Top 100 Mauryan Dynasty MCQs for Competitive Exams

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Top 100 Mauryan Dynasty MCQs

Prepare thoroughly for your government job exams with our comprehensive Mauryan Dynasty MCQs. This 100 + question covers everything from Ashoka’s edicts, Mauryan administration, Kalinga war, and inscriptions to the contributions of Megasthenes and Chandragupta Maurya. These 100 MCQs are perfect for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other state-level exams of India. These MCQs are designed in a clear, student-friendly format for practicing.

Top 100 Mauryan Dynasty MCQs for Competitive Exams

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  1. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of__________
    (A) Bhasa
    (B) Sudraka
    (C) Vishakhadatta
    (D) Ashvaghosha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Vishakhadatta
  2. Who recognised Sandrokottos as Chandra Gupta Maurya?
    (A) William Jones
    (B) V. Smith
    (C) R. K. Mukherjee
    (D) D. R. Bhandharkar
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) William Jones
  3. First Indian Empire was established by_________
    (A) Kanishka
    (B) Harsh
    (C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
    (D) Samundragupta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
  4. Which among the following is India’s oldest dynasty?
    (A) Gupta
    (B) Maurya
    (C) Vardhana
    (D) Kushana
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Maurya
  5. Who of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottos (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great?
    (A) Pliny
    (B) Justin
    (C) Strabo
    (D) Megasthenese
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Justin
  6. Who was called as ‘Sandrocottos’ by Justin, the Greek Writer?
    (A) Chandragupta Maurya
    (B) Chandragupta I
    (C) Chandragupta II
    (D) Samudragupta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya
  7. Kautilya was prime minister of_________
    (A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    (B) Ashoka
    (C) Chandragupta Maurya
    (D) King Janak
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
  8. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood?
    (A) Ajaya
    (B) Chanakya
    (C) Vishnugupta
    (D) Deogupta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Ajaya
  9. Another name of Chanakya was
    (A) Bhattswami
    (B) Vishnugupta
    (C) Rajshekhar
    (D) Vishakhdatta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Vishnugupta
  10. The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a
    (A) Play about Chandragupta Maurya
    (B) Biography
    (C) History of Chandragupta Maurya
    (D) Book on Principles of Government
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Book on Principles of Government
  11. Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State?
    (A) Janapada
    (B) Durga
    (C) Mitra
    (D) Kosha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Mitra
  12. Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of
    (A) Economic life
    (B) Political policies
    (C) Religious life
    (D) Social life
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Political policies
  13. Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
    (A) Kalidasa’s ‘Malvikagni Mitram’
    (B) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’
    (C) Vatsyanana’s ‘Kamasutra’
    (D) Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural’
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’
  14. Deimachus came to India during the reign of
    (A) Chandragupta Maurya
    (B) Bindusara
    (C) Ashoka
    (D) Kanishka
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Bindusara
  15. Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of
    (A) Bricks
    (B) Stones
    (C) Woods
    (D) Clays
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Woods
  16. The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site?
    (A) Vaishali
    (B) Pataliputra
    (C) Kapilavastu
    (D) Shravasti
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Pataliputra
  17. Bulandibagh was ancient site of
    (A) Kapilavastu
    (B) Pataliputra
    (C) Vaishali
    (D) Varanasi
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Pataliputra
  18. Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan?
    (A) Ashoka
    (B) Chandragupta
    (C) Bindusara
    (D) Kunala
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Bindusara
  19. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra?
    (A) Harsh
    (B) Skandgupta
    (C) Vikramaditya
    (D) Chandragupta Maurya
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Chandragupta Maurya
  20. The Inscription which proves Chandragupta’s sway over Western India is
    (A) Kalinga Rock Inscription
    (B) Girnar Rock Inscription of Ashoka
    (C) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
    (D) Sopara Rock Inscription of Ashoka
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
  21. 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
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
  22. Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander?
    (A) Samudragupta
    (B) Ashok
    (C) Bindusar
    (D) Chandragupta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Chandragupta
