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- Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of__________
(A) Bhasa
(B) Sudraka
(C) Vishakhadatta
(D) Ashvaghosha
View Answer...Answer: (C) Vishakhadatta - Who recognised Sandrokottos as Chandra Gupta Maurya?
(A) William Jones
(B) V. Smith
(C) R. K. Mukherjee
(D) D. R. Bhandharkar
View Answer...Answer: (A) William Jones - First Indian Empire was established by_________
(A) Kanishka
(B) Harsh
(C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(D) Samundragupta
View Answer...Answer: (C) Chandra Gupta Maurya - Which among the following is India’s oldest dynasty?
(A) Gupta
(B) Maurya
(C) Vardhana
(D) Kushana
View Answer...Answer: (B) Maurya - Who of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottos (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great?
(A) Pliny
(B) Justin
(C) Strabo
(D) Megasthenese
View Answer...Answer: (B) Justin - Who was called as ‘Sandrocottos’ by Justin, the Greek Writer?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta I
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Samudragupta
View Answer...Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya - Kautilya was prime minister of_________
(A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) King Janak
View Answer...Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya - By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood?
(A) Ajaya
(B) Chanakya
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Deogupta
View Answer...Answer: (A) Ajaya - Another name of Chanakya was
(A) Bhattswami
(B) Vishnugupta
(C) Rajshekhar
(D) Vishakhdatta
View Answer...Answer: (B) Vishnugupta - The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a
(A) Play about Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Biography
(C) History of Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Book on Principles of Government
View Answer...Answer: (D) Book on Principles of Government - Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State?
(A) Janapada
(B) Durga
(C) Mitra
(D) Kosha
View Answer...Answer: (C) Mitra - Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of
(A) Economic life
(B) Political policies
(C) Religious life
(D) Social life
View Answer...Answer: (B) Political policies - Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
(A) Kalidasa’s ‘Malvikagni Mitram’
(B) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’
(C) Vatsyanana’s ‘Kamasutra’
(D) Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural’
View Answer...Answer: (B) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ - Deimachus came to India during the reign of
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusara
(C) Ashoka
(D) Kanishka
View Answer...Answer: (B) Bindusara - Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of
(A) Bricks
(B) Stones
(C) Woods
(D) Clays
View Answer...Answer: (C) Woods - The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site?
(A) Vaishali
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Kapilavastu
(D) Shravasti
View Answer...Answer: (B) Pataliputra - Bulandibagh was ancient site of
(A) Kapilavastu
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Vaishali
(D) Varanasi
View Answer...Answer: (B) Pataliputra - Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Bindusara
(D) Kunala
View Answer...Answer: (C) Bindusara - Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra?
(A) Harsh
(B) Skandgupta
(C) Vikramaditya
(D) Chandragupta Maurya
View Answer...Answer: (D) Chandragupta Maurya - The Inscription which proves Chandragupta’s sway over Western India is
(A) Kalinga Rock Inscription
(B) Girnar Rock Inscription of Ashoka
(C) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
(D) Sopara Rock Inscription of Ashoka
View Answer...Answer: (C) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman - That Gujarat was included in the Kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya is proved by
(A) Greek accounts
(B) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
(C) Jain tradition
(D) Pillar Edict II of Ashoka
View Answer...Answer: (B) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman - Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashok
(C) Bindusar
(D) Chandragupta
View Answer...Answer: (D) Chandragupta - In which year Chandragupta Maurya had defeated Seleucus?
(A) 317 B.C.
(B) 315 B.C.
(C) 305 B.C.
(D) 300 B.C.
View Answer...Answer: (C) 305 B.C. - Who established ‘Rajdharma’ on triplex bases of longanimity, liberty and compassion?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Akbar
(C) Ranjit Singh
(D) Shivaji
View Answer...Answer: (A) Ashoka - Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Bihar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Kalinga
View Answer...Answer: (C) Sri Lanka - In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms?
(A) Third Major Rock Edict
(B) Second Major Rock Edict
(C) Ninth Major Rock Edict
(D) First Pillar Inscription
View Answer...Answer: (B) Second Major Rock Edict - India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by
(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Lord Mahavir
(D) Dhanvantari
View Answer...Answer: (A) Ashoka - ‘Inspite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is
(A) Pilgrims
(B) Belief in Moksha
(C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
(D) Establishment of veterinary hospitals
View Answer...Answer: (C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’ - A Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at
(A) Magadha
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Samastipur
(D) Rajgriha
View Answer...Answer: (B) Pataliputra - Rajjuka’s were
(A) Traders in the Chola Kingdom
(B) Officers in the Mauryan administration
(C) Feudal Lords in the Gupta empire
(D) Soldiers in the Saka army
View Answer...Answer: (B) Officers in the Mauryan administration - What were ‘Sarthwah’?
