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Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya?

(a) Faxian (Fa-Hien)

(b) Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)

(c) Megasthenes

(d) Strabo

Option c – Megasthenes

Megasthenes was the ambassador of

(a) Seleucus

(b) Alexander

(c) Darius

(d) Greek

Option a – Seleucus

The Greek ambassador Megasthenese was in the court of which of the following rulers?

(a) Ashoka

(b) Chandragupta

(c) Bindusara

(d) Chanakya

Option b – Chandragupta

In how many categories did Megasthenes divide Indian Society?

(a) Four

(b) Five

(c) Six

(d) Seven

Option d – Seven

Who was referred to as ‘Sandrocottus’ in the writings of the Greeks?

(a) Ashoka

(b) Bindusara

(c) Chandragupta Maurya

(d) Dhanananda

Option c – Chandragupta Maurya

Who recognized Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya?

(a) William Jones

(b) V Smith

(c) RK Mukherjee

(d) DR Bhandarkar

Option a – William Jones

The ancient Indian play ‘Mudrarakshasa’ of Vishakhadatta has its subject on

(a) the conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindus.

(b) a romantic story of an Aryan Prince and a tribal woman.

(c) the story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes.

(d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya.

Option d – the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya.

Who was the son of Chandragupta?

(a) Bindusara

(b) Chandragupta II

(c) Ashoka

(d) Bimbasara

Option a – Bindusara

Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after the Nanda dynasty?

(a) Maurya

(b) Sunga

(c) Gupta

(d) Kushana

Option a – Maurya

Which among the following is India’s oldest dynasty?

(a) Gupta

(b) Maurya

(c) Vardhana

(d) Kushana

Option b – Maurya

First Indian Empire was established by

(a) Kanishka

(b) Harsha

(c) Chandragupta Maurya

(d) Samudragupta

Option c – Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of

(a) Bhasa

(b) Sudraka

(c) Vishakhadatta

(d) Ashvaghosha

Option c – Vishakhadatta

Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of

(a) bricks

(b) stones

(c) woods

(d) clays

Option c – woods

Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan?

(a) Ashoka

(b) Chandragupta

(c) Bindusara

(d) Kunala

Option b – Chandragupta

Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra?

(a) Harsha

(b) Skandagupta

(c) Vikramaditya

(d) Chandragupta Maurya

Option d – Chandragupta Maurya

Bulandibagh was an ancient site of

(a) Kapilavastu

(b) Pataliputra

(c) Vaishali

(d) Varanasi

Option b – Pataliputra

That Gujarat was included in the Kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya is proved by

(a) Greek accounts

(b) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman

(c) Jain tradition

(d) Pillar Edict II of Ashoka

Option b – Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman

In which year Chandragupta Maurya had defeated Seleucus?

(a) 317 BC

(b) 315 BC

(c) 305 BC

(d) 300 BC

Option c – 305 BC

Realizing the need for water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was

(a) Chandragupta Maurya

(b) Ashoka

(c) Rudradaman

(d) Skandagupta

Option a – Chandragupta Maurya

Before his coronation, Ashoka served as the Governor of

(a) Taxila

(b) Ujjain

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Dakshin Pradesh

Option c – Both (a) and (b)

The name by which Ashoka is referred to his inscriptions is

(a) Chakravarti

(b) Dharmadeva

(c) Dharmakirti

(d) Priyadarshi

Option d – Priyadarshi

Which of the king has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and Devanampiya’ in inscriptions?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya

(b) Ashoka

(c) Samudragupta

(d) Harshavardhana

Option b – Ashoka

Which of the following Mauryan ruler is known as ‘Amitraghat’?

(a) Chandragupta

(b) Samudragupta

(c) Ashoka

(d) Bindusara

Option d – Bindusara

Deimachus came to India during the reign of

(a) Chandragupta Maurya

(b) Bindusara

(c) Ashoka

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(d) Kanishka

Option b – Bindusara

To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?

(a) Vardhana

(b) Maurya

(c) Kushan

(d) Gupta

Option b – Maurya

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