Maurya Period (322 BC-185 BC) MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Chandragupta Maurya defeated-

APorus
BAlexander
CSeleucus
DAmbhi

Question 2 of 25

With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?

ATakshasila
BNalanda
CVikramshila
DVaishali

Question 3 of 25

Who among the following historical Personalities of lndia is also Known as Vishnugupta?

ABilhana
BKalidasa
CPatanjali
DChanakya

Question 4 of 25

Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya ?

AWilliam Jones
BV.A. Smith
CR. K. Mookerji
DD.R. Bhandarkar

Question 5 of 25

Kautilya's 'Arthashastra' mainlydeals with-

APolitical statecraft
BEconomic doctrines
CSocial aspects
DMilitary aspects

Question 6 of 25

By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood ?

AAjaya
BChanakya
CVishnugupta
DDeogupta

Question 7 of 25

Assertion (A): Ashoka says in his Rock Edict XIII that he turned to dhamma.nReason (R) : He witnessed much misery at Kalinga war.nCodes :

ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R true , but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true , but R is false
DA is false , but R is true

Question 8 of 25

A Buddhist council during the reihn of Ashoka was held at-

AMagadha
BPataliputra
CSamastipur
DRajgriha

Question 9 of 25

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

ASamudragupta
BAshok
CBindusara
DChandragupta

Question 10 of 25

Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of

ABhasa
BAshvaghosha
CVishakhdatta
DSudraka

Question 11 of 25

An Ashokan edict is located in Uttaranchal at-

ADev Prayag
BRishikesh
Ckedarnath
DKalsi

Question 12 of 25

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

AGurjara
BAhraura
CBrahmagiri
DSarnath

Question 13 of 25

Language used in the inscriptions of Ashoka is-

ASanskrit
BPrakrit
CApabhramsa
DHindi

Question 14 of 25

Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander,the Great?

ABimbisara
BChandragupta Maurya
CAshoka
DPushyamitra Sunga

Question 15 of 25

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

ABhabru Edict
BRock Edict XIII
CRummendei Pillar Inscription
DMinor Rock Edict of Maski

Question 16 of 25

Which Rock Edict of Ashoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga war?

A13th Rock Edict
BKalinga Edict at Dhauli
CThe Edict at Jaugadha
D10th Rock Edict

Question 17 of 25

Kautilya's' Arthashastra' deals with the aspects of-

AEconomic life
BPolitical policies
CReligious life
DSocial life

Question 18 of 25

Megasthenese was an envoy of which of the following Kings?

ASeleucus
BAlexander
CDarius
DAntiochus

Question 19 of 25

To which dynasty did Ashoka belong ?

AVardhana
BMaurya
CKushan
DGupta

Question 20 of 25

Which of the following was the oldest dynasty of lndia?

AMaurya
BGupta
CKushana
DKanva

Question 21 of 25

The notion of Saptanga that was introduced in Arthashastra' includes:

Aking , territory , administration and treasury
Bmusic, dance , ragas and wrestling
Cministers, civil servants, subalterns and those involved in espionage
Daristocrats, acharyas, traders and monks

Question 22 of 25

The head of a district (Ahara) the principal co-ordinator of the revenue and the officer in-charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan Empire was Knows as -

AKrori
BRajuka
CFaujdar
DChirastadar

Question 23 of 25

Who decophered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka first time ?

AJames Princep
BH.D. Sankaliya
CS.R. Goyal
DV.N. Mishra

Question 24 of 25

Who among the following also had the name Devanama Piyadasi?

AMauryan King Ashoka
BGautama Buddha
CBhagwan King Chandrgupta Maurya
DBhagwan Mahavira

Question 25 of 25

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

AKanganahalli
BSanchi
CShahbazgarhi
DSohgaura