(A) Brokers
(B) Convoy of Merchants
(C) Money lender
(D) Pilgrims
View Answer...Answer: (B) Convoy of Merchants - Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
(A) Agraharika
(B) Yukta
(C) Pradeshika
(D) Rajjuka
View Answer...Answer: (A) Agraharika - Sarnath Pillar was built by
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Ashoka
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
View Answer...Answer: (B) Ashoka - Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?
(A) Amaravati
(B) Bharhut
(C) Sanchi
(D) Sarnath
View Answer...Answer: (C) Sanchi - Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ashoka
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Pusyamitra
View Answer...Answer: (B) Ashoka - Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Kautilya
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Ashoka
View Answer...Answer: (D) Ashoka - Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Prakrit
(C) Pali
(D) Hindi
View Answer...Answer: (B) Prakrit - Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in ‘Kharosthi’ script?
(A) Khalsi
(B) Girnar
(C) Shahbazgarhi
(D) Meerut
View Answer...Answer: (C) Shahbazgarhi - The earliest inscription on stone was in which language?
(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Prakrit
(D) Brahmi
View Answer...Answer: (C) Prakrit - The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on
(A) Stone tablets
(B) Seal
(C) Pillars
(D) Coins
View Answer...Answer: (C) Pillars - The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
(A) Buhler
(B) Robert Sebel
(C) James Prinsep
(D) Cordriguttan
View Answer...Answer: (C) James Prinsep - Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by
(A) James Prinsep
(B) George Buhler
(C) Vincent Smith
(D) Ahmad Hasan Dani
View Answer...Answer: (A) James Prinsep - Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script?
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) A. H. Dani
(C) Buhler
(D) James Prinsep
View Answer...Answer: (D) James Prinsep - Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts?
(A) John Tower
(B) Harry Smith
(C) Charles Metcalfe
(D) James Prinsep
View Answer...Answer: (D) James Prinsep - Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
(A) George Buhler
(B) James Prinsep
(C) Max Muller
(D) William Jones
View Answer...Answer: (B) James Prinsep - Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at
(A) Nagarjunakonda
(B) Anuradhapura
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Maski
View Answer...Answer: (C) Brahmagiri - Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
(A) Brahmi
(B) Nandnagari
(C) Sharada
(D) Kharoshti
View Answer...Answer: (D) Kharoshti - The name by which Ashoka is referred to in his inscriptions is
(A) Chakravarti
(B) Dharmadeva
(C) Dharmakirti
(D) Priyadarshi
View Answer...Answer: (D) Priyadarshi - Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Harshavardhana
View Answer...Answer: (B) Ashoka - Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?
(A) These are highly polished
(B) These are monolithic
(C) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape
(D) These are parts of architectural structures
View Answer...Answer: (D) These are parts of architectural structures - Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
(A) Kalsi
(B) Rummindei
(C) Special Kalinga Edict
(D) Maski
View Answer...Answer: (D) Maski - In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?
(A) Bhabru Edict
(B) Rock Edict XIII
(C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
View Answer...Answer: (D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski - Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka?
(A) Gujarra
(B) Ahraura
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Sarnath
View Answer...Answer: (A) Gujarra - The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark
(A) Birth of Buddha
(B) Enlightenment of Buddha
(C) First Sermon of Buddha
(D) Demise of Buddha
View Answer...Answer: (A) Birth of Buddha - The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in
(A) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
(B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
(C) Jaipur district of Rajasthan
(D) Champaran district of Bihar
View Answer...Answer: (B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh - The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha.
(A) Minor pillar of Maski
(B) Rummindei pillar
(C) Queen pillar
(D) Bhabru pillar
View Answer...Answer: (D) Bhabru pillar - Kalsi is famous for
(A) Buddhist Chaityas
(B) Persian Coins
(C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
(D) Temples of Gupta period
View Answer...Answer: (C) Rock edicts of Ashoka - Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashok’s Rock Edicts discovered?
(A) Nainital
(B) Pauri
(C) Tehri
(D) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
View Answer...Answer: (D) Kalsi (Dehradun District) - Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war?
