MCQ on Maurya Empire
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| 1. Who identified the name sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya? | Justin Megasthenese V.A.Smith William Jhones Justin
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| 2. Who was the founder of Maurya Dynasty? | Dhanananda Vishnugupta Chanrdagupta Maurya Samudragupta ChandraGupta Maurya
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| 3. The most important source of the history of Mauryan empire is | Natural historica Arthashahstra Mudrarakshasa Inscription on pillor Arthshashtra
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| 4.Who of the following was the contemporary of Alexender the Great? | Chandragupta Maurya Pushyamitra sunga Bimbisara Ashoka Chandragupta maurya
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| 5. who was the mentor of Chandragupta Maurya? | Megasthenese Arastu Chanakya Kalidas Chanakya
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| 6. Which dynasty ruled over magadh after nanda dynasty? | Gupta Sunga Kushan Maurya Maurya
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| 7. Who was Ashoka’s Contemporary king of Ceylon? | Abhaya Pakanduka Mutasiva Devanampiya Tissa Devanampiya Tissa
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| 8. Who was the first ruler of India? | Kanishka Samudragupta Chandragupta Maurya Ajatshatru Chandragupta Maurya
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| 9. Which of the following was the capital of Maurya Empire? | Pataliputra Vaishali Lumbini Gaya Pataliputra
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| 10. The Mauryan administrative centre samapa can be identified with | Girnar Dhauli Brahmagiri Jaugada Jaugada
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| 11. The book written by Megasthenese was | Indica Arthsashtra Shahnama Kavyadarsha Indica
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| 12. The Book indica was written in which language? | English Greek Chinese Sanskrit Greek
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| 13. what was the main language of Pataliputra? | Pali Sanskrit Magadhi Prakrit Tamil Magadhi Prakrit
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| 14. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of | Sikhism Buddhism Jainism Hinduism Jainism
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| 15. Under whose influence Chandragupta Maurya embraced Jainism? | Bhadrabahu Upagupta Digambara Mahavira Bhadrabahu
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| 16. Which one was the main centre of education during the period of Mauryan Empire? | Nalanda Ujjain Taxila Vaishali Taxila
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| 17. Who was the son of Chandragupta maurya? | Ashoka samudragupta Pushyamitra sungha Bindusara Bindusara
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| 18. Which mauryan king hold the title of Amitraghata? | Bimbisara Ajatshatru Bindusara Ashoka Bindusara
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| 19. Who was the son of Bindusara? | Bimbisara Harshavardhana Dhanananda Ashoka Ashoka
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| 20. “Mudrarakshasa” was written by- | Kalidasa Vishakhadatta Bana Bharavi Vishakhadatta
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| 21. Who was the son of Ashoka sent abroad to spread Buddhism? | Ananda Harisena Mahendra Sanghmitra Mahendra
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| 22. Who was the last nanda ruler defeated by Chandragupta Maurya? | Brihadradha Dhanananda Mahapadmananda Srigupta Dhanananda
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| 23. With which of the following centres of learning Chanakya the famous leader of Chandragupta Maurya was associated? | Nalanda Taxila Vaishali Vikramshila Taxila
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| 24. When did Ashoka invade Kalinga? | 298 BC 272 BC 261 BC 232 BC 261 BC
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| 25. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was | Vishnugupta Upagupta Brahmagupta Brihadratha Upagupta
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| 26. Where was the great Sanchi Stupa located? | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
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| 27. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the northwest? | Ravi river Indus river Satluj river Hindukush river Hindukush river
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| 28. In which rock edict Ashoka mentions the casualties of Kalinga was and declares the renunciation of War? | Rock edict XII Rock Edict XI Rock Edict X Rock Edict IX Rock Edict XIII
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| 29. Who accessed the throne of Mauryan empire after Chandragupta Maurya? | Bimbisara Bindusara Ashoka Vishnugupta Bindusara
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| 30. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in: | Swarnagiri Taxila Ujjain Tosali Taxila
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| 31. Who was spatial during Mauryan’s period? | District Administrator Provincial Administrator Village Administrator City Administrator District Administrator
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| 32. Who amongst the following also had the name Devanama Priyadarshi? | Maurya King Ashoka Chandragupta Maurya Gautam Buddha Bhagwan Mahavira Ashoka
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| 33. After Alexander’s death the Eastern part of his empire came under: | Seleucus Nicator Menander Rudradaman Kanishka Seleucus Nicator
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| 34. BImbisara was the king of which dynasty? | Haryanka Maurya Shunga Nanda Haryanka
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| 35. Chandragupta Maurya was born in | 325 BC 340 BC 189 BC 261 BC 340 BC
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| 36. The battle of Hydespas between Alexander and Porus fought at | Kalinga Panipat Jhelum Plassey Jhelum
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| 37. Who earned the title of Liberator? | Ashoka Bindusara Chanakya Chandragupta Maurya Chandragupta Maurya
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| 38. When did ashoka die? | 232 BC 261 BC 273 BC 298 BC 232 BC
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| 39. Before Ascending the maurya throne Ashoka served as a Viceroy of | Pataliputra Taxila Tosali Kausambhi Taxila
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| 40. What was the Ashoka literally mean? | One with a pleasing appearance Beloved of Gods Slayer of foes Bereft of sadness Bereft of Sadness
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| 41. Who killed the last mauryan king? | Agnimitra Sanghamitra Pushyamitra Shungha Vasumitra Pushyamitra Sungha
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| 42. Who was the last ruler of Maruyan Dynasty | Bhadrabahu Vikramaditya Brihadratha Srigupta Brihadratha
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| 53. Which Dynasty ruled over “Magadha” after Mauryan Dynasty? | Satvahana Shunga Nanda Gupta Shunga
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