1. Which Greek ambassador set up a pillar in honor of Vishnu?
(A) Megasthenes
(B) Heliodoros
(C) Theodorus
(D) Plato
Correct Answer: (B) Heliodoros
Answer Explanation:
The Greek ambassador Heliodoros set up a pillar in honor of Vishnu (Vasudev) at Vidisha. He was sent to the court of Sunga King, Bhagbhadra by the Greek King of Taxila, Antialkidas.
2. Who was the first Saka king in India?
(A) Moga
(B) Rudradaman
(C) Azes
(D) Ghatotkacha
Correct Answer: (A) Moga
Answer Explanation:
An Indo-Scythian king, Moga (or Maues) was the first Saka king in India who established Saka power in Gandhara and extended supremacy over north-western India.
3. Which of the following Upanishads is written in prose?
(A) Isa
(B) Katha
(C) Brihadaranyaka
(D) Svetasvatara
Correct Answer: (C) Brihadaranyaka
Answer Explanation:
Brihadaranyaka is the correct answer to this question.
4. Who among the following laid down for punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?
(A) Manu
(B) Yajnavalkya
(C) Kautilya
(D) Narada
Correct Answer: (C) Kautilya
Answer Explanation:
Chanakya: He is also known by Vishnugupta, Kautilya, who was born around 350 BC and is known for his being the chief architect of the Mauryan Empire and writing the pioneering work in Economics and Political Science that is Arthashstra. He is known as Indian Machiavelli in the western world.
