History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?

A
Mahavamsa
B
Pillar Edict-VII
C
Divyavadana
D
Rock Edict-XIII

Correct Answer

Rock Edict-XIII

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the provision of the Treaty of Seringapatnam, signed between Tipu and Cornwallis I. Surrender of almost half of Tipu’s territories, which were to be shared among the English, the Nizam and the Marathas. II. Payment of a war indemnity of about Rs.3 crore by Tipu III. Stationing of British resident at Seringapatnam IV. Sending two of his sons by Tipu as hostages to the British camp
    A)I, II & IV
    B)I & II
    C)I & III
    D)I, III & IV
    Answer: I & III
  • Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisar
    C)Bindusara
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Bindusara
  • Q. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
    A)Humayun
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
    A)Liaqat Ali Khan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Lord Louis Mountbatten
    Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Q. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________
    A)The Court of Directors
    B)The Board of Control
    C)The House of Commons
    D)The House of Lords
    Answer: The Court of Directors
  • Q. Chola Empire was divided into
    A)Mandalams, Nadu, Malkhand & Avanti
    B)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
    C)Mandalams, Bhoomi, Avanti &Valanadu
    D)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Malkhand
    Answer: Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
  • Q. Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located?
    A)Krishna
    B)Kaveri
    C)Wainganga
    D)Tungabhadra
    Answer: Tungabhadra
  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
    Answer: Self government
  • Q. Assertion (A): Firuz Shah Tughlaq did not leavy jizya tax. Reason (R): His influential minister Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul was a converted Hindu.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true
  • Q. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was
    A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
    B)Subhas Chandra Bose
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire
    A)Zaman Shah Durrani
    B)Timur Shah Durrani
    C)Mahmud Shah Durrani
    D)Ahmad Shah Durrani
    Answer: Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
    A)Monghyr
    B)Daccan
    C)Calcutta
    D)Murshidabad
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
    A)Kashmir
    B)Vaishali
    C)Rajagriha
    D)Pataliputra
    Answer: Rajagriha
  • Q. Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
    A)Ajatashatru
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Udayin
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Ajatashatru
  • Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
    A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
    B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
    C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
    D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
    Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
  • Q. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa
    A)Devichandragupta
    B)Mudrarakshas
    C)Malavikagnimitram
    D)Mrichhakatika
    Answer: Mudrarakshas
  • Q. Who established the Edo society?
    A)Kuroda Yoshitaka
    B)Akechi Mitsuhide
    C)Oda Nobunaga
    D)Toyotomi Hideyoshi
    Answer: Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • Q. From where did the quit India Movement begin?
    A)Mysore
    B)Calcutta
    C)Bombay
    D)Pune
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. When was Anglo-Russian Entente signed?
    A)1907
    B)1906
    C)1910
    D)1911
    Answer: 1907
  • Q. By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
    A)The Royal Titles Act 1870
    B)The Royal Titles Act 1866
    C)The Royal Titles Act 1876
    D)The Royal Titles Act 1886
    Answer: The Royal Titles Act 1876

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