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MCQ on Mauryan Empire for Students
Quick Quiz
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
(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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