Satavahana Dynasty Questions & Answers | Satavahana Dynasty for UPSC

1. Pali
2. Prakrit
3. Persian
4. Sanskrit

Answer: Prakrit

1. Yajna sri satkarni
2. Vasisthaputra Pulumavi
3. Hala
4. Gautamiputra Satkani

Answer: Hala

1. Satakarni-I
2. Shiv Skanda Satakarni
3. Simuka
4. Gautamiputra Sri-Satakarni

Answer: Gautamiputra Sri-Satakarni

1. Nasik Inscription
2. Girnar Inscription
3. Hathigumpha Inscription
4. More than one of the above

Answer: Girnar Inscription

1. Shivaskanda Satakarni
2. Yajna Sri Satakarni
3. Vijaya
4. Vashishtiputra Satakarni

Answer: Yajna Sri Satakarni

1. Kanha
2. Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
3. Gautamiputra Satakarni
4. Satakarni

Answer: Satakarni

1. Gatha Saptasati
2. Mahavamsa
3. Tholkappiyam
4. Paththuppatt

Answer:Gatha Saptasati

Assertion (A): Satavahana society shows traces of matrilineal elements.

Reason (R): Queens and not Kings were the real rulers Satavahana period.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.

A. He was the 23rd king of Satavahanas according to Puranas.

B. He was the greatest king among Satavahanas.

C. His mother Gautami Balasri have issued Nasik inscription.

Choose the correct answer:

1. A & B only
2. A & C only
3. B & C only
4. A, B & C

Answer: A, B & C

1. Simuka
2. Krishna
3. Gautamiputra Satakarni
4. Sri Satakarni

Answer: Gautamiputra Satakarni

1. Many Satavahana coins bore the names of ‘Satakarni’ and ‘Pulumavi.

2. Satavahanas coins were of different shapes – round, square, rectangular, etc.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2

1. Gauthamiputra Satakarni
2. Vasistiputra Pulamavi
3. Yajnasri Satakarni
4. Satakarni I

Answer: Yajnasri Satakarni

1. Referred to as Vasishthiputra Sri Pulumavi
2. Set up his capital at Paithan or Paristhan on the bank of Godavari river.
3. He extended his borders to eastern Deccan and started trade with Java and Sumatra.
4. He was the first king bearing matronym (Mothers name)

Answer: He was the first king bearing matronym (Mothers name)

1. Satakarni
2. Sivasvati
3. Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
4. Gautamiputra Satakarni

Answer: Gautamiputra Satakarni

Assertion (A): The Indianisation of the Saka was accelerated by their marriage contacts in India.

Reason (R): Satavahana ruler Satakarni was the son-in-law of Saka-Kshatrapa Rudradaman.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(i) Sri Yajna Satakarni

(ii) Gautamiputra Satakarni

(iii) Sri Satakarni

(iv) Simukha

Choose the answer from the following codes :

1. (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
2. (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
3. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
4. (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

Answer: (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

1. Simuka
2. Kanha
3. Satakarni
4. Krishna

Answer: Satakarni

1. Shivaskanda Satakarni
2. Yajna Sri Satakarni
3. Vijaya
4. Vashishtiputra Satakarni

Answer: Vijaya

1. Satakarni
2. Sivasvati
3. Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
4. Gautamiputra Satakarni

Answer: Satakarni

1. Satakarni-I
2. Shiv Skanda Satakarni
3. Simuka
4. Gautamiputra Sri-Satakarni

Answer: Gautamiputra Sri-Satakarni

1. Pali
2. Prakrit
3. Persian
4. Sanskrit

Answer: Prakrit

1. Simukha
2. Kanha
3. Satakarni
4. Krishna

Answer: Simukha

1. Gatha Saptasati
2. Mahavamsa
3. Tholkappiyam
4. Paththuppatt

Answer: Gatha Saptasati

I. Referred to as Vasishthiputra Sri Pulumavi

II. Set up his capital at Paithan or Paristhan on the bank of Godavari River.

III. He extended his borders to eastern Deccan and started trade with Java and Sumatra.

Code:

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I & II
4. I, II & III

Answer: I, II & III

1. Nasik Inscription
2. Girnar Inscription
3. Hathigumpha Inscription
4. Kanheri Inscription

Answer: Girnar Inscription

1. The Satavahana dynasty was founded by Simuka.
2. Pratisthana and Amravati were the capital of the Satavahana dynasty
3. They ruled over central India and many parts of northern India.
4. Satavahana rulers were identified through matronymics.

Answer: They ruled over central India and many parts of northern India.

I. Information about him comes from his coins, the Satavahana inscriptions and the royal genealogies in the various Puranas.

II. Best known inscription is the Nashik prashasti (eulogy) inscription of his mother Gautami Balashri, which credits him with extensive military conquests.

Code:

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I & II
4. Neither I nor II

Answer: Both I & II

A. Smallest division of the kingdom was Village.

B. Head of the village administration was Gramika or Gramini.

C. Administration of Town / Cities is looked after by the “Nigama Sabha”.

D. The members of Nigama Sabha were Gahapati.

Choose the correct answer:

1. A , C & D only
2. A & B only
3. B, C & D only
4. A, B, C & D

Answer: A, B, C & D