Post Maurya Period


  1. Which of the following dynasties was characterised by its metronymics?









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    Metronymics is a name derived from the name of a mother of female ancestor. The metronymics are borne by the later Satavahanas and not by the early Satavahanas. It was mainly because Satavahanas had to establish matrimonial alliance with maharathis. The metronymics of the Satavanas was the result of such alliances.

    Correct Option: D

    Metronymics is a name derived from the name of a mother of female ancestor. The metronymics are borne by the later Satavahanas and not by the early Satavahanas. It was mainly because Satavahanas had to establish matrimonial alliance with maharathis. The metronymics of the Satavanas was the result of such alliances.


  1. Which was the capital of Kanishka?









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    Kanishka was the king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly regions north of Kashmir in Central Asia. His territory was administered from rwo capitals Purushapura (now Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan) and Mathura, in northern India.

    Correct Option: C

    Kanishka was the king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly regions north of Kashmir in Central Asia. His territory was administered from rwo capitals Purushapura (now Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan) and Mathura, in northern India.



  1. Charaka was the famous court physician of









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    Charaka was an Ayurvedic physician lived in the period between the third and second Centuries BC. He was the court physician of the Buddhist king Kanishka.

    Correct Option: C

    Charaka was an Ayurvedic physician lived in the period between the third and second Centuries BC. He was the court physician of the Buddhist king Kanishka.


  1. Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka?









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    Chinese annals tell the story of a Kushana king who was defeated by the General Pan Chao, towards the end of the first century AD.

    Correct Option: A

    Chinese annals tell the story of a Kushana king who was defeated by the General Pan Chao, towards the end of the first century AD.



  1. Who was called by Vindhya Adhipati?









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    Gautamiputra Satkarni was called by Vindhya Adhipati because his kingdom included the territories of Asika, Assaka, Mulaka, Saurashtra, Kukura, Aparanta, Anupa, Vidarbha, Akara and Avanti and the mountainous regions of Vindhya.

    Correct Option: B

    Gautamiputra Satkarni was called by Vindhya Adhipati because his kingdom included the territories of Asika, Assaka, Mulaka, Saurashtra, Kukura, Aparanta, Anupa, Vidarbha, Akara and Avanti and the mountainous regions of Vindhya.