UPSC Prelims Question Paper with Answers 2020-2021 - 1

Question: 1

Who was called by Vindya Adhipati?

(A) Ashoka

(B) Simuka

(C) Gautamiputra

(D) Pushyamitra

Question: 2

The figure of Buddha is engraved on the coins of

(A) Kanishka

(B) Harsha

(C) Ashoka

(D) Menander

Question: 3

Who was the capital of Kanishka?

(A) Purushapura

(B) Pataliputra

(C) Gandhar

(D) Mathura

Question: 4

Who said, “Rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with India”?

(A) Arrian

(B) Tiberins

(C) Plutarch

(D) Pliny

Question: 5

Charaka was the famous court physician of

(A) Ashoka

(B) Chandragupta

(C) Pushyamitra

(D) Kanishka