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Ancient India: Indus Valley to Maurya Empire

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Practice Questions

1. Q1

   The Indus Valley Civilisation (Harappan Culture) was discovered in:

   • A. 1901
   • B. 1921
   • C. 1935
   • D. 1947

2. Q2

   The famous "Dancing Girl" bronze figurine was found at:

   • A. Harappa
   • B. Mohenjo-daro
   • C. Lothal
   • D. Kalibangan

3. Q3

   Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in approximately:

   • A. 273 BCE
   • B. 321 BCE
   • C. 185 BCE
   • D. 600 BCE

4. Q4

   The Arthashastra, a treatise on statecraft and economic policy, was written by:

   • A. Kalidasa
   • B. Kautilya
   • C. Patanjali
   • D. Panini

5. Q5

   Ashoka's Rock Edict XIII describes his remorse after which battle?

   • A. Battle of Hydaspes
   • B. Battle of Kalinga
   • C. Battle of Panipat
   • D. Battle of Talikota

6. Q6

   Assertion: The Vedic period saw the decline of the Indus Valley Civilisation.

   Reason: The Aryans who composed the Vedas had a pastoral, nomadic lifestyle contrasting with the urban Harappan culture.

   • A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   • B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
   • C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
   • D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

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