Mauryan Empire MCQs

Question 1

Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because

Accepted Answer

the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people

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Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas

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the Nandas were low-born

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Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule

Question 2

Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?

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Sungas

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Pandyas

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Kushanas

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Satvahanas

Question 3

Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book

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Indika

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Travels of Megasthanes

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Indicoplecusts

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Both (B) and (C)

Question 4

In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of Mauryas?

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The account of Megasthenes

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The Arthashastra of Kautilya

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The Mudrarakshasa

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Mauryan inscription

Question 5

After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under

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Seleucus Nicator

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Menander

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Rudradaman

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Kanishka

Question 6

Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?

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Mudrarakshahsa

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Mrichhakatika

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Ritusamhara

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Kumarasambhava

Question 7

Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north west?

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Hindukush range

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Ravi river

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Indus river

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Satluj river

Question 8

Alexander and Porus fought a battle at

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Hydaspes

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Rajasthan

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Panipat

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Train

Question 9

Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?

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Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra

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Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvagosha

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Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta

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Kalidas, Kamba, Vasumitra