 'perfect knowledge' is referred to as
3. In whose coins was the wheel round?
4. The author of Ashtadhyayai is
5. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
6. Who among the following is referred to as the 'Sadhu from the west'?
7. To perform which among the following functions, Rajukas were appointed by Asoka?
8. The famous Mehrauli Iron Pillar inscription describes the conquest of
9. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?
10. Which of the following rulers had reigned in the third century BC?
11. A lion to the Huna Deer, A burning fever to the king of Sindhu, A troubler of the sleep of the Gurjara King, A bilious fever to that scent elephant, the lord of Gandhara, Destroyer of Skills of Latas, An axe to the Creeper, which is goddess to fortune of Malwa" Banabhatta has given these 6 attributes to..........?
12. Nakulin or Lakulin is considered to be a founder of which of the following sects?
13. In which among the following, the first description about the Bhils, a tribe of Rajasthan was found?
14. Which pillar edict of Asoka is longest of all pillars?
15. The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, Which flourished during the Kushana period and the foreign influence of
16. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
17. The Mauryan administration was highly
18. Megasthanes was the Ambassador of
19. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
20. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?