  23. In which year Chandragupta Maurya had defeated Seleucus?
    (A) 317 B.C.
    (B) 315 B.C.
    (C) 305 B.C.
    (D) 300 B.C.
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) 305 B.C.
  24. Who established ‘Rajdharma’ on triplex bases of longanimity, liberty and compassion?
    (A) Ashoka
    (B) Akbar
    (C) Ranjit Singh
    (D) Shivaji
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Ashoka
  25. Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire?
    (A) Afghanistan
    (B) Bihar
    (C) Sri Lanka
    (D) Kalinga
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Sri Lanka
  26. In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms?
    (A) Third Major Rock Edict
    (B) Second Major Rock Edict
    (C) Ninth Major Rock Edict
    (D) First Pillar Inscription
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Second Major Rock Edict
  27. India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by
    (A) Ashoka
    (B) Chandragupta Maurya
    (C) Lord Mahavir
    (D) Dhanvantari
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Ashoka
  28. ‘Inspite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is
    (A) Pilgrims
    (B) Belief in Moksha
    (C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
    (D) Establishment of veterinary hospitals
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
  29. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at
    (A) Magadha
    (B) Pataliputra
    (C) Samastipur
    (D) Rajgriha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Pataliputra
  30. Rajjuka’s were
    (A) Traders in the Chola Kingdom
    (B) Officers in the Mauryan administration
    (C) Feudal Lords in the Gupta empire
    (D) Soldiers in the Saka army
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Officers in the Mauryan administration
  31. What were ‘Sarthwah’?
    (A) Brokers
    (B) Convoy of Merchants
    (C) Money lender
    (D) Pilgrims
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Convoy of Merchants
  32. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
    (A) Agraharika
    (B) Yukta
    (C) Pradeshika
    (D) Rajjuka
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Agraharika
  33. Sarnath Pillar was built by
    (A) Harshavardhana
    (B) Ashoka
    (C) Gautam Buddha
    (D) Kanishka
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Ashoka
  34. Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?
    (A) Amaravati
    (B) Bharhut
    (C) Sanchi
    (D) Sarnath
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Sanchi
  35. Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
    (A) Bimbisara
    (B) Ashoka
    (C) Harshavardhana
    (D) Pusyamitra
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Ashoka
  36. Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
    (A) Chandragupta
    (B) Kautilya
    (C) Gautam Buddha
    (D) Ashoka
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Ashoka
  37. Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is
    (A) Sanskrit
    (B) Prakrit
    (C) Pali
    (D) Hindi
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Prakrit
  38. Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in ‘Kharosthi’ script?
    (A) Khalsi
    (B) Girnar
    (C) Shahbazgarhi
    (D) Meerut
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Shahbazgarhi
  39. The earliest inscription on stone was in which language?
    (A) Pali
    (B) Sanskrit
    (C) Prakrit
    (D) Brahmi
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Prakrit
  40. The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on
    (A) Stone tablets
    (B) Seal
    (C) Pillars
    (D) Coins
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Pillars
  41. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
    (A) Buhler
    (B) Robert Sebel
    (C) James Prinsep
    (D) Cordriguttan
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) James Prinsep
  42. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by
    (A) James Prinsep
    (B) George Buhler
    (C) Vincent Smith
    (D) Ahmad Hasan Dani
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) James Prinsep
  43. Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script?
    (A) A. Cunningham
    (B) A. H. Dani
    (C) Buhler
    (D) James Prinsep
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) James Prinsep
  44. Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts?
    (A) John Tower
    (B) Harry Smith
    (C) Charles Metcalfe
    (D) James Prinsep
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) James Prinsep
  45. Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
    (A) George Buhler
    (B) James Prinsep
    (C) Max Muller
    (D) William Jones
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) James Prinsep
  46. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at
    (A) Nagarjunakonda
    (B) Anuradhapura
    (C) Brahmagiri
    (D) Maski
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Brahmagiri
  47. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
    (A) Brahmi
    (B) Nandnagari
    (C) Sharada
    (D) Kharoshti
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Kharoshti
  48. The name by which Ashoka is referred to in his inscriptions is
    (A) Chakravarti
    (B) Dharmadeva
    (C) Dharmakirti
    (D) Priyadarshi
