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UPSC CDS Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 33

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Magadha's iron mines lay in present-day:Read the answer and worked solution →The ambitious Magadhan kings best known from Buddhist and Jaina texts include Bimbisara, Ajatasattu and:Read the answer and worked solution →In the fourth century BCE the capital of Magadha shifted from Rajagaha to:Read the answer and worked solution →Asokan inscriptions in Afghanistan used which scripts?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in about:Read the answer and worked solution →Asoka conquered Kalinga, which is present-day coastal:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador at the court of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Arthashastra is traditionally attributed to:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides the capital Pataliputra, the Mauryan provincial centres were Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes describes a military committee with how many subcommittees?Read the answer and worked solution →Special officers appointed by Asoka to spread dhamma were the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan Empire lasted about:Read the answer and worked solution →The ancient Tamil country of the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Kushana rulers adopted the title devaputra, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The Prayaga Prashasti praising Samudragupta was composed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sudarshana lake in Gujarat is known from a rock inscription of the Shaka ruler:Read the answer and worked solution →Paddy production in the Ganga valley rose dramatically through:Read the answer and worked solution →Greek sources credit the Mauryan ruler with a standing army of how many foot-soldiers?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the mahajanapadasRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mauryan wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mauryan ageRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the early society wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Maurya or GuptaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort rulers, texts and placesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Early states bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The ruins of Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by:Read the answer and worked solution →Hampi takes its name from the local mother goddess:Read the answer and worked solution →The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in 1336 by:Read the answer and worked solution →Contemporaries called the Vijayanagara Empire the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Magadha's iron mines lay in present-day:

  1. Bengal delta
  2. Assam hills
  3. Jharkhand
  4. Odisha state
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Correct answer: C. Jharkhand

1. Iron gave tools and weapons. 2. The mines were in Jharkhand. 3. Forests supplied elephants for the army. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._

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The ambitious Magadhan kings best known from Buddhist and Jaina texts include Bimbisara, Ajatasattu and:

  1. Chandragupta
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Rudradaman
  4. Mahapadma Nanda
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Correct answer: D. Mahapadma Nanda

1. Early writers credited Magadha's rise to its kings. 2. Mahapadma Nanda was the third. 3. Modern historians stress agriculture, iron and rivers. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._

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In the fourth century BCE the capital of Magadha shifted from Rajagaha to:

  1. Pataliputra
  2. Rajagaha town
  3. Vaishali city
  4. Champa town
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Correct answer: A. Pataliputra

1. Rajagaha was a fortified hill settlement. 2. The capital moved to Pataliputra, modern Patna. 3. It commanded Ganga communication routes. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._

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