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Maurya Period (322 BC-185 BC) MCQ

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Q26. Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan ?

  1. AAshoka
  2. BChandragupta
  3. CBindusara
  4. DKunala
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Answer: C) Bindusara

Q27. Language used in the inscriptions of Ashoka is-

  1. ASanskrit
  2. BPrakrit
  3. CApabhramsa
  4. DHindi
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Answer: B) Prakrit

Q28. In how many categories did Megasthenese divide the Indian Society ?

  1. AFour
  2. BFive
  3. CSix
  4. DSeven
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Answer: D) Seven

Q29. Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty ?

  1. AMaurya
  2. BSunga
  3. CGupta
  4. DKushana
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Answer: A) Maurya

Q30. The most famous educational centre during the period of Mauryan age was-

  1. AVaishali
  2. BNalanda
  3. CTaxila
  4. DKalhana
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Answer: C) Taxila

Q31. Who was the writer of 'Mudrarakshasa' ?

  1. AVishakhdatta
  2. BKautilya
  3. CBana
  4. DKalhana
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Answer: A) Vishakhdatta

Q32. What is the name of Megasthenes's book ?

  1. AArthashastra
  2. BRigveda
  3. CPurana
  4. DIndica
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Answer: D) Indica

Q33. In how many adhikaranasis the Kautilya's' Arthashastra' divided ?

  1. A11
  2. B12
  3. C14
  4. D15
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Answer: D) 15

Q34. Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya ?

  1. AWilliam Jones
  2. BV.A. Smith
  3. CR. K. Mookerji
  4. DD.R. Bhandarkar
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Answer: A) William Jones

Q35. Who decophered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka first time ?

  1. AJames Princep
  2. BH.D. Sankaliya
  3. CS.R. Goyal
  4. DV.N. Mishra
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Answer: A) James Princep

Q36. The last Mauryan emperor was-

  1. AJalok
  2. BAvanti Varma
  3. CNandi Vardhana
  4. DBrihadrath
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Answer: D) Brihadrath

Q37. Kautilya was the Prime Minister of-

  1. AChandragupta Vikramaditya
  2. BAshoka
  3. CChandragupta Maurya
  4. DRaja Janak
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Answer: C) Chandragupta Maurya

Q38. Which of the following South Indian Kingdom is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscription ?

  1. AChola
  2. BPandya
  3. CSatiyaputra
  4. DSatvahan
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Answer: D) Satvahan

Q39. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?

  1. AAjaya
  2. BChanakya
  3. CVishnugupta
  4. DDeogupta
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Answer: C) Vishnugupta

Q40. An Ashokan edict is located in Uttaranchal at-

  1. ADev Prayag
  2. BRishikesh
  3. Ckedarnath
  4. DKalsi
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Answer: D) Kalsi

Q41. Who constructed Sanchi Stupa ?

  1. AChandragupta
  2. BKautilya
  3. CGautam Buddha
  4. DAshok
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Answer: D) Ashok

Q42. Which Indian king defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander ?

  1. ASamudragupta
  2. BAshok
  3. CBindusara
  4. DChandragupta
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Answer: D) Chandragupta

Q43. In which of the following inscriptions the name of Ashoka has been mentioned ?

  1. ABhabru Edict
  2. BRock Edict XIII
  3. CRummendei Pillar Inscription
  4. DMinor Rock Edict of Maski
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Answer: D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski

Q44. Who in ancient India assumed the title amitraghata ?

  1. AAjatshatru
  2. BChandragupta Maurya
  3. CBindusara
  4. DAshoka
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Answer: C) Bindusara

Q45. Chandragupta Maurya defeated-

  1. APorus
  2. BAlexander
  3. CSeleucus
  4. DAmbhi
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Answer: C) Seleucus

Q46. Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka ?

  1. AGurjara
  2. BAhraura
  3. CBrahmagiri
  4. DSarnath
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Answer: A) Gurjara

Q47. Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' mainlydeals with-

  1. APolitical statecraft
  2. BEconomic doctrines
  3. CSocial aspects
  4. DMilitary aspects
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Answer: A) Political statecraft

Q48. Which one of the following is the seventh part of the state according to Saptang Theory of State?

  1. AJanapada
  2. BDurga
  3. CMitra
  4. DKosha
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Answer: C) Mitra

Q49. ln which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka ?

  1. AKanganahalli
  2. BSanchi
  3. CShahbazgarhi
  4. DSohgaura
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Answer: A) Kanganahalli

Q50. Which one of the following statement is correct about the Rabatak inscription ?

  1. AClarifying the relationship between Kanishka and Kadphises Kings
  2. BSupplying new information about the last three Mauryan Kings
  3. CDescribing an early form of worship of Vishnu
  4. DDescribing the coastal trade in early Tamil history
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Answer: A) Clarifying the relationship between Kanishka and Kadphises Kings

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