Mauryan Empire MCQ Question Answers

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a__________

A.
Commander
B.
Prince
C.
Council
D.
Minister

Answer

Correct Answer : Prince

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north west?

A.
Indus river
B.
Ravi river
C.
Satluj river
D.
Hindukush range

Answer

Correct Answer : Hindukush range

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?

A.
Ritusamhara
B.
Mrichhakatika
C.
Kumarasambhava
D.
Mudrarakshahsa

Answer

Correct Answer : Mudrarakshahsa

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which dynasty ruled over ‘Magadha’ after Mauryan Dynasty?

A.
Shunga
B.
Satavahan
C.
Nanda
D.
Kanva

Answer

Correct Answer : Shunga

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?

A.
The Kalinga War
B.
The third Buddhist Council
C.
His embracing of Buddhism
D.
His sending missionary to Ceylon

Answer

Correct Answer : The Kalinga War

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?

A.
Chandragupta
B.
Samudragupta
C.
Shivaji
D.
Ashoka

Answer

Correct Answer : Ashoka

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?

A.
Chandragupta Maurya
B.
Bimbisar
C.
Bindusara
D.
Ashoka

Answer

Correct Answer : Bindusara

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period?

A.
Foreign accounts
B.
Literary works
C.
Numismatic evidence
D.
Epigraphic sources

Answer

Correct Answer : Numismatic evidence

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?

A.
Sungas
B.
Satavahanas
C.
Yavanas
D.
Pandya

Answer

Correct Answer : Sungas

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History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?

A.
Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
B.
Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
C.
Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
D.
Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas

Answer

Correct Answer : Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas

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