(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Rock Edict II
(C) Rock Edict XII
(D) Rock Edict XIII
View Answer...Answer: (D) Rock Edict XIII - The accounts of Kalinga War is known to us by the
(A) Rock Edict XIII
(B) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(C) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
(D) Minor Rock Edict-I
View Answer...Answer: (A) Rock Edict XIII - Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
(A) Rock Edict XIII
(B) Rock Edict XII
(C) Pillar inscription VII
(D) Bhabru minor rock edict
View Answer...Answer: (B) Rock Edict XII - The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts
(A) I and X
(B) I and XI
(C) II and XIII
(D) II and XIV
View Answer...Answer: (C) II and XIII - Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
(A) Chola
(B) Pandya
(C) Satiyaputta
(D) Satavahana
View Answer...Answer: (D) Satavahana - Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gatherings, probably including a ban on animal killing?
(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Pillar Edict V
(C) Rock Edict IX
(D) Rock Edict XI
View Answer...Answer: (A) Rock Edict I - Ptolemy Philadelphus, who had diplomatic relations with Ashoka, was king of
(A) Cyron
(B) Egypt
(C) Macedonia
(D) Syria
View Answer...Answer: (B) Egypt - Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of
(A) Egypt
(B) Corinth
(C) Macedonia
(D) Syria
View Answer...Answer: (A) Egypt - Rulers of which dynasty had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?
(A) Chola
(B) Gupta
(C) Maurya
(D) Pallavas
View Answer...Answer: (C) Maurya - Which ancient Indian record is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be used during crises?
(A) Sohagaura Copper-plate
(B) Rummindei Pillar-edict of Ashoka
(C) Prayaga-Prasasti
(D) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
View Answer...Answer: (A) Sohagaura Copper-plate - In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with
(A) Death
(B) Confiscation of goods
(C) Imprisonment
(D) None of the above
View Answer...Answer: (A) Death - The famous Greek ambassador Megasthenes came to the court of which emperor?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Harsha Vardhana
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) None of the above
View Answer...Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya - Megasthenes divided the Indian society into how many categories?
(A) Four
(B) Five
(C) Six
(D) Seven
View Answer...Answer: (D) Seven - Which source states that there was no slavery in ancient India?
(A) Arthashastra
(B) Mudrarakshasa
(C) Megasthenes’ Indica
(D) Vayupuran
View Answer...Answer: (C) Megasthenes’ Indica - The division of Mauryan society into seven classes is particularly mentioned in
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Ashokan Edicts
(C) The Puranas
(D) Megasthenes’ Indica
View Answer...Answer: (D) Megasthenes’ Indica - The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in
(A) Divyanadan
(B) Arthashastra
(C) Indica
(D) Ashoka’s inscription
View Answer...Answer: (C) Indica - Which source gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakhadatta
(D) Inscription of Ashoka
View Answer...Answer: (B) Megasthenes’ Indica - Who was the author of ‘Indica’?
(A) Vishnugupta
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Diamachus
(D) Pliny
View Answer...Answer: (B) Megasthenes - ‘Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were
(A) Military Departments
(B) Sources of Revenue
(C) Religious Ceremonies
(D) Administrative Divisions
View Answer...Answer: (B) Sources of Revenue - Land revenue, the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by
(A) Agronomoi
(B) Shulkadhyaksha
(C) Sitadhyaksha
(D) Akradhayaksha
View Answer...Answer: (C) Sitadhyaksha - ‘Sita’ in the Maurya period means
(A) A goddess
(B) A religious sect
(C) Revenue from Crown land
(D) Barren land
View Answer...Answer: (C) Revenue from Crown land - Who among the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
(A) Samaharta
(B) Vyabharika
(C) Antapala
(D) Pradeshtha
View Answer...Answer: (A) Samaharta - Which Mauryan officer was in charge of weights and measures?
(A) Pautavadhyaksha
(B) Panyadhyaksha
(C) Sitadhyaksha
(D) Sunadhyaksha
View Answer...Answer: (A) Pautavadhyaksha - ‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration charged for
(A) Filthy drinking water
(B) Slushing the road
(C) Throwing garbage
(D) Stenching temples
View Answer...Answer: (B) Slushing the road - The most famous centre of learning during the Maurya period was
(A) Vaishali
(B) Nalanda
(C) Taxila
(D) Ujjain
View Answer...Answer: (C) Taxila - Which aspect of municipal administration of today continues since the Mauryan period?
