1. Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?
(a) Purushapura
(b) Kusinagara
(c) Kusumapura
(d) Huvishkapura
2. Who was referred to as Amitraghata by the Greeks?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bimbisara
(c) Bindusara
(d) Vasudeva
3. The founder of the Achaemenian Empire was
(a) Cyrus
(b) Darius
(c) Xerxes
(d) Cambyses
4. Which of the following was the characteristic feature of the religion of the ancient
Tamils?
(a) Worship of Nature
(b) Worship of Mother Goddess
(c) Worship of Murugan
(d) Worship of Sun
5. The most powerful ruler of the Cheras was
(a) Udiyanjeral
(b) Nedunjeraladan
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Sengannan
6. A temple for 'Patini devi' was constructed by
(a) Karikala
(b) Paranar
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Udiyanjeral
7. Which of the following was not the port of the Satavahanas
(a) Barukkacha
(b) Kalyan
(c) Sopra
(d) Puhar
8. Which of the following was the centre of inland trade of the Satavahanas?
(a) Nasik
(b) Srikakulam
(c) Tagara
(d) Surat
9. Karikala was the centre of many legends found in
(a) Manimekalai
(b) Silappadhikaram
(c) Purananuru
(d) Kuruntokai
10. During the 4th century AD the Western Satraps were conquered by
(a) Sassanian rulers
(b) Afghan rulers
(c) Satavahanas
(d) Kadambas