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SSC CGL History of India — practice questions

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Who first read Ashoka's edicts after deciphering Brahmi in 1838?Read the answer and worked solution →By what name did Greek writers refer to Chandragupta Maurya?Read the answer and worked solution →At which river did Alexander's army mutiny and refuse to march east?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Alexander the Great die in Babylon?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city was the capital of the Nanda Empire besieged by Chandragupta?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Nanda ruler was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya?Read the answer and worked solution →How many war elephants did Seleucus I receive from Chandragupta?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Greek ambassador wrote Indika about the Mauryan court?Read the answer and worked solution →Which modern city occupies the site of the Mauryan capital Pataliputra?Read the answer and worked solution →Greek writers called the Mauryan emperor Bindusara by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Bindusara, the father of Ashoka, followed which religion?Read the answer and worked solution →To which religion did Chandragupta Maurya reportedly convert later in life?Read the answer and worked solution →Which war of 262-261 BCE proved pivotal in Ashoka's life?Read the answer and worked solution →In which language were most of Ashoka's edicts written?Read the answer and worked solution →Which general killed the last Mauryan king Brihadratha in 180 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →Which son of Ashoka became a Buddhist monk?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Greco-Bactrian king founded the Indo-Greek Kingdom around 180 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indo-Greek king made his capital at Sagala, modern Sialkot?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Megasthenes, how many gates did the wooden wall of Pataliputra have?Read the answer and worked solution →Bindusara extended Mauryan rule as far south as which modern state?Read the answer and worked solution →Who defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat?Read the answer and worked solution →Babur was descended from Timur and which other conqueror?Read the answer and worked solution →What technology helped Babur beat larger armies at Panipat?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ruler forced Humayun into exile in Persia?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Humayun return in triumph from Persia?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the regent when the young Akbar came to the throne?Read the answer and worked solution →Which new religion did Akbar establish to bridge differences?Read the answer and worked solution →In which fort was Akbar born?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sikh guru was executed under Mughal emperor Jahangir?Read the answer and worked solution →Which monument exemplifies the Mughal court at its peak under Shah Jahan?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who first read Ashoka's edicts after deciphering Brahmi in 1838?

  1. James Prinsep
  2. John Marshall
  3. R.D. Banerji
  4. Max Muller
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Correct answer: A. James Prinsep

James Prinsep deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts in 1838, which let modern scholars read the rock and pillar edicts.

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By what name did Greek writers refer to Chandragupta Maurya?

  1. Amitrochates
  2. Sandrokottos
  3. Seleucos
  4. Dionysius
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Correct answer: B. Sandrokottos

Greek accounts render the name of Chandragupta as Sandrokottos, which helped historians date the Mauryas.

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At which river did Alexander's army mutiny and refuse to march east?

  1. Ravi
  2. Jhelum
  3. Beas
  4. Sutlej
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Correct answer: C. Beas

The soldiers of Alexander refused to go farther at the Beas, which marked the eastern limit of his Indian campaign.

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