Central Asian Contacts and Their Results — UPSC Prelims Practice
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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about Indo-Greek rulers:
1. The Indo-Greeks were the first rulers in India to issue coins that can be definitively attributed to individual kings.
2. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler Menander had his capital at Taxila.
3. The Indo-Greeks were the first to introduce gold coins in India.
4. The *Milinda Panho* records dialogues between Menander and the monk Nagasena.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 02
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The Vikrama Samvat era is associated with which of the following events?
Question 03
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Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
1. Gondophernes — Kushans
2. Rudradaman I — Sakas
3. Kadphises II — Parthians
4. Kanishka — Kushans
Select the correct answer:
Question 04
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With reference to Kanishka, consider the following statements:
1. He started an era in AD 78 now known as the Saka era, used by the Government of India.
2. He held a Buddhist council in Pataliputra to finalize Mahayana doctrines.
3. He was the great patron of Mahayana Buddhism.
4. His second capital in India was Mathura.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question 05
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The origin of Mahayana Buddhism was primarily linked to which of the following factors?
Question 06
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The pillar erected by the Greek ambassador Heliodorus near Vidisa (Madhya Pradesh) was in honour of which deity?
Question 07
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Consider the following about the Silk Route:
1. It was primarily controlled by the Sakas, who levied tolls on traders.
2. It started from China and passed through the Kushan empire in Central Asia and Afghanistan.
3. It formed a source of great income for the Kushans through tolls levied from traders.
4. The Kushans were the first rulers in India to issue gold coins on a wide scale.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Question 08
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Which of the following correctly describes the political innovation introduced by Central Asian rulers in India known as the 'satrap system'?
Question 09
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The Sanskrit term *yavanika* referred to which cultural contribution of the Central Asian contact period?
Question 10
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Rudradaman I is historically significant for which of the following?
1. He was the most famous Kushan ruler who extended rule over Sindh, Kutch and Gujarat.
2. He repaired the Sudarshana lake in Kathiawar, originally built in Maurya times.
3. He issued the first long inscription in chaste Sanskrit.
4. He was a great patron of Mahayana Buddhism and convened a council in Kashmir.
Select the correct answer: