1. Who among the following was appointed by Emperor Ashoka to provide justice in his empire?

(a) Shraman

(b) Appendix

(c) Rajuka

(d) Kumaramatya

ANS. (C) Rajuka

2. What is Sanchi famous for?

(a) For cave paintings

(b) For the cut temples of rocks

(c) For the inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka

(d) For Buddhist Stupa

ANS. (D) For Buddhist Stupa

3. Which of the following is the first discovered pillar of Ashoka?

(a) Delhi-Meerut Pillar

(b) Barbara

(c) Dhauli

(d) Sarnath

ANS. (A) Delhi-Meerut Pillar

4. Which of the following dynasties came after the Mauryas?

(a) Satavahana

(b) Sunga

(c) Yavan

(d) Pandya

ANS. (B) Sunga

5. First introduced gold coins in India.

(a) Secret

(b) Maurya

(c) Indo-Yavan

(d) Kushan

ANS. (D) Kushan

6. Who among the following wrote a book on medicine in ancient India?

(a) Charaka

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) Aryabhata

(d) Varahamiheer

ANS. (A) Charaka

7. In addition to the year of AD, dates of Shak Samvat are also recorded in the calendar of the Government of India. When did this suspicion begin?

(a) 150 BC

(b) 130 BC

(c) 56 BC

(d) 78 BC

ANS. (C) 56 BC

8. The reason for Taxila being a famous place was:

(a) Ancient Vedic art

(b) Mauryan carpet art

(c) Gandhara art

(d) Secret art

ANS. (C) Gandhara art

9. Under whom did Gandhara art flourish?

(a) Satavahana period

(b) Gupta period

(c) Mauryan period

(d) Kushan period

ANS. (D) Kushan period

10. Which one of the following was not a center of education in ancient India?

(a) Kaushambi

(b) Vikramashila

(c) Taxila

(d) Nalanda

ANS. (A) Kaushambi