MCQ ON MAURYAN EMPIRE

1. When did Mauryan empire begin?

a) 326 BC

b) 323 BC

c) 322 BC

d) 298 BC

ANSWER: c) 322 BC 

2. Who earned the title of the Liberator?

a) Ashoka

b) Bindusara

c) Chanakya

d) Chandragupta Maurya

ANSWER: d) Chandragupta Maurya

3. Who was the first Emperor of the Bharata?

a) Akbar

b) Ashoka

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Krishna Devaraya

ANSWER: c) Chandragupta Maurya 

4. Who wrote Mudra Rakshas?

a) Kautilya

b) Vishakhadatta

c) Bhasa

d) Vishnu Sharma

ANSWER: b) Vishakhadatta

5. When did Ashoka invade Kalinga?

a) 298 BC

b) 273 BC

c) 261 BC

d) 232 BC

ANSWER: c) 261 BC 

6. When did Ashoka die?

a) 232 BC

b) 261 BC

c) 273 BC

d) 298 BC

ANSWER: a) 232 BC 

7. Who founded the Sunga dynasty?

a) Bindusara

b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Kharavela

d) Pushyamitra

ANSWER: d) Pushyamitra 

8. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?

a) Ashoka

b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Kanishka

d) Huvishka

ANSWER: c) Kanishka 

9.Who was the son of Bindusar ?

a)       Chandragupta Maurya

b)       Ashoka

c)       Chandrgupta II

d)       Prithvi Raj Chauhan

10.Before ascending the Maurya throne, Ashoka served as a Viceroy of:

a)       Pataliputra

b)       Taxila

c)       Tosali

d)       Kaushambi

11.Megasthenese was the Ambassador of:

a)       Seleucus Nikator

b)       Alexander

c)       Darius

d)       The Persians

12.The historical source attributed to Magasthenese is

a)       Indica

b)       Naturalis Historia.

c)       Geography

d)       The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea

13.What does the word ‘Ashoka’ literally mean.?.

a)       One with pleasing appearance

b)       beloved of gods

c)       Slayer of foes

d)       Bereft of sadness

14.Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?

a)       Kalsi.

b)       Rummindei

c)       Special Kalinga Edict

d)       Maski

15.The oldest surving Indian written record of historical significance belongs to the time of:

a)       Chandrgupta Maurya

b)       Ashoka

c)       Kanishka

d)       Kalhana

16.The title ‘Devanam Priya’ was given to:

a)       Harsha

b)       Kanishka

c)       Ashoka

d)       Chandragupta Vikramaditya

17.The name by which Ashoka is Generally referred to in his inscriptions is :

a)       Priyadarsi

b)       Dharmadeva

c)       Chakravarti

d)       Dharmakirti

18.Which of following regions did not form the part of Ashoka’s empire?

a)       Kashmir

b)       Taxila

c)       Madras

d)       Kannauj

19) Who constructed the Sudarshan lake at Junagarh (Gujarat) ?

a)    Ashoka

b)   Chandragupta Maurya

c)    Bindusara

d)   None of the above

20) What was the capital city of Chandragupta Maurya?

a)    Kabul

b)   Delhi

c)    Patliputra

d)   Qandhar

21) As per treaty singned by Chandragupta Maury and Seleucus in 303 BC what are provinces given to Chandragupta Maury

a)    Kabul, Sryia, Herat and Baluchistan

b)   seriya, Qandhar, Herat and Baluchistan

c)    Kabul, Qandhar, Herat and seriya

d)   Kabul, Qandhar, Herat and Baluchistan

22) How many elephants did Chandragupta give to Seleucus?

A) 100

B) 250

C) 500

D) 700

23) Who ruled North india before Chandragupta Maurya

A) Nandas

B) Guptas

C) Harsha

D) Satavahanas

24) Who helped Chandragupta Maurya to defeat Nandas

A) Chanakaya

B) Kamandaka

C) Sudraka

D) Kalhana

25) Selucus Nikator daughter marraged to ?

A) Ashoka

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Bindusara

D) Kalashoka

26) Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of India ?

A) Kanishka

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Chandragupta I

D) Ashoka

27) Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at

A) Taxila

B) Sravana Belgola

C) Ujjain

D) Magadha

28) When Selucus Nikator invaded india who defeted him ?

A) Ashoka

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Bindusara

D) Kalashoka

30.In the revenue department of Mauryas, who among the following was in-charge of the collection of all revenues in the empire?

(a)Sannidhatri

(b)Pradeshta

(c)Yukta

(d)Samahatra

31.The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script were deciphered by ___?

(a)Alexander Cunningham

(b)James Princep

(c)Max Muller

(d)Mortimer Wheeler

32.The last Mauryan ruler, who was killed by his Commander-in-Chief was __?

(a)Dasaratha                           (b)Kun-ala

(c)Samprati                             (d)Brihadratha

33.Who identified “Sandrokottus” of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya ?

