UPSC Prelims Full Length Test - 45

1.
Which of the following is/are patron of Jainism?
  1. Chandragupta Maurya
  2. Kharvela
  3. Ashoka
  4. Amoghvarsha
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
2.
Consider the following statements regarding Kosala Mahajanpad:
  1. Kosala embraced the territory occupied by eastern Uttar Pradesh and had its capital at Varanasi.
  2. Kosala included the tribal republic territory of the Shakyas of Kapilvastu.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
3.
Consider the following statements regarding Kingdom of Vatsa:
  1. The kingdom of Vatsa was with its capital at Kaushambi near Allahabad, on the banks of the Yamuna.
  2. The Vatsa were a Kuru clan who migrated from Hastinapur and settled in Kaushambi.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
4.
Consider the following statements with respect to the impact of Alexander's invasion of India:
  1. After Alexander, a strong Greek state was formed in the North-West that lasted for centuries.
  2. Alexander established some cities in the North-West.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5.
Consider the following statements regarding Iranian Invasion:
  1. The Iranian ruler Darius entered north-west India in 516 BC and occupied Punjab, west of the Indus and Sindh.
  2. The Iranian scribes brought into India a form of writing which came to be known as the Kharosthi script.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

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