The Post-Mauryan India

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 6 Term 3 “The Post-Mauryan India”

I. Choose the correct answer
1. The last Mauryan emperor was killed by_____.
(a) Pushyamitra
(b) Agnimitra
(c) Vasudeva
(d) Narayana

2. _____ was the founder of Satavahana dynasty.
(a) Simuka
(b) Satakarani
(c) Kanha
(d) Sivasvati

3. _____ was the greatest of all the Kushana emperors.
(a) Kanishka
(b) Kadphises I
(c) Kadphises II
(d) Pan-Chiang

4. The Kantara School of Sanskrit flourished in the _____ during 2nd century BC.
(a) Deccan
(b) north-west India
(c) Punjab
(d) Gangetic valley

5. Sakas ruled over Gandhara region _____ as their capital.
(a) Sirkap
(b) Taxila
(c) Mathura
(d) Purushpura

II. Match the statement with the reason and tick the appropriate answer
1. Assertion (A): Colonies of Indo-Greeks and Indo-Parthians were established along the north-western part of India.
Reason (R): The Bactrian and Parthian settlers gradually intermarried and intermixed with the indigenous population.
a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is not correct.
d) A is not correct but R is correct.

2. Statement I: Indo-Greek rulers introduced die system and produced coins with inscription and symbols, engraving figures on them.
Statement II: Indo-Greek rule was ended by the Kushanas.
a) Statement I is wrong, but statement II is correct.
b) Statement II is wrong, but statement I is correct
c) Both the statements are correct.
d) Both the statements are wrong.

3. Circle the odd one
Pushyamitra,Vasudeva, Simuka, Kanishka

Correct Answers: Kanishka followed Buddhism, whereas the other three rulers were not followers of Buddhism.

4. Answer the following in a word
1. Who was the last Sunga ruler?
2. Who was the most important and famous king of Sakas?
3. Who established Kanva dynasty in Magadha?
4. Who converted Gondophernes into Christianity?

Answers:
1. Devabuthi
2. Rudradaman
3. Vasudeva
4. St.Thomas

III. Fill in the blanks
1. _____ was the founder of Indo-Parthian Kingdom.
2. In the South, Satavahanas became independent after _____ death.
3. Hala is famous as the author of _____.
4. _____ was the last ruler of Kanva dynasty.
5. Kushana’s later capital was_____.

Answers:
1. Gondophernes
2. Ashoka’s
3. Sattasai
4. Susarman
5. Peshawar or Purushpura

IV. State whether True or False
1. Magadha continued to be a great centre of Buddhist culture even after the fall of the Mauryan Empire.
2. We get much information about Kharavela from Hathigumba inscription.
3. Simuka waged a successful war against Magadha.
4. Buddhacharita was written by Asvaghosha.

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. False (Kanishka waged war)
4. True

V. Match the following
1. Patanjali               A. Kalinga
2. Agnimitra            B. Indo-Greek
3. King Kharavela    C. Indo-Parthians
4. Demetrius            D. Second grammarian
5. Gondophernes     E. Malavikagnimitra

Answers:
1. D
2. E
3. A
4. B
5. C

VI. Find out the wrong statement from the following
1. The Kushanas formed a section of the yueh-chi tribes who inhabited north-western China.
2. Kanishka made Jainism the state religion and built many monasteries.
3. The Great Stupa of Sanchi and the railings which enclose it belong to the Sunga period.
4. Pan-Chiang was the Chinese general defeated by Kanishka.

Correct Answer: 2. Kanishka patronized Budhism

XI. Answer Grid
1. Who wrote Brihastkatha?
2. Name the Satavahana ruler who performed two Asvamedha sacrifices.
3. How many years did the Satavahanas rule the Deccan?
4. Who laid the foundation of Saka era?
5. What was the favourite subject of the Gandhara artists?
6. Where did Kanishka organise the fourth Buddhist Council?

Answers:
1. Gunadhya
2. Pushysmitra
3. About 450 years
4. Kanishka
5. Carving of Sculptures of Buddha
6. Kundalavana near Srinagar