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Q1. The last Maurya emperor was assassinated around 185 BCE by his commander-in-chief, who was
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Q2. The period after the Maurya empire is called the 'Age of Reorganisation' because
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Q3. According to the chapter, 'matrimonial alliance' between two neighbouring kingdoms refers to
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Q4. Pushyamitra Shunga performed which Vedic ritual to establish himself as a most powerful ruler?
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Q5. The Bharhut Stupa, an example of Shunga art, is located in present-day
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Q6. Kharavela, the famous Chedi ruler of Kalinga, was a devoted follower of Jain teachings and was sometimes called
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Q7. The Hathigumpha inscription in the Udayagiri caves near Bhubaneswar records the accomplishments of
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Q8. The Satavahanas, sometimes called 'Andhras', ruled large parts of the Deccan from the 2nd century BCE onward. Their empire largely comprised present-day
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Q9. In the Satavahana tradition, princes were often named after their mothers. Gautamiputra Satakarni was named after his mother, the powerful queen
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Q10. The Sangam literature refers to three 'crowned kings' of south India. They were the
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Q11. The Kallanai or Grand Anicut, a complex water-diversion system on the Kaveri, was undertaken by
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Q12. The famous epic Silappadikaram, composed soon after the Sangam collections, tells the story of
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Q13. The Heliodorus pillar, named after an Indo-Greek ambassador who praised Vasudeva as the 'god of gods', is located near
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Q14. The Shaka Samvat calendar, developed during the rule of the Shakas, is behind the Gregorian calendar by 78 years and was adopted as the Indian National Calendar in
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Q15. The Gandhara school of art, which emerged in the western regions of Punjab during the Kushana period, blended Greco-Roman elements with Indian features and used
