Mauryan Empire MCQs

Question 1

The author of 'Arthashastra' was a contemporary of

Accepted Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

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Ashoka

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Samudragupta

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Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Question 2

Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka's administrative policy?

Accepted Answer

The Kalinga War

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The third Buddhist Council

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His embracing of Buddhism

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His sending missionary to Ceylon

Question 3

Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order-I. NandasII. Shisu nagasIII. MauryasIV. Hariyankas

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IV, II, I and III

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IV, II, III and I

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II, I, IV and III

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III, I, IV and II

Question 4

The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was

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78 AD

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108 AD

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58 AD

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128AD

Question 5

Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period?

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Numismatic evidence

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Literary works

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Foreign accounts

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Epigraphic sources

Question 6

The capital of Kanishka was

Accepted Answer

Puruspura

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Benares

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Allahabad

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Sarnath

Question 7

Charak was the famous court physician of

Accepted Answer

Kanishka

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Harsha

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Chandra Gupta Maurya

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Ashoka

Question 8

Who among the following has written the play of Mudrarakshasa (narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya)?

Accepted Answer

Vishakhadatta

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Kautilya

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Kalidasa

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Panini

Question 9

The last Mauryan king was

Accepted Answer

Brihadratha

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Pushyamitra Sunga

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Ashoka

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Harsha