History Mauryan Empire

Q. Who took the throne after Chandragupta Maurya?

A
Ashoka
B
Bimbisara
C
Bindusara
D
Vishnugupta

Correct Answer

Bindusara

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
    A)Persian invader Nadir Shah
    B)Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
    C)Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
    D)British East India Company
    Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
  • Q. Assertion (A): The introduction of ‘Western Education’ and English language as medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in India. Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible without the English language as the medium
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?
    A)Ganitasara Samgraha
    B)Adipurana
    C)Saktayana
    D)Kavirajamarg
    Answer: Kavirajamarg
  • Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
    A)325BC
    B)331 BC
    C)322 BC
    D)365 BC
    Answer: 331 BC
  • Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
    A)Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Charter Act of 1813
    C)Charter Act of 1853
    D)Charter Act of 1833
    Answer: Charter Act of 1853
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Cotton cultivation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Pottery
  • Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
    A)Black and Red Pottery
    B)Gray pottery
    C)Ocher Coloured Pottery
    D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
    Answer: Gray pottery
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because
    A)Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour
    B)He wanted to join the Congress
    C)Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    D)He was given to occasional eccentric quirks
    Answer: Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
    A)Mauryas
    B)Nandas
    C)Kusanas
    D)Shungas
    Answer: Mauryas
  • Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
    A)The Interim Government
    B)The Indian National Congress
    C)The Viceroy
    D)The Princes of the States
    Answer: The Interim Government
  • Q. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
    A)Amritsar
    B)Agra
    C)Karachi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. Who is regarded as the second Alexander?
    A)Mubarak Khalji
    B)Jalaluddin Khalji
    C)Khusru Khan
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
    A)Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
    B)Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
    C)Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
    D)Hemachandra (Hemu)
    Answer: Hemachandra (Hemu)
  • Q. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Ashvaghosa
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Nagasena
    Answer: Nagarjuna
  • Q. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
    A)India
    B)Young India
    C)Indian People
    D)Voice India
    Answer: India
  • Q. Who advanced Russia’s boundary to the Black Sea?
    A)Elizabeth of Russia
    B)Catherine the Great
    C)Peter the Great
    D)Peter III of Russia
    Answer: Catherine the Great
  • Q. Which of the following reason compel the leaders of Muslim League to enter in the Interim Government?
    A)The Viceroy accepted its stand that it would not join the Constituent Assembly
    B)The Congress accepted their demand that it would not nominate a non-Muslim League Muslim to the Interim Government
    C)The Viceroy had accepted its stand that it would not take steps to rescind the League Council's resolution of July 29
    D)The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
    Answer: The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
  • Q. Assertion (A): The nobility under Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a highly homogeneous one. Reason (R): Royal intervention in the iqta system was as its peak under Muhammad Tughlaq.
    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 Jaina literature is known as
    A)Epics
    B)Tripitakas
    C)Aryasutras
    D)Angas
    Answer: Angas

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