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Priyadarshi
  49. Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions?
    (A) Chandragupta Maurya
    (B) Ashoka
    (C) Samudragupta
    (D) Harshavardhana
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Ashoka
  50. Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?
    (A) These are highly polished
    (B) These are monolithic
    (C) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape
    (D) These are parts of architectural structures
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) These are parts of architectural structures
  51. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
    (A) Kalsi
    (B) Rummindei
    (C) Special Kalinga Edict
    (D) Maski
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Maski
  52. In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?
    (A) Bhabru Edict
    (B) Rock Edict XIII
    (C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
    (D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
  53. Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka?
    (A) Gujarra
    (B) Ahraura
    (C) Brahmagiri
    (D) Sarnath
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Gujarra
  54. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark
    (A) Birth of Buddha
    (B) Enlightenment of Buddha
    (C) First Sermon of Buddha
    (D) Demise of Buddha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Birth of Buddha
  55. The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in
    (A) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
    (B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
    (C) Jaipur district of Rajasthan
    (D) Champaran district of Bihar
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
  56. The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha.
    (A) Minor pillar of Maski
    (B) Rummindei pillar
    (C) Queen pillar
    (D) Bhabru pillar
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Bhabru pillar
  57. Kalsi is famous for
    (A) Buddhist Chaityas
    (B) Persian Coins
    (C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
    (D) Temples of Gupta period
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
  58. Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashok’s Rock Edicts discovered?
    (A) Nainital
    (B) Pauri
    (C) Tehri
    (D) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
  59. Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war?
    (A) Rock Edict I
    (B) Rock Edict II
    (C) Rock Edict XII
    (D) Rock Edict XIII
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Rock Edict XIII
  60. The accounts of Kalinga War is known to us by the
    (A) Rock Edict XIII
    (B) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
    (C) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
    (D) Minor Rock Edict-I
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Rock Edict XIII
  61. Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
    (A) Rock Edict XIII
    (B) Rock Edict XII
    (C) Pillar inscription VII
    (D) Bhabru minor rock edict
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Rock Edict XII
  62. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts
    (A) I and X
    (B) I and XI
    (C) II and XIII
    (D) II and XIV
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) II and XIII
  63. Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
    (A) Chola
    (B) Pandya
    (C) Satiyaputta
    (D) Satavahana
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Satavahana
  64. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gatherings, probably including a ban on animal killing?
    (A) Rock Edict I
    (B) Pillar Edict V
    (C) Rock Edict IX
    (D) Rock Edict XI
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Rock Edict I
  65. Ptolemy Philadelphus, who had diplomatic relations with Ashoka, was king of
    (A) Cyron
    (B) Egypt
    (C) Macedonia
    (D) Syria
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Egypt
  66. Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of
    (A) Egypt
    (B) Corinth
    (C) Macedonia
    (D) Syria
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Egypt
  67. Rulers of which dynasty had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?
    (A) Chola
    (B) Gupta
    (C) Maurya
    (D) Pallavas
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Maurya
  68. Which ancient Indian record is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be used during crises?
    (A) Sohagaura Copper-plate
    (B) Rummindei Pillar-edict of Ashoka
    (C) Prayaga-Prasasti
    (D) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Sohagaura Copper-plate
  69. In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with
    (A) Death
    (B) Confiscation of goods
    (C) Imprisonment
    (D) None of the above
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Death
  70. The famous Greek ambassador Megasthenes came to the court of which emperor?
    (A) Ashoka
    (B) Harsha Vardhana
    (C) Chandragupta Maurya
    (D) None of the above
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
  71. Megasthenes divided the Indian society into how many categories?
    (A) Four
    (B) Five
    (C) Six
    (D) Seven
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Seven
