Indian History Questions and Answers Part-15

1. Sudarsana lake was reconstructed by
(a) Nahapana
(b) Chashtana
(c) Rudradaman I
(d) Harsha

Answer: c

2. The first ruler of the Satavahanas was
(a) Simuka
(b) Govinda
(c) Sri Satakarni
(d) Nahapana

Answer: a

3. Naganib was a ___Queen.
(a) Gupta
(b) Andhra
(c) Saka
(d) Pallava

Answer: b

4. Which of the following works of Kalidasa gives information about the Andhras?
(a) Sakuntala
(b) Malavikagnimitra
(c) Meghaduta
(d) Kumarasambhava

Answer: b

5. Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by
(a) Sri Yajna Satakarni
(b) Pulumayi II
(c) Sri Satakarni
(d) Simuka

Answer: b

6. Chashtana was the Satraps of
(a) Gujarat
(b) Malwa
(c) Kathiawar
(d) Kashmir

Answer: b

7. Srikakulam was the capital of
(a) Sakas
(b) Pahlavas
(c) Andhras
(d) Ashoka

Answer: c

8. In whose court did Asvaghosa live?
(a) Harsha
(b) Samudra Gupta
(c) Kanishka
(d) Ashoka

Answer: c

9. The Sunga period saw the growth of one of the following religions. Identify
(a) Brahmanism
(b) Saivism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Nature worship

Answer: a

10. Whose general was Appolodotus
(a) Euthydemus
(b) Demetrius
(c) Diodotus
(d) Antichos

Answer: b