MCQ Quiz
1.
Kalinga
is
the
ancient
name
of
coastal______.
A. 
Tamil
Nadu
B. 
Orissa
C. 
Kerala
D. 
Andhra
Pradesh
2.
Somewhat
before
the
time
of
Mauryan
empire,
about __________
years
ago,
emperors
in
China
began
building
the Great
Wall.
A. 
1200
B. 
3500
C. 
2400
D. 
600
3.
The
foundation
of
the
Mauryan
empire
was
laid
by
______.
A. 
Kalashoka
B. 
Chandragupta
Maurya
C. 
Bindusara
D. 
Ashoka
4.
Pushyamitra,
who
was
the
commander
of
Brihadratha,
the last
Mauryan
emperor,
killed
the
king
and
established
a
new dynasty.
Which
of
the
following
was
his
dynasty?
A. 
Shunga
B. 
Kanva
C. 
Satavahana
D. 
Chedi
5.
Who
among
the
following
was
the
last
king
of
the Mauryan
empire?
A. 
Ashoka
B. 
Bindusara
C. 
Chandragupta
D. 
Brihadratha
6.
As
the
Mauryan
empire
was
so
large,
different
parts
were ruled
differently.
The
area
around
______
was
under
the
direct control
of
the
emperor.

II.
Gautama
Buddha
passed
away
at
Kusinara.
A. 
Taxila
B. 
Ujjain
C. 
Pataliputra
D. 
Lumbini
7.
During
the
reign
of
which
of
the
following
Mauryan
kings, the
Kalinga
War
was
fought?
A. 
Bindusara
B. 
Ashoka
C. 
Chandragupta
D. 
Dasaratha
8.
Which
of
the
following
pairs
of
‘Dynasty-Ruled
region’
is correctly
matched?

