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 Consider the following kings  

1. Ajatashatru

2. Bimbisara

3. Prasenjit

Which of was/were the contemporary/ contemporaries of Gautam Buddha?

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Important Questions on Ancient History

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 1 - Ancient History>Exercise 4>Q 120
Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 1 - Ancient History>Exercise 4>Q 122
Who among the following was associated with the formulation of the basic ideas of the Mahayana Buddhism?
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The following questions consist of two statements. Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below:
Statement I: Mahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nigranthas.
Statement ll: The sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 1 - Ancient History>Exercise 5>Q 1
Which of the following Ashokan inscription is in Kharoshthi script?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 1 - Ancient History>Exercise 5>Q 2
Which of the following was not a capital of Magadhan empire?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 1 - Ancient History>Exercise 5>Q 4
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List I List II
1. Asia Herat
2. Araehizia Kandhar
3. Gednosia Baluchistan
4. Parapyhadae Kabul

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The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 1 - Ancient History>Exercise 5>Q 6

Which of the following Southern people are clearly mentioned in the Ashokan inscription?

 1. Cholas

2. Pallavas

3. Pandyas

4. Keralaputras

5 Satyaputra

Select the correct answer using the codes given below