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This section includes 183 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?? |
| A. | Ashoka's pacifist policies |
| B. | Division of the empire after Ashoka |
| C. | Foreign aggressions particularly Greek |
| D. | Economic and financial crisis |
| Answer» B. Division of the empire after Ashoka | |
| 152. |
Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?? |
| A. | Vasumitra |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Charaka |
| D. | Patanjali |
| Answer» D. Patanjali | |
| 153. |
Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan's period?? |
| A. | District Administrator |
| B. | Provincial Administrator |
| C. | Village Administrator |
| D. | City Administrator |
| Answer» B. Provincial Administrator | |
| 154. |
Which of the following could be the most accuratedescription of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka? |
| A. | Enlightened despotism |
| B. | Centralised autocracy |
| C. | Oriental despotism |
| D. | Guided democracy |
| Answer» B. Centralised autocracy | |
| 155. |
Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War? |
| A. | Samudragupta |
| B. | Chandragupta |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
Alexander and Porus fought a battle at |
| A. | Hydaspes |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Panipat |
| D. | Train |
| Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
| 157. |
Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book |
| A. | Travels of Megasthanes |
| B. | Indika |
| C. | Indicoplecusts |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» C. Indicoplecusts | |
| 158. |
In Mauryan dynasty Kalinga war took place in the year |
| A. | 260 BC |
| B. | 261 BC |
| C. | 126 BC |
| D. | 232 BC |
| Answer» C. 126 BC | |
| 159. |
Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at |
| A. | Mathura |
| B. | Prayag |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Tamralipt |
| Answer» C. Varanasi | |
| 160. |
With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated? |
| A. | Taxila |
| B. | Nalanda |
| C. | Vikramshila |
| D. | Vaishali |
| Answer» B. Nalanda | |
| 161. |
The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to beautify his capital, was |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Firuz Tughluq |
| D. | Muhammad-bin-Tughluq |
| Answer» D. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq | |
| 162. |
How did the Maurya Empire finally end? |
| A. | The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General |
| B. | The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler |
| C. | The last Mauryan ruler was killed in a battle with the foreign invader from the north-west |
| D. | The last mauryan ruler had no heir and the throne was claimed by one of his powerful ministers |
| Answer» B. The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler | |
| 163. |
Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period? |
| A. | Literary works |
| B. | Foreign accounts |
| C. | Numismatic evidence |
| D. | Epigraphic sources |
| Answer» D. Epigraphic sources | |
| 164. |
Who was the founder of the Satvahana Empire? |
| A. | Kanha |
| B. | Simuka |
| C. | Hala |
| D. | Gautamiputra |
| Answer» C. Hala | |
| 165. |
The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by |
| A. | Kanishka |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Fa-Hien |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 166. |
The Greek ambassador sent to ChandraguptaMaurya's Court was |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Seleucus Nicator |
| C. | Megasthenes |
| D. | Justin |
| Answer» D. Justin | |
| 167. |
In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war? |
| A. | Maski Edict |
| B. | Rock Edict XIII |
| C. | Rock Edict XI |
| D. | Rock Edict X |
| Answer» C. Rock Edict XI | |
| 168. |
Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________ |
| A. | Sikhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Buddhism |
| D. | Jewism |
| Answer» C. Buddhism | |
| 169. |
Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha? |
| A. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| B. | Agnimitra |
| C. | Vasumitra |
| D. | Jyesthamitra |
| Answer» B. Agnimitra | |
| 170. |
Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya? |
| A. | Megasthanes |
| B. | Seleucos |
| C. | Menander |
| D. | Demetrias |
| Answer» B. Seleucos | |
| 171. |
Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas? |
| A. | Satavahanas |
| B. | Sungas |
| C. | Yavanas |
| D. | Pandya |
| Answer» C. Yavanas | |
| 172. |
The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of |
| A. | Religion |
| B. | Art |
| C. | Literature |
| D. | Architecture |
| Answer» C. Literature | |
| 173. |
The capital of the Mauryan kingdom was located at |
| A. | Pataliputra |
| B. | Vaishali |
| C. | Lumbini |
| D. | Gaya |
| Answer» B. Vaishali | |
| 174. |
The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was |
| A. | Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta |
| B. | Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika |
| C. | Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka |
| D. | Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north west? |
| A. | Ravi river |
| B. | Indus river |
| C. | Satluj river |
| D. | Hindukush range |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha? |
| A. | Pandyas |
| B. | Sungas |
| C. | Kushanas |
| D. | Satvahanas |
| Answer» C. Kushanas | |
| 177. |
Who took the throne after Chandra Gupta Maurya? |
| A. | Bimbisara |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Bindusara |
| D. | Vishnugupta |
| Answer» D. Vishnugupta | |
| 178. |
The Mauryan administration was highly |
| A. | Decentralized |
| B. | Bureaucratic |
| C. | Centralized |
| D. | Despotic |
| Answer» D. Despotic | |
| 179. |
Which dynasty ruled over 'Magadha' after Mauryan Dynasty? |
| A. | Satavahan |
| B. | Shunga |
| C. | Nanda |
| D. | Kanva |
| Answer» C. Nanda | |
| 180. |
Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 181. |
The last Mauryan king was |
| A. | Pushyamitra Sunga |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Brihadratha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was |
| A. | 108 AD |
| B. | 78 AD |
| C. | 58 AD |
| D. | 128AD |
| Answer» C. 58 AD | |
| 183. |
Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following? |
| A. | Shakas |
| B. | Parthians |
| C. | Greeks |
| D. | Kushans |
| Answer» D. Kushans | |