Ancient Indian Empires Questions and Answers

Q: According to the Junagadh inscription of king Rudradaman I, king Rudradaman defeated ......... .

Rudradaman defeated the Yaudheyas.The Junagadh rock inscription of the Shaka Kshatrapa Rudradaman I (about 150 CE) boasts that he forcibly destroyed the Yaudheyas, who had become proud of their title of heroes among all Kshatriyas. It also records his victories over the Satavahana ruler of Dakshinapatha.The Arjunayanas, Abhiras and Audumbaras are not the tribe named in that boast.

Q: Which of the following Satavahana kings completely exterminated the Kshaharatas according to Nashik Cave 3 inscription ?

The king was Gautamiputra Satakarni.The Nashik cave 3 inscription, set up by his mother Gautami Balashri in the reign of her grandson, praises Gautamiputra Satakarni as the one who uprooted the Kshaharata family, that is, defeated the Shaka satrap Nahapana, and restored the glory of the Satavahanas. Restruck Nahapana coins support this.Vashishthiputra Pulumavi, his successor, issued the inscription; Yajna Sri Satakarni and Vijaya Satakarni came later.

Q: Which of the following deities is not mentioned in the Naneghat cave inscription of the Satavahana queen Naganika ?

The deity not mentioned is Rudra.The Naneghat cave inscription of Queen Naganika (Nayanika), widow of Satakarni I, opens with invocations to Dharma, Indra, Sankarshana and Vasudeva, the Moon and the Sun, and the guardians of the quarters such as Yama, Varuna and Kubera, and it records the Vedic sacrifices performed by the royal family.Vasudeva, Sankarshana and Indra are therefore all named. Rudra is not among the deities invoked.

121.

According to the Junagadh inscription of king Rudradaman I, king Rudradaman defeated ......... .

A.Arjunayanas
B.Abhiras
C.Yaudheyas
D.Audumbaras

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MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

Rudradaman defeated the Yaudheyas.

The Junagadh rock inscription of the Shaka Kshatrapa Rudradaman I (about 150 CE) boasts that he forcibly destroyed the Yaudheyas, who had become proud of their title of heroes among all Kshatriyas. It also records his victories over the Satavahana ruler of Dakshinapatha.

The Arjunayanas, Abhiras and Audumbaras are not the tribe named in that boast.

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122.

Which of the following Satavahana kings completely exterminated the Kshaharatas according to Nashik Cave 3 inscription ?

A.Vashishthiputra Siri Yajna Satakarni
B.Gautamiputra Satakarni
C.Vashishthiputra Pulumavi
D.Vijaya Satakarni

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

The king was Gautamiputra Satakarni.

The Nashik cave 3 inscription, set up by his mother Gautami Balashri in the reign of her grandson, praises Gautamiputra Satakarni as the one who uprooted the Kshaharata family, that is, defeated the Shaka satrap Nahapana, and restored the glory of the Satavahanas. Restruck Nahapana coins support this.

Vashishthiputra Pulumavi, his successor, issued the inscription; Yajna Sri Satakarni and Vijaya Satakarni came later.

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123.

Which of the following deities is not mentioned in the Naneghat cave inscription of the Satavahana queen Naganika ?

A.Vasudeva
B.Rudra
C.Indra
D.Sankarshana

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

The deity not mentioned is Rudra.

The Naneghat cave inscription of Queen Naganika (Nayanika), widow of Satakarni I, opens with invocations to Dharma, Indra, Sankarshana and Vasudeva, the Moon and the Sun, and the guardians of the quarters such as Yama, Varuna and Kubera, and it records the Vedic sacrifices performed by the royal family.

Vasudeva, Sankarshana and Indra are therefore all named. Rudra is not among the deities invoked.

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