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Consider the following statements about the Shunga period:
1. The grammarian Patanjali, author of the Mahabhashya, belonged to this period.
2. The last Shunga king, Devabhuti, was killed by his minister Vasudeva.
3. The main centre of Shunga power was Purushapura.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List-I (record or monument) with List-II (what it is linked with):
| List-I (Record/Monument) | List-II (Linked with) |
|---|---|
| A. Heliodorus pillar | 1. Two Ashvamedha yajnas of Pushyamitra |
| B. Junagadh inscription | 2. Gautamiputra Satakarni |
| C. Nasik inscription | 3. Repair of the Sudarshana lake |
| D. Ayodhya inscription | 4. Vasudeva, set up by an Indo-Greek ambassador |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Beginning of the Shaka era
2. Pushyamitra Shunga kills Brihadratha (c. 185 BCE)
3. Chandragupta II ends Shaka rule
4. The Sudarshana lake exists in Mauryan times
Select the correct chronological order.
Consider the following statements about the Kushanas:
1. Kushana kings took the title devaputra, meaning 'son of god'.
2. Kanishka organised the fourth Buddhist council at Purushapura.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Satavahanas:
1. Satavahana kings were named after their mothers.
2. Gautamiputra Satakarni is known from an inscription of his mother, Gautami Balashri, at Nasik.
3. Satavahana rulers gave land grants only to Brahmins and not to Buddhist monks.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
Which one of the following pairs of ruler and dynasty is correctly matched?
Consider the following statements about the Indo-Greeks:
1. They were Greek rulers from Bactria who came into the north-west of the subcontinent.
2. They issued the first coins in the subcontinent that carried the names and images of rulers.
3. They were also known as Pahlavas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about early Buddhist sculpture:
1. Buddha images of the Mathura school were based on older Yaksha images.
2. The Gandhara and Mathura schools of art grew mainly during the Shunga period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I (Place) | List-II (Significance) |
|---|---|
| A. Karle | 1. Capital of Kanishka |
| B. Amaravati | 2. Biggest rock-cut chaitya hall |
| C. Pratishthana | 3. Early capital of the Satavahanas |
| D. Purushapura | 4. Stupa in Andhra Pradesh enlarged in Satavahana times |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Consider the following statements about the Kushanas:
1. They were a branch of the Yuezhi people of Central Asia.
2. A large headless statue of Kanishka has been found at Peshawar.
3. They were among the earliest rulers in the subcontinent to issue gold coins.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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