1. Of the following who is called India's Machiavelli?
(a) Asvaghosha
(b) Patanjali
(c) Kautilya
(d) Bana
2. Which of the following was the main port for the Indus people?
(a) Lothal
(b) Harappa
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Mohenjodaro
3. The Indus people were worshippers of
(a) Mothers Goddess
(b) Indra
(c) Rudra
(d) Varuna
4. Vardhamana Mahavira was born at _____.
(a) Bodh-Gaya
(b) Kundagrama
(c) Samath
(d) Benaras
5. Bimbisara was succeeded by _____.
(a) Ashoka
(b) Ajatasatru
(c) Vasudeva
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
6. The term 'Aryan' denotes
(a) a speech group
(b) an ethnic group
(c) a nomadic group
(d) a supporter race
7. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called ______.
(a) Ptolemy
(b) Nearchos
(c) Menander
(d) Porus
8. Pushyamitra Sunga was a staunch ______.
(a) Buddhist
(b) Jain
(c) Hindu
(d) Atheist
9. The earliest 'evidence of silver in India is found in the
(a) Harappan culture
(b) Chalcolitchic cultures of western India
(c) Vedic Texts
(d) Silver punchmarked coins
10. Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th
century BC?
((a) Gandhar
(b) Kamboj
(c) Kashi
(d) Magadh