1. Who was the most famous king among the Indo-Greeks?
- a) Menander
- b) Gondophernes
- c) Kanishka
- d) Rudradaman I
- Answer: a) Menander
2. Menander's capital was:
- a) Pataliputra
- b) Sakala
- c) Mathura
- d) Vanji
- Answer: b) Sakala
3. Menander was converted to Buddhism by:
- a) Ashvaghosha
- b) Nagasena
- c) Nagarjuna
- d) Charak
- Answer: b) Nagasena
4. The Satavahanas' official language was:
- a) Sanskrit
- b) Prakrit
- c) Tamil
- d) Pali
- Answer: b) Prakrit
5. Which material was predominantly used for Satavahana coins?
- a) Gold
- b) Silver
- c) Lead
- d) Copper
- Answer: c) Lead
6. The most famous ruler of the Shakas was:
- a) Menander
- b) Kanishka
- c) Rudradaman I
- d) Gondophernes
- Answer: c) Rudradaman I
7. Rudradaman I issued the first ever inscription in:
- a) Prakrit
- b) Sanskrit
- c) Pali
- d) Greek
- Answer: b) Sanskrit
8. The Junagarh inscription was associated with which Shaka ruler?
- a) Menander
- b) Rudradaman I
- c) Gondophernes
- d) Kanishka
- Answer: b) Rudradaman I
9. The most famous king of the Parthians was:
- a) Gondophernes
- b) Menander
- c) Kanishka
- d) Rudradaman I
- Answer: a) Gondophernes
10. Which Kushana ruler started the Saka Era in AD 78?
- a) Menander
- b) Gondophernes
- c) Kanishka
- d) Rudradaman I
- Answer: c) Kanishka
11. Kanishka's court hosted a host of scholars including:
- a) Nagasena
- b) Parsva
- c) Asvaghosha
- d) All of the above
- Answer: d) All of the above
12. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
- a) Gautamiputra Satakarni
- b) Simuka
- c) Kanishka
- d) Vasudeva
- Answer: b) Simuka
13. Which of the following was not built by the Satavahanas?
- a) Nasik Caves
- b) Kanheri Caves
- c) Karle Caves
- d) Ajanta Caves
- Answer: d) Ajanta Caves
14. The capital of the Pandyas was:
- a) Madurai
- b) Vanji
- c) Puhar
- d) Sakala
- Answer: a) Madurai
15. The Chola kingdom was also known as:
- a) Cholamandalam
- b) Satavahana
- c) Vanji
- d) Saka
- Answer: a) Cholamandalam
16. The Chera capital was:
- a) Madurai
- b) Vanji
- c) Puhar
- d) Sakala
- Answer: b) Vanji
17. Which text is known as the ‘Fifth Veda’ or the Bible of Tamil Land?
- a) Tolkappiyam
- b) Silappatikaram
- c) Manimekalai
- d) Kural by Tiruvalluvar
- Answer: d) Kural by Tiruvalluvar
18. The first Gupta ruler to acquire the title of Maharajadhiraja was:
- a) Samudragupta
- b) Chandragupta I
- c) Chandragupta II
- d) Skandagupta
- Answer: b) Chandragupta I
19. Chandragupta I strengthened his position by marrying a princess from which dynasty?
- a) Maurya
- b) Lichchhavi
- c) Nanda
- d) Satavahana
- Answer: b) Lichchhavi
20. The Sangam Age corresponds to which periods?
- a) Pre-Mauryan
- b) Post-Mauryan and pre-Gupta
- c) Gupta and post-Gupta
- d) Vedic and pre-Mauryan
- Answer: b) Post-Mauryan and pre-Gupta
21. The Pandya kingdom was famous for trading with which empire?
- a) Greek
- b) Roman
- c) Persian
- d) Chinese
- Answer: b) Roman
22. The Chola capital was:
- a) Vanji
- b) Madurai
- c) Kaveripattanam/Puhar
- d) Sakala
- Answer: c) Kaveripattanam/Puhar
23. Which dynasty issued the first gold coins in India?
- a) Shakas
- b) Satavahanas
- c) Kushanas
- d) Pandyas
- Answer: c) Kushanas
24. The Kanishka patronised which Greek engineer?
- a) Agesilaus
- b) Menander
- c) Seleucus Nicator
- d) Gondophernes
- Answer: a) Agesilaus
25. The famous Rudradaman I inscription is located at:
- a) Nasik
- b) Junagarh
- c) Karle
- d) Puhar
- Answer: b) Junagarh
26. Which of the following was a famous Sangam poet?
- a) Kalidasa
- b) Agastya
- c) Tolkappiyar
- d) Tiruvalluvar
- Answer: d) Tiruvalluvar
27. The last Mauryan king was:
- a) Chandragupta Maurya
- b) Ashoka
- c) Brihadratha
- d) Bindusara
- Answer: c) Brihadratha
28. Who succeeded the Satavahanas?
- a) Kushanas
- b) Shakas
- c) Ikshvakus
- d) Pandyas
- Answer: c) Ikshvakus
29. The Saka Era started in:
- a) AD 57
- b) AD 78
- c) 326 BC
- d) 261 BC
- Answer: b) AD 78
30. The title "Devanamapriya" was used by:
- a) Chandragupta Maurya
- b) Bindusara
- c) Ashoka
- d) Kanishka
- Answer: c) Ashoka