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  1. 551UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Who among the following introduced gold coins for regular use in India?

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    Correct option: A — Vima Kadphises

  2. 552UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Which God is found depicted on Yaudheya coins?

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    Correct option: D — Kartikeya

  3. 553UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?

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    Correct option: B — 81 A.D.

  4. 554UPPSC1991HistoryEnglish

    In which year, the coronation of Kushan King Kanishka was held?

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    Correct option: D — 78 A.D.

  5. 555UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    When was Saka Samvat initiated?

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    Correct option: B — 78 A.D.

  6. 556UPPSC2006HistoryEnglish

    How much is the year difference between the Saka Samvat and Vikram Samvat?

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    Correct option: C — 135 years

  7. 557UPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?

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    Correct option: A — 22nd March (or 21st March)

  8. 558UPPSC1992HistoryEnglish

    When was Vikram Samvat started?

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    Correct option: B — 57 B.C.

  9. 559UPPSC2007HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following will be the year of Saka Samvat in December, 2009?

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    Correct option: A — 1931

  10. 560UKPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Ashvaghosha was contemporary of

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    Correct option: C — Kanishka

History practice — common questions

Page 56 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these History MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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Every question shows the correct option. Where the source paper included a worked solution, the explanation is shown under "Show answer".