History

Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers

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Ancient and medieval Indian rulers cover dynasties, major empires, administrative reforms, and historical monuments. This is a highly scored area in history sections of competitive exams. Practice these questions to strengthen your history foundation.

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Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers Questions

Multiple choice

Who is Alexander Cunningham?

  1. Archaeologist

  2. Indian Scientist

  3. King of Mohenjo-Daro

  4. Anthropologist
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Explanation

Alexander Cunningham was a British army engineer who became a pioneering archaeologist and the first head of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations greek civilisation greek civilization the classical world

Which dynasty was ruling Magadha at the time of Alexander the Great's invasion?

  1. The Nanda dynasty

  2. The Maurya dynasty

  3. The Sunga dynasty

  4. The Kanva dynasty
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Nanda Dynasty ruled India at the time when Alexander the Great was trying to fight with the rulers in the north west part of India. To be specific ,the ruler was Dhana Nand, the last ruler of this dynasty. Nanda king was Dhananand who maintained a huge force of 200,000 infantry, 80,000 cavalry, 8000 chariots and 6000 war elephants. This was the largest and the most powerful standing army in the world. Alexander had intended to capture it, but hearing the greatness of Magadha's forces, those Greeks lost all courage and mutinied.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations greek civilisation greek civilization the classical world

Who were the first rulers in India to issue Gold coins?

  1. The Indo Greeks

  2. The Mauryas

  3. The Nandas

  4. The Shakas
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The Indo-Greeks were the first rulers in India to issue coins which can definitely be attributed to the kings. They were the first to issue gold coins in India. Coinage of Indo-Greek kingdom began to increasingly influence coins from other regions of India by the 1st century BCE. During the early rise of Roman trade with India up to 120 ships were setting sail every year from Myos Hormos to India.Gold coins, used for this trade, was apparently being recycled by the Kushan empire for their own coinage.

Multiple choice history greek, roman and american civilisations greek civilisation greek civilization the classical world

The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was

  1. Demetrius

  2. Menander

  3. Eukratises

  4. Heliocles
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Menander I, also known as Milinda, was an Indo-Greek king who ruled from Taxila. He is famous for his philosophical dialogues with the Buddhist monk Nagasena, recorded in the Milinda Panho.

Multiple choice

Who was chandragupta's son ?

  1. Bindusara

  2. Brindusara

  3. Okra

  4. bindu
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Bindusara was the son of Chandragupta Maurya and the father of Ashoka the Great.

Multiple choice

Two types of taxes_____

  1. Bali and Balu

  2. Bali and bhaga

  3. Bhangra and blog

  4. Bhandari and gajala
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In the Mauryan economic system, Bali and Bhaga were two primary types of taxes. Bali was a religious or voluntary tribute, while Bhaga was the king's share of the agricultural produce.

Multiple choice

What does the edict XIII Tell us ?

  1. The personal life of Ashoka and his ideals

  2. the mauryan empire will be a monarchy

  3. The cultural heritage and beliefs of the mauryans

  4. kalinga and mauryan empire suffered losses
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Major Rock Edict XIII is famous for describing the Kalinga War, the heavy losses suffered by both sides, and Ashoka's subsequent conversion to Dhamma and non-violence.

Multiple choice history the beginning of settled life life after stone ages ancient civilizations in river valleys historic period

Who possibly ruled the Indus people?

  1. an assembly of elders

  2. merchants

  3. kings

  4. priests
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Due to the absence of clear evidence for palaces or royal tombs, many historians suggest that the Indus Valley Civilization was likely governed by a class of merchants or an oligarchy rather than a single monarch or a priestly caste.