  72. Which source states that there was no slavery in ancient India?
    (A) Arthashastra
    (B) Mudrarakshasa
    (C) Megasthenes’ Indica
    (D) Vayupuran
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Megasthenes’ Indica
  73. The division of Mauryan society into seven classes is particularly mentioned in
    (A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
    (B) Ashokan Edicts
    (C) The Puranas
    (D) Megasthenes’ Indica
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Megasthenes’ Indica
  74. The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in
    (A) Divyanadan
    (B) Arthashastra
    (C) Indica
    (D) Ashoka’s inscription
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Indica
  75. Which source gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?
    (A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
    (B) Megasthenes’ Indica
    (C) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakhadatta
    (D) Inscription of Ashoka
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Megasthenes’ Indica
  76. Who was the author of ‘Indica’?
    (A) Vishnugupta
    (B) Megasthenes
    (C) Diamachus
    (D) Pliny
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Megasthenes
  77. ‘Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were
    (A) Military Departments
    (B) Sources of Revenue
    (C) Religious Ceremonies
    (D) Administrative Divisions
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Sources of Revenue
  78. Land revenue, the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by
    (A) Agronomoi
    (B) Shulkadhyaksha
    (C) Sitadhyaksha
    (D) Akradhayaksha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Sitadhyaksha
  79. ‘Sita’ in the Maurya period means
    (A) A goddess
    (B) A religious sect
    (C) Revenue from Crown land
    (D) Barren land
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Revenue from Crown land
  80. Who among the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
    (A) Samaharta
    (B) Vyabharika
    (C) Antapala
    (D) Pradeshtha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Samaharta
  81. Which Mauryan officer was in charge of weights and measures?
    (A) Pautavadhyaksha
    (B) Panyadhyaksha
    (C) Sitadhyaksha
    (D) Sunadhyaksha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Pautavadhyaksha
  82. ‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration charged for
    (A) Filthy drinking water
    (B) Slushing the road
    (C) Throwing garbage
    (D) Stenching temples
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Slushing the road
  83. The most famous centre of learning during the Maurya period was
    (A) Vaishali
    (B) Nalanda
    (C) Taxila
    (D) Ujjain
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Taxila
  84. Which aspect of municipal administration of today continues since the Mauryan period?
    (A) Inspection of weight measures
    (B) Determination of prices of goods
    (C) Registration of birth and death certificates
    (D) Protection of artisans
    View Answer...
    Answer: (C) Registration of birth and death certificates
  85. In the cultural history of India, the memorising of chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of
    (A) Shramana
    (B) Parivraajaka
    (C) Agrahaarika
    (D) Magadha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Magadha
  86. The system governing villages through autonomous elected panchayats was evolved by
    (A) Kushans
    (B) Dravids
    (C) Aryans
    (D) Mauryans
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Mauryans
  87. Which text of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
    (A) Kamasutra
    (B) Manavadharmashastra
    (C) Sukra Nitisara
    (D) Arthashastra
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Arthashastra
  88. Which among the following prohibits remarriage?
    (A) Jataka
    (B) Manusmriti
    (C) Yagyavalkya
    (D) Arthashastra
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Manusmriti
  89. The social status assigned to foreigners in Indian society by Manu was that of
    (A) Kshatriyas
    (B) Fallen Kshatriyas
    (C) Vaishyas
    (D) Sudras
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Fallen Kshatriyas
  90. The last Mauryan emperor was
    (A) Jaloka
    (B) Avanti Verma
    (C) Nandi Vardhana
    (D) Brihadratha
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) Brihadratha
  91. The first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, realising the need for water, was
    (A) Chandragupta Maurya
    (B) Ashoka
    (C) Rudradaman
    (D) Skanda Gupta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya
  92. Which inscription mentions both Chandragupta and Ashoka?
    (A) Nasik inscription of Gautamiputra Shatkarni
    (B) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
    (C) Girnar inscription of Ashoka
    (D) Junagarh inscription of Skandagupta
    View Answer...
    Answer: (B) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
  93. In which inscriptions are Ashoka’s edicts also found?
    (A) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
    (B) Nashik Prashasti regarding Gautamiputra Satakarni
    (C) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
    (D) None of the above
    View Answer...
    Answer: (D) None of the above

