SSC CGL 2016 : Expected Questions from Indian History - Part 4

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1. How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians ?
1. Malayamandalam
2. Yavadwipa
3. Suvarnabhumi
4. Suvarnadwipa
2. With whom is 'Junagarh Rock Inscription' associated ?

1. Rudradaman
2. Bimbisara
3. Chandragupta II
4. Gautamiputra Satakarni
3. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in 
1. Buddhism
2. Jainism
3. Vaishnavism
4. Tantra
4. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the 
1. Palas
2. Cholas
3. Rashtrakutas
4. Pallavas
5. Who is hailed as the "God of Medicine" by the practitioners of Ayurveda ?
1. Susruta
2. Chyavana
3. Dhanwantari
4. Charaka
6. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard ?
1. Lothal
2. Kalibangan
3. Harappa
4. Mohenjo Daro
7. Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the western India ?
1. Cholas
2. Kakatiyas
3. Pallavas
4. Rashtrakutas
8. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north-west ?
1. Ravi river
2. Indus river
3. Satluj river
4. Hindukush range
9. Prince Ellara conquered Sri Lanka in the second century BC. With which of the following dynasties of Dravida ruler was he associated ?
1. Chera
2. Chola
3. Pandya
4. Pallava
10. Harshavardhana organized his religious assembly at ?
1. Mathura
2. Prayag
3. Varanasi
4. Tamralipt
11. Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization ? 
1. Buffalo
2. Sheep
3. Cow
4. Pig
12. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists ?
1. Upanishad
2. Vedas
3. Tripitaka
4. Jatakas
13. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of ?
1. religion
2. art
3. literature
4. architecture
14. Who was the first known Gupta ruler ?
1. Sri Gupta
2. Chandragupta I
3. Ghatotkacha
4. Kumaragupta I
15. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel ?
1. Kalibangan
2. Harappa
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Chanhudaro

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