TNPSC History Study Material

Satavahanas and Gupta era!!!

Basic Test on Ancient History

1.Who founded the Sunga Dynasty? Pushyamitra
Bhagabhadra
Devabuti
Rudradaman I

2. Who founded the Satavahanas dynasty? Pushyamitra,
Simuka
Harisena
Devabuti

3. Who founded the Kanva Dynasty? Simuka
Harisena
Devabuti
Vasudeva

4.Arrange Chronologically from earliest dynasty to last 1.Sungas 2.Kushans 3.Murundas 4.Guptas 1,2,3,4
2,3,4,1
4,1,3,2
2,4,3,1

5.Harisena was a court poet of which king? Chandragupta I
Samudragupta
Skandagupta
Chandragupta II

6.The people and countries which Samuragupta conquered is engraved at which Inscription? Hathigumpha Inscription
Besnagar pillar Inscription
Aihole Inscription
Allahabad Pilllar Inscription

7.Who is called Napolean of India? Skandagupta
Kumaragupta
Chandragupta I
Samudragupta

8.Under whose time the Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hsien visited India? Chandragupta I
Samudragupta
Skandagupta
Chandragupta II

9.In Whose Court Scholars Kalidasa and Amarasimha present? Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Kumaragupta

10.Abhijnanashakuntalam was written by? Amarasimha
Kautilya
Kalidasa
Chandragupta II