History Chapter 2 – Kings, Farmers and towns MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2023

1. Where is Sudarshana Lake ?
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2. ____ are writings engraved on hard surfaces such as stone, metal or pottery.
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3. Name the big rocks kept on the burial in central and south India?
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4. Which Mahajanapada was the most powerful from 6th to 4th century BCE?
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5. What do you mean by Periplus in Greek ?
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6. Pativedaka means __ ?
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7. Kushanas were ____?
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8. When was Epigraphia Indica firstly published?
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9. _refers to a form of government where power is  exercised by a group of men.
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10. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding ‘Gahapati’ ?
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11. Which British officer deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi?
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12. Xuan Zang visited Patliputra in __ century CE .
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13. Yaudheyas belong to which state ?
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14. Dharmasutras are ___ texts.
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15. Banbhatta was the court poet of ___ ?
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16.  In which language was Sangam literature written ?
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17. What was the capital of Magadh?
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18. Study of coins is known as ?
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19. Special officers who were appointed for spreading the message of Dhamma were known as ?
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20. Which one is not a Mahajanpad ?
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