(a)D. R. Bhandarkar

(b)Alexander Cunningham

(c)R. P. Chanda

(d)William Jones

34.Rulers of which of the following dynasties maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries such as Syria in the West?

(a)Maurya

(b)Gupta

(c)Pallava

(d)Chola

35.Who among the following laid down for punishment for a person becoming mendicant without making adequate provision for dependent wife and children?

(a)Manu

(b)Yajnavalkya

(c)Kautilya

(d)Narada

36.The last ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty, who was assassinated by Pushyamitra Sunga, his commander-in-chief was __ ?

(a)Bindusara

(b)Chandragupta

(c)Brihadrata

(d)Ashokavardhan

37.As per Asoka’s inscriptions, which among the following place was declared tax free and proclaimed only 1/8th part as taxable?

(a)Kushinagar

(b)Lumbini

(c)Kathmandu

(d)Sarnath

38.In which of the following inscriptions Ashoka made his famous declaration, “All men are my children”?

(a)Minor Rock Edict (Ahraura)

(b)Pillar Edict VII

(c)Lumbini Pillar Edict

(d)Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I

39.The beneficiaries of Asoka’s donations in the region of Barabar Hill were__?

(a)Buddhists

(b)Ajivikas

(c)Svetambar Jains

(d)Digambar Jains

40. The mauryan dynasty ruled from?

a)    322-185 bc

b)   321-180bc

c)    300-190bc

d)   340-120bc

41.Find the odd one out?

a)    Chandragupta

b)   Dasaratha

c)    Ashoka

d)   Chandragupta I

42.Which one of the following was the most important place in the Mauryan empire?

a)    Kalsi

b)   Sanchi

c)    Topra

d)   Ujjain

43.Which was an unforgettable war for Ashoka?

a)    Jaugada War

b)   Kalinga War

c)    Lampaka War

d)   Rupnath War

44.How did Ashoka try to spread his spiritual message?

a)    By erecting pillars

b)   By encouraging dhamma

c)    By conquest and force

d)   The methods are unknown

45.Who was a wise man of Chandragupta Maurya?

a)    Chanakya

b)   Ramasundra

c)    Ashoka

d)   Hitopadesha

46.When did the Mauryan Empire fall?

a)    185 BC

b)   175 BC

c)    180 BC

d)   170 BC

47.Who was the last emperor of Mauryan Dynasty?

a)    Ashoka

b)   Brihadratha

c)    Bindusara

d)   Chandragupta Maurya

48.Who was Ashoka's son?

a)    Bindusara

b)   There was no son of Ashoka.

c)    Chandragupta Maurya

d)   Mahindra

50.Who among the following also had the name Devanama Piyadasi?

a)                Mauryan King Ashoka

b)               Gautam Buddha

c)                Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya

d)               Bhagwan Mahavira

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

a)                Takshasila                    

b)               Nalanda

c)                Vikramshila                  

d)               Vaishali

52.Which event brought about a profound change Ashoka’s administrative policy?

a)                The Third Buddhist Council

b)               The Kalinga War

c)                His embracing of Buddhism

d)               His sending of missionary to Ceylon

53.Great Stupa at Sanchi is in –

a)                Uttar Pradesh              

b)               Madhya Pradesh

c)                Arunachal Pradesh     

d)               Andhra Pradesh

54.The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was -

a)                Vishnu Gupta              

b)               Upa Gupta

c)                Brahma Gupta              

d)               Brihadrath

55.Which one of the following does not appear on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion capital of Ashoka?

a)                Bull                                

b)               Dear

c)                Elephant                      

d)               Horse

56.    Who among the following historical personalities of India is also known as vishnugutpa?

a)                Bilhana                          

b)               Kalidasa

c)                Patanjali                        

d)               Chanakya

57.Megashtenes was an envoy of which of the following kings?

a)                Seleucus                        

b)               Alexander

c)                Darius                            

d)               Antiochus

58.Which of the following was the oldest dynasty of India?

a)                Maurya                          

b)               Gupta

c)                Kushana                      

d)               Kanva

59.The division of Mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentioned in –

a)                Kautilya’s Arthashastra’

b)               Ashokan edicts

c)                The Purans

d)               The ‘Indica’ of Megasthenes

60.Kautilya’s Arthashastra’ is a book on –

a)                economic relations

b)               principle and practices of statecraft

c)                foreign policy

d)               duties of the king

61.The valleys of Sindhu, Ganga and jamuna were brought together for the first time under one political authority by –

a)                Chandragupat Maurya  

b)               Ashoka

c)                Chandragupta II            

d)               Prithviraj Chauhan

62.Which one of the following places has no Ashokan edicts?

a)                Girnar                            

b)               Kandhar

c)                Pataliputra                    

d)               Topra

63.Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?

a)                Sharmana                    

b)               Uparika

c)                Rajuka                          

d)               Kumar Amatya

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

a)                Bimbisara                    

b)               Chandragupta Maurya

c)                Ashoka                         

d)               Pushyamitra Sunga