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Which of these was not one of the things Asoka did for his people during his rule?
general knowledge

  1. Make stone pillars across India

  2. Send missionaries to Sri Lanka

  3. Plant banyan trees by the roads

  4. Set up food banks in poor towns

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Correct Option: D

The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?
general knowledge

  1. Harshavardhana

  2. Skandgupta

  3. Kanishka

  4. Menander

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Correct Option: C

Back to the olden days. Who was left behind as the governor of India by Alexander the Great?
general knowledge

  1. Ptolemey

  2. Patrocles

  3. Chandragupta

  4. Selucus

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Correct Option: D

Complete the trilogy, famous during the Indian Independence stuggle. Two were called Lal and Bal. Who was the third?
general knowledge

  1. Mal

  2. Gandhi

  3. Bose

  4. Pal

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Correct Option: D

Who is known as the "Napoleon of India"?
general knowledge

  1. Akbar

  2. Chandragupta

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Ashoka

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Correct Option: C

Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
general knowledge

  1. The British

  2. The Afghans

  3. The Mughals

  4. The Rajputs

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Correct Option: B

The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the ruling period of which dynasty?
general knowledge

  1. Kushan Dynasty

  2. Maurya Dynasty

  3. Gupta Dynasty

  4. Satvahanas Dynasty

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Correct Option: C

Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
general knowledge

  1. Chandragupta I

  2. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Skandgupta

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Correct Option: A

Which Satvahana ruler adopted the title Tri-samudra-toya-pita-vahana?
general knowledge

  1. Vashishtiputra Pulumayi

  2. Gautamiputra Sri Satkarni

  3. Simuka

  4. ajnasri Satkarni

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Correct Option: B

Who was the French governor who was defeated by Robert Clive during the Anglo-French wars in India?
general knowledge

  1. Multiplex

  2. Napoleon

  3. Charles de Gaulle

  4. Dupleix

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Correct Option: D