94. Consider the following statements:

  1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.

  2. The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.

  3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
    Which of these statements is/are correct?
    (A) 1 and 2
    (B) Only 2
    (C) Only 3
    (D) 1, 2 and 3
    View Answer...

    Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3

95. Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka?

  1. Inscriptions of Ashoka

  2. Dipavamsa

  3. Mahavamsa

  4. Divyavadana
    Select the correct answer:
    (A) 1 and 2
    (B) 2 and 3
    (C) 3 and 4
    (D) 1 and 4
    View Answer...

    Answer: (B) 2 and 3

96. The following Mauryan rulers were the followers of Buddhism:

  1. Chandragupta

  2. Ashoka

  3. Bindusara

  4. Dasaratha
    Select the correct answer:
    (A) 1 and 2
    (B) 2 and 3
    (C) 3 and 4
    (D) 2 and 4
    View Answer...

    Answer: (D) 2 and 4

97. Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Place) | List-II (Monuments/Ruins)
(a) Kaushambi | 1. Dhamek Stupa
(b) Kushinagar | 2. Ghositarama Monastery
(c) Sarnath | 3. Ramabhar Stupa
(d) Shravasti | 4. Saheth Maheth

Code:
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
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Answer: (C) 2 3 1 4

98. Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

99. Assertion (A): The Mauryan kings did not bestow land grants on a religious basis.
Reason (R): The peasants revolted against land grants.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

100. Which of the following statements are correct about Mauryan Kings? They developed:

  1. Culture, Art and Literature

  2. Gold coins

  3. Provincial Division

  4. Kingship to Hindukush
    (A) Only 1
    (B) Only 2
    (C) 1, 2 and 3
    (D) 1, 3 and 4
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    Answer: (D) 1, 3 and 4

101. According to the ‘Arthashastra’ of Kautilya the following courts existed in the judicial system of the Mauryan Age:

  1. Dharmamahamatra

  2. Dharmasthiya

  3. Rajjuka

  4. Kantakshodhana
    (A) 1 and 2
    (B) 2 and 3
    (C) 1 and 3
    (D) 2 and 4
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    Answer: (D) 2 and 4

102. The following persons came to India at one time or another. The correct chronological sequence of their visits is:

  1. Fa-Hien

  2. I-Tsing

  3. Megasthenese

  4. Hieun-Tsang
    (A) 3, 1, 2, 4
    (B) 3, 1, 4, 2
    (C) 1, 3, 2, 4
    (D) 1, 3, 4, 2
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    Answer: (B) 3, 1, 4, 2

103. Match List-I with List-II:

List-I | List-II
(a) Chandragupta | 1. Piyadarshi
(b) Bindusara | 2. Sandrocottus
(c) Ashoka | 3. Amitraghat
(d) Chanakya | 4. Vishnugupta

Code:
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
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Answer: (C) 2 3 1 4

104. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era?
(A) Mahapadma Nanda
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Rudradaman
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: (B) 2 and 3

105. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Lothal – Ancient Dockyard

  2. Sarnath – First Sermon of Buddha

  3. Rajgir – Lion Capital of Ashoka

  4. Nalanda – Great Seat of Buddhist Learning
    (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
    (B) 3 and 4
    (C) 1, 2 and 4
    (D) 1 and 2
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    Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4


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