Ancient Indian History MCQs

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Jivaka was a physician in ancient India and a contemporary of the Buddha. He was also known as Jivaka Komarabhacca. Jivaka was the personal physician to the Buddha. He was a disciple of Atreya and lived in Rajagriha, which is now known as Rajgir. Jivaka was known as the “Medicine King” because he was one of the best physicians at the time. His practice of medicine included notable contributions to surgery. Jivaka’s close association with the founder of Buddhism and early patronage of the faith have made him a model for emulation and reverence.

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A lot of talismans made of bronze and copper have been found which indicate that People of Harappa believe in witchcrafts and dead souls

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Nagasena was a Sarvastivadan Buddhist sage born in Kashmir and lived around 150 BCE. His answers to questions about Buddhism posed by Menander I, the Indo-Greek king of northwestern India, are recorded in the Milinda Panha and the Sanskrit Nagasenabhiksusutra.

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Bimbisara conquered the Anga Mahajanpada and merged it with Magadha. He is the earliest king of Magadha. Under Bimbisara of the Haryanka line, the kingdom of Anga was added to Magadha.

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The Chola King Rajendra I defeated Mahipala (the Pala king of Bengal and Bihar) and to commemorate his victory he built a new capital called Gangaikonda Cholapuram (the city of the Chola conqueror of the Ganga).

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By the end of the third century BC, most of North India was knit together in the first great Indian empire by Chandragupta Maurya. His son Bindusara extended the Mauryan empire over virtually the entire subcontinent, giving rise to an imperial vision that was to dominate successive centuries of political aspirations. The greatest Mauryan emperor was Ashoka (286-231 BC) whose successful campaigns culminated in the annexation of Kalinga.

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Ashoka stone pillars were meant to spread his Dhamma (not the part of architectural structure.) The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka during his reign from c. 268 to 232 BC. The pillars of Ashoka are among the earliest known stone sculptural remains from India.

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The correct chronological sequence of their visits is:

1. Megasthanese visited India from 302–298 BC.
2. Fa-Hien visited India from 405–411 CE.
3. Hieun-Tsang visited India from 630–645CE.
4. I-Tsing visited India from 671–695 CE.

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Chalcolithic period saw the use of the metals among which the Copper was first. Chalcolithic period is also known as Eneolithic period.

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The genesis of settled, village-based societies generally goes back to the Neolithic period.