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Top 100 Common GK Questions and Answers

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Q :  

Who has mentioned that 'the Nandas hid their treasure in the Ganges stream'?

(A) Mamulnar

(B) Nakkirar

(C) Thiruvalluvar

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which museum has the largest collection of Kushan period sculptures?

(A) Mumbai Museum

(B) Delhi Museum

(C) Mathura Museum

(D) Madras Museum

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

For the first time in India, military rule was brought into practice?

(A) Greeks

(B) Parthians

(C) Mughals

(D) Shak

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

The rulers of which dynasty used the 'Kshatrap system'?

(A) Guptas

(B) Iranians

(C) Shakas

(D) Indo-Yavans

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The Arthashastra, composed by Kautilya, is divided into how many authorities?

(A) 11

(B) 12

(C) 15

(D) 17

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who called Pataliputra as Polibrotha?

(A) Strabo

(B) Megasthenes

(C) Plutarch

(D) Ariane

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which dynasty ruled Magadha after the Nanda dynasty?

(A) Maurya

(B) Kushan

(C) Gupta

(D) Shunga

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who among the following was the successor of Ashoka?

(A) Kunal

(B) Rahul

(C) Bindusara

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who among the following is not the ruler of the Maurya dynasty?

(A) Ajatashatru

(B) Ashok

(C) Bindusara

(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Which art and sculpture does Sanchi represent?

(A) Jain

(B) Christian

(C) Muslim

(D) Buddhist

Correct Answer : D

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