I.
Shakas
-
Northwest
and
north
India

II.
Vakatakas
- Central
and
western
India
A. 
Neither
I
nor
II
B. 
Only
I
C. 
Only
II
D. 
Both
I
and
II
9.
Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
correct
regarding
king Harshavardhana?
A. 
Harshavardhana
ruled nearly
about
1400
years
ago
B. 
Xuan
Zang
spent
a
lot
of time
at
Harsha's
court
C. 
Harshavardhana's
court poet
was
Harishena
D. 
Harshacharita
is
a biography
written on Harshavardhana
10.
Which
of
the
following
Major
Rock
Edicts
of
Ashoka
states that
Dhammayatras
(tours)
would
be
undertaken
by
the emperor?
A. 
Major
Rock
Edicts
IV
B. 
Major
Rock
Edict
VIII
C. 
Major
Rock
Edict
IX
D. 
Major
Rock
Edict
V
11.
Who
among
the
following
was
NOT
from
the
Mauryan Dynasty?
A. 
Ashoka
B. 
Brihadratha
C. 
Kharavela
D. 
Bindusara
12.
Which
of
the
following
books
was
written
by Megasthenes?
A. Nitisara
B. Nagananda
C. Buddha
charita
D. Indica
13.
How
many
gates
and
towers
were
mentioned
by Megasthenes
in
Mauryan
capital,
Pataliputra?
A. 60
gates
and
574
towers
B. 64
gates
and
570
towers
C. 62
gates
and
568
towers
D. 66
gates
and
576
towers
14.
 ______
was
a
Greek
ambassador
sent
to
the
court
of Chandragupta
Maurya.
A. Agarthicides
B. Megasthenes
C. Heliodorus
D. Strabo
15.
The
__________
is
an
Indian
treatise
on
politics, economics,
military
strategy,
the
function
of
the
state,
and social
organisation,
attributed
to
Kautilya.
A. 
Panchsidhantika
B. 
Manusmriti
C. 
Arthashastra
D. 
Natyashastra
16.
Megasthenes,
a
Greek
historian
and
diplomat
came
to India
as
an
ambassador
of
Seleucus
I
Nicator.
In
which
of
the following
Mauryan
emperor’s
court
did
he
come?
A. 
Chandragupta
Maurya
B. 
Brihadratha
C. Ashoka
D. 
Samprati
17.
Who
among
the
following
was
the
founder
of
the
Sunga dynasty,
who
established
his
kingdom
by
killing
the
last Mauryan
emperor?
A. Devabhuti
B. Pushyamitra
C. Bhagabhadra
D. Agnimitra
18.
The
Kadamba
Dynasty
was
an
ancient
royal
dynasty
of the
modern
day꞉
A. 
Odisha
B. 
Kerala
C. 
Bihar
D. 
Karnataka
19.
Who,
with
the
help
of
Kautilya,
overthrew
Dhanananda, the
last
Nanda
ruler,
in
322
BC?
A. 
Ashoka
B. 
Chandragupta
Maurya
C. 
Akbar
D. 
Kalashoka
20.
Which
of
the
following
statements
is
correct? I.
Most
of
Ashoka’s
inscriptions
were
written
in
Brahmi
script. II.
Many
of
Chanakya’s
ideas
were
written
down
in
a
book called
the
Arthashastra.
A. 
Only
II
B. Only
I
C. 
Neither
I
nor
II
D. 
Both
I
and
II
21.
Gautamiputra
Shri
Satakarni
was
a
ruler
of
which
dynasty?
A. Rashtrakuta
B. Satavahana
C. Chola
D. Chera
22.
Which
Mauryan
ruler
was
called
‘Amitrochates’
by
the Greeks?
A. 
Samudragupta
B. 
Chandragupta
I
C. 
Bindusara
D. 
Kanishka
23.
Which
of
the
following
rulers
did
NOT
belong
to
Maurya dynasty?
A. 
Bindusara
B. 
Ashoka
C. 
Chandragupta
D. 
Bimbisara
24.
Megasthenes
was
an
ambassador
who
was
sent
to
the court
of
_____
by
the
______
ruler.
A. 
Chandragupta
Maurya, Greek
B. 
Babur,
Greek
C. 
Shah
Jahan,
Chinese
D. 
Sikandar
Lodhi,
Chinese
25.
Kanishka
was
a
ruler
of
______
dynasty.
A. 
Mughal
B. 
Maurya
C. 
Kushana
D. 
Gupta
26.
Ashoka
fought
a
war
to
conquer
Kalinga.
Kalinga
was
the ancient
name
of
coastal
______.
A. 
Madras
B. 
Orissa
C. 
Bombay
D. 
Bengal
27.
Who
among
the
following
was
the
first
Mauryan
ruler
who tried
to
spread
his
message
to
the
people
through inscriptions?
A. 
Chandragupta
B. 
Ashoka
C. 
Brihadratha
D. 
Bindusara
28.
Which
of
the
following
was
the
capital
of
Magadh
for several
years
before
it
was
shifted
to
Pataliputra?
A. 
Patna
B. 
Gaya
C. 
Nalanda
D. 
Rajgriha
29.
Which
Mauryan
emperor
led
a
military
campaign
to conquer
Kalinga,
around
260
BCE?
A. Brihadratha
B. Ashoka
C. Bindusara
D. Chandragupta
Maurya
30.
Most
Ashokan
inscriptions
were
in
the
_______
language while
those
in
the
northwest
of
the
subcontinent
were
in Aramaic
and
Greek.
A. 
Pali
B. 
Sanskrit
C. 
Prakrit
D. 
Tamil
31.
Which
Mauryan
emperor
had
his
inscriptions
engraved on
rocks
and
pillars
during
his
reign
from
c.
272/268-231
BCE?
A. 
Ashoka
B. 
Bindusara
C. 
Chandragupta
Maurya
D. 
Brihadratha
32.
Who
was
the
grandfather
of
King
Ashoka?
A. 
Dashratha
B. 
Vitashoka
C. 
Chandragupta
Maurya
D. 
Bindusara
33.
Which
dynasty
did
Harshavardhana
belong
to?
A. 
Gupta dynasty
B. 
Chalukya dynasty
C. 
Maurya dynasty
D. 
Pushyabhuti dynasty
34.
During
the
Mauryan
reign
which
of
the
following provinces
was
considered
as
the
Gold
mine
hub
in
Karnataka?
A. 
Tosali
B. 
Ujjayini
C. 
Taxila
D. 
Suvarnagiri
35.
With
reference
to
the
distribution
of
Asokan
inscriptions, which
among
the
following
sites
is
in
the
modern
state
of Gujarat?
A. 
Girnar
B. 
Kalsi
C. 
Shishupalgarh
D. 
Sannati
36.
Who
was
the
first
Mauryan
ruler
to
have
his
messages
for his
subjects
and
officials
engraved
on
the
stone
surfaces
of polished
pillars
along
with
natural
rocks?
A. 
Chandra
Gupta
Mourya
B. 
Bindusara
C. 
Ashoka
D. 
Dasharatha
37.
Chandragupta
Maurya
overthrew
the
power
of
the ______
at
Magadha
with
the
aid
of
Kautilya
and
founded
a glorious
Mauryan
empire
in
322
BC.
A. 
Kurus
B. 
Nandas
C. 
Mallas
D. 
Panchalas
38.
The
Iranian
ruler
Darius
penetrated
into
north-west
India in
______
and
annexed
Punjab,
west
of
the
Indus,
and
Sindh.
A. 
516
BC
B. 
261
BC
C. 
563
BC
D. 
712
AD
39.
Historians
believe
that
many
of
the
Kushana
rulers
who started
calling
themselves
‘Devaputras’
or
‘Sons
of
God’
were possibly
inspired
by
the
emperors
of
______
culture.
A. 
Chinese
B. 
Greek
C. 
Roman
D. 
Sri
Lankan
40.
Indo-Greek
kings
ruled
which
of
the
following
part
of ancient
India?
A. 
Magadha
B. 
Northwest
C. 
Kashmir
D. 
Eastern
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