From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 2 — Unit 2: From State to Empire unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
Which Sunga ruler is the protagonist of Kalidasa's famous Sanskrit drama Malavikagnimitram?
Pushyamitra Sunga
Agnimitra ✓
Vasumitra
Devabhuti
Kalidasa's play Malavikagnimitram centers on Agnimitra, son of dynasty-founder Pushyamitra Sunga, and his romance with Malavika — the play is also a valuable, if literary, source for Sunga-era court life.
The Kushana dynasty originated from which Central Asian nomadic group?
Yuezhi ✓
Scythians
Parthians
Hephtalites
The Kushanas emerged as the dominant branch of the Yuezhi confederation, a Central Asian nomadic people who migrated south and eventually built an empire spanning Central Asia and northern India under rulers like Kanishka.
What was the title taken by Chandragupta I upon assuming imperial sovereignty and issuing gold coins featuring himself and Kumaradevi?
Maharajadhiraja ✓
Paramabhattaraka
Vikramaditya
Dharmamaharaja
Chandragupta I adopted the title Maharajadhiraja ("great king of kings") and issued distinctive gold coins jointly depicting himself and his Licchavi queen Kumaradevi, marking the real launch of Gupta imperial power (his marriage alliance with the Licchavis is also historically significant).
In the Mauryan administration, the Sitadhyaksha was the head of which department?
State agriculture and crown lands ✓
Customs and tolls
Mining and metallurgy
Shipping and maritime trade
The Sitadhyaksha (Superintendent of Agriculture) managed crown/state-owned agricultural lands (Sita land) in the Mauryan system, distinct from ordinary privately cultivated land, reflecting direct state involvement in agrarian production.
Which assembly in early Buddhist monasticism was used to recite the monastic rules (Patimokkha) during full moon and new moon days?
Uposatha ✓
Pavarana
Kathina
Upasampada
The Uposatha assembly, held on full-moon and new-moon days, was when the Sangha gathered to recite the Patimokkha (code of monastic rules) and monks confessed any violations — a regular disciplinary and communal ritual of early Buddhist monastic life.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