(A) Inspection of weight measures
(B) Determination of prices of goods
(C) Registration of birth and death certificates
(D) Protection of artisans
View Answer...Answer: (C) Registration of birth and death certificates - In the cultural history of India, the memorising of chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of
(A) Shramana
(B) Parivraajaka
(C) Agrahaarika
(D) Magadha
View Answer...Answer: (D) Magadha - The system governing villages through autonomous elected panchayats was evolved by
(A) Kushans
(B) Dravids
(C) Aryans
(D) Mauryans
View Answer...Answer: (D) Mauryans - Which text of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
(A) Kamasutra
(B) Manavadharmashastra
(C) Sukra Nitisara
(D) Arthashastra
View Answer...Answer: (D) Arthashastra - Which among the following prohibits remarriage?
(A) Jataka
(B) Manusmriti
(C) Yagyavalkya
(D) Arthashastra
View Answer...Answer: (B) Manusmriti - The social status assigned to foreigners in Indian society by Manu was that of
(A) Kshatriyas
(B) Fallen Kshatriyas
(C) Vaishyas
(D) Sudras
View Answer...Answer: (B) Fallen Kshatriyas - The last Mauryan emperor was
(A) Jaloka
(B) Avanti Verma
(C) Nandi Vardhana
(D) Brihadratha
View Answer...Answer: (D) Brihadratha - The first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, realising the need for water, was
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Rudradaman
(D) Skanda Gupta
View Answer...Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya - Which inscription mentions both Chandragupta and Ashoka?
(A) Nasik inscription of Gautamiputra Shatkarni
(B) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
(C) Girnar inscription of Ashoka
(D) Junagarh inscription of Skandagupta
View Answer...Answer: (B) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman - In which inscriptions are Ashoka’s edicts also found?
(A) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
(B) Nashik Prashasti regarding Gautamiputra Satakarni
(C) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
(D) None of the above
View Answer...Answer: (D) None of the above
94. Consider the following statements:
The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
View Answer...Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
95. Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka?
Inscriptions of Ashoka
Dipavamsa
Mahavamsa
Divyavadana
Select the correct answer:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
View Answer...Answer: (B) 2 and 3
96. The following Mauryan rulers were the followers of Buddhism:
Chandragupta
Ashoka
Bindusara
Dasaratha
Select the correct answer:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 4
View Answer...Answer: (D) 2 and 4
97. Match List-I with List-II:
List-I (Place) | List-II (Monuments/Ruins)
(a) Kaushambi | 1. Dhamek Stupa
(b) Kushinagar | 2. Ghositarama Monastery
(c) Sarnath | 3. Ramabhar Stupa
(d) Shravasti | 4. Saheth Maheth
Code:
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
View Answer...
Answer: (C) 2 3 1 4
98. Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
View Answer...
Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
99. Assertion (A): The Mauryan kings did not bestow land grants on a religious basis.
Reason (R): The peasants revolted against land grants.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
View Answer...
Answer: (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
100. Which of the following statements are correct about Mauryan Kings? They developed:
Culture, Art and Literature
Gold coins
Provincial Division
Kingship to Hindukush
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 3 and 4
View Answer...Answer: (D) 1, 3 and 4
101. According to the ‘Arthashastra’ of Kautilya the following courts existed in the judicial system of the Mauryan Age:
Dharmamahamatra
Dharmasthiya
Rajjuka
Kantakshodhana
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
View Answer...Answer: (D) 2 and 4
102. The following persons came to India at one time or another. The correct chronological sequence of their visits is:
Fa-Hien
I-Tsing
Megasthenese
Hieun-Tsang
(A) 3, 1, 2, 4
(B) 3, 1, 4, 2
(C) 1, 3, 2, 4
(D) 1, 3, 4, 2
View Answer...Answer: (B) 3, 1, 4, 2
103. Match List-I with List-II:
List-I | List-II
(a) Chandragupta | 1. Piyadarshi
(b) Bindusara | 2. Sandrocottus
(c) Ashoka | 3. Amitraghat
(d) Chanakya | 4. Vishnugupta
Code:
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
View Answer...
Answer: (C) 2 3 1 4
104. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era?
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Rudradaman
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
View Answer...
Answer: (B) 2 and 3
105. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Lothal – Ancient Dockyard
Sarnath – First Sermon of Buddha
Rajgir – Lion Capital of Ashoka
Nalanda – Great Seat of Buddhist Learning
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 2
View Answer...Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4