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.
The Capital of the Western Kshatrapas during the peak of their rule in Western India was located at:
Ujjain ✓
Vidisha
Bharuch
Junagadh
Ujjain (Ujjayini) served as the principal capital of the Western Kshatrapas (Saka Kshatrapas) at the height of their power, particularly under Rudradaman I and his successors, and was a major commercial and political center of western India.
Ashoka appointed special imperial officers to spread and monitor Dhamma across his empire. What were they called?
Rajukas
Yuktas
Dhamma Mahamattas ✓
Pradeshikas
Ashoka created a new cadre of officials, the Dhamma Mahamattas, specifically tasked with propagating and supervising adherence to Dhamma across all sections of society — a distinctive administrative innovation tied to his post-Kalinga policy shift.
Which Vakataka queen served as regent for her minor sons and issued the Poona copper plate charter?
Prabhavatigupta ✓
Kumaradevi
Dattadevi
Kuberanaga
Prabhavatigupta, a Gupta princess married into the Vakataka dynasty, ruled as regent for her minor sons after her husband Rudrasena II's death, and issued charters like the Poona copper plate — evidence of a Gupta-Vakataka political alliance and of a woman exercising direct administrative authority.
The famous Didarganj Yakshi sculpture belongs to which period of Indian art?
Mauryan Period ✓
Sunga Period
Kushana Period
Gupta Period
The Didarganj Yakshi, known for its exceptional Mauryan polish, is dated to the Mauryan period and is celebrated as one of the finest examples of the distinctive high-gloss stone-carving technique associated with Mauryan court art.
Which ruler of the Gupta dynasty assumed the title Vikramaditya after defeating the Shakas of Western India?
Chandragupta I
Samudragupta
Chandragupta II ✓
Skandagupta
Chandragupta II defeated the Western Kshatrapa (Shaka) rulers and annexed their territory, after which he assumed the celebrated title Vikramaditya — a title later legendarily (and inaccurately) associated with various other kings in popular tradition.
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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.
