76. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in?
77. In the sixth century BC northern India was divided into?
78. Of all the states in northern India in 6th century BC which of the following states emerged as the most powerful?
79. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the?
80. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because?
81. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanakrit play written by Kalidasa?
82. Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of Arthasastra which has been compared with?
83. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book?
84. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
85. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
86. In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself?
87. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that?
88. The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Asoka was?
89. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of?
90. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their?
91. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
92. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?
93. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was?
94. The first great empire to the south of the Vindhayas was of the?
95. The greatest claim to fame of the Satavahanas is on account of?
96. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in?
97. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
98. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was?
99. Mahavira was?
100. The Phrsae the 'Light of Asia' is applied to?