A. Chandra Gupta Maurya
B. Kumaragupta
C. Skandagupta
D. Ashoka
2. Which of the following are the sources of Mauryan period?
A. Arthasastra
B. Indica
C. Mudrarakshasa
D. All the above
3. Chandra Gupta Maurya was born to a Sudra women called
A. Ammangadevi
B. Mahamaya
C. Mura
D. Subadhra
4. Who wrote Arthasastra?
A. Kautilya
B. Harisena
C. Ravikeerthi
D. Ananda
5. Chanakya was humiliated by
A. Guptas
B. Kushans
C. Nandas
D. Satavahanas
6. Kautilya or Chanakya was the Prime Minister of
A. Skandagupta
B. Kumaragupta
C. Chandra Gupta Maurya
D. Brihadradha
7. Chandra Gupta Maurya defeated Nandas with the help of
A. Chanakya
B. Aswaghosa
C. Harisena
D. Jayasimha
8. Who was the last Nanda ruler defeated and killed by Chandra Gupta Maurya?
A. Brihadradha
B. Susarma
C. Mahapadmananda
D. Dhana Nanda
9. Who became king of Syria after the death of Alexander?
A. Antiochus
B. Selucus Nicator
C. Megasthanese
D. Dimachus
10. Who defeated Selucus Nikator in 305 A.D. on the banks of the Sindhu?
A. Ashoka
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. Bimbisara
D. Brihadradha
11. Who married Helen, daughter of Selucus Nikator?
A. Srigupta
B. Ashoka
C. Chandra Gupta Maurya
D. Bimbisara
12. Who had the title of ‘Amitraghata’?
A. Ashoka
B. Simhavishnu
C. Brihadradha
D. Bindusara
13. Who was the Ambassador of Selucus Nikator in the court of Chandra Gupta Maurya?
A. Megasthenes
B. Itsing
C. Fahien
D. Barbosa
14. Megasthenes worte indica in
A. Sanskrit Language
B. Greek Language
C. Hindi Language
D. Persian language
15. Who dug the Sudarsana tank in Gujarat?
A. Samudragupta
B. Skandagupta
C. Chandra Gupta Maurya
D. Kumaragupta
16. Chandra Gupta Maurya was the follower of
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Ajivika
D. Jainism
17. Chandra Gupta Maurya abdicated the thrown and went to Sravanabelagola along with Jaina saint
A. Badrabahu
B. Stulabahu
C. Parswanatha
D. Rushabhanatha
18. Who received a Greek Ambassador Daimachos from Antiochus I?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Bindusara
C. Budhagupta
D. Brihadradha
19. What was the period of rule of Ashoka?
A. 321-300 B.C
B. 330-301 B.C
C. 300-289 B.C
D. 273-236 B.C.
20. When did Kalinga war take place?
A. 299 B.C
B. 261 B.C
C. 270 B.C
D. 241 B.C
21. Where did Kalinga war take place?
A. Mandu
B. Trivendam
C. Ujjaini
D. Dhauli
22. What was the religious sect followed by the Bindusara?
A. Ajivika
B. Jainism
C. Hinduism
D. Buddhism
23. During whose reign revolt in Taxila took place
A. Bindusara
B. Brihadradha
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Ashoka
24. Who supressed the revolt of Taxila?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Ashoka
C. Bhudhagupta
D. Harisena
25. During the period of Bindusara, Ashoka served as viceroy of
A. Suvarnagiri
B. Tosali
C. Taxila and Ujjain
D. Ujjain
26. Ashoka was the son of
A. Bindusara and Subhadrangi
B. Bimbisara and Kamaladevi
C. Udayan and Amaladevi
D. Bimbisara and Amaladevi
27. Who built the city of Srinagar in Kashmir?
A. Bimbisara
B. Bindusara
C. Ashoka
D. Brihadradha
28. Which of the following states that Ashoka came to power after killing his 99 brothers?
A. Deepavamsa
B. Mahavamsha
C. Parisistaparvan
D. All the above
29. As per Buddhist texts how many Stupas built Ashoka
A. 88,000
B. 33,000
C. 84,000
D. 43,000
30. Which of the following was Ashoka`s welfare activity for his people?
A. Planting trees along roads
B. Hospitals for men and animals
C. Digging irrigational canals
D. All the above
31. The famous Ashokan pillar containing a sculpture of four lions standing back to back is located at
A. Sarnath
B. Bhopal
C. Allahabad
D. Peshawar
32. Sanchi Stupa is located near
A. Bhopal
B. Culcutta
C. Mysore
D. Allahabad
33. Ashoka’s coronation ceremony was held in
A. 269 B.C.
B. 234 B.C
C. 267 B.C
D. 266 B.C
34. Ashoka appointed special officers to enforce Dharama called
A. Amatyas
B. Dharma Mahamatras
C. Karnas
D. Maha Sevaks
35. Most of the Ashokan edicts were composed in
A. Sanskrit
B. Hindi
C. Prakrit
D. Aramik
36. What was the script used in most of the Ashoka edicts?
A. Devanagari
B. Aramic
C. Kharosti
D. Brahmi
37. Which of the following rock edict say that the missionaries were sent to Ceylon, Egypt and Syria to propagate Buddhism?
A. Rock Edict X
B. Rock Edict XI
C. Rock Edict XII
D. Rock Edict XIII
38. Who was the last ruler of Mauryas?
A. Susarma
B. Brihadratha
C. Pushyamitra
D. Agnimitra
39. The Major Rock Edict which prohibits animal sacrifice
A. Fifth Major Rock Edict
B. First Major Rock Edict
C. Sixth Major Rock Edict
D. Seventh Major Rock Edict
40. Yerragudi, Rajula Mandagiri and Maski inscriptions are located in
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Orissa
41. Which of the following Ashokan edicts are in Kharosthi script?
A. Mansehra and Sahdazgarhi
B. Sanchi
C. Saranath
D. Bhahbru
42. Which of the following Ashokan pillar edict is longest among all the edicts?
A. 7th Pillar Edict
B. 6th Pillar Edict
C. 7th Pillar Edict
D. 8th Pillar Edict
43. The edict which mentions the Ashoka’s faith in buddhism
A. Dhauli Edict
B. Jaugada Edict
C. Bhabru Edict
D. Maski Edict
44. Which of the following is BilingualGreek and Aramic-inscription?
A. Sanchi Inscription
B. Saranath Inscription
C. Dhauli Inscription
D. Kandhar Inscription
45. Which of the following coins belonged to Mauryan period?
A. Pana
B. Masika
C. Kakini
D. All the above
46. Who deciphered Ashokan edicts in 1837
A. B.P.Acharya
B. Dayananda
C. James Princep
D. Jhon Marshal
47. Who was the head of city administration?
A. Kotwal
B. Nagarika
C. Patwari
D. Rajuka
48. Municipal commission during the Mauryan period consists
A. 20 members divided into 4 panchayats of 5 members
B. 30 members divided into 6 panchayats of 5 members
C. 25 members divided into 5 panchayats of 5 members
D. 30 members divided into 5 panchayats of 6 members
49. Who was the district officer in Mauryan administration?
A. Sthanika
B. Gopa
C. Pradesika
D. Patwari
50. The district officer, Pradesika, was assisted by
A. Rajuka
B. Patwari
C. Karna
D. Amatya
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