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Mauryan Empire

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  • Q1
    Which dynasty ruled over 'Magadha' after Mauryan Dynasty?
    Satavahan
    Nanda
    Kanva
    Shunga
    30s
  • Q2
    With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
    Vaishali
    Nalanda
    Taxila
    Vikramshila
    30s
  • Q3
    The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa
    Malavikagnimitram
    Mudrarakshas
    Mrichhakatika
    Devichandragupta
    30s
  • Q4
    Who is called as the 'second Ashoka' ?
    Harshavardhana
    Samudra Gupta
    Kanishka
    Chandra Gupta Maurya
    30s
  • Q5
    Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
    Banabhatta
    Bindusara
    Baskarvardhana
    Harshavardhana
    30s
  • Q6
    Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan's period?
    Village Administrator
    District Administrator
    City Administrator
    Provincial Administrator
    30s
  • Q7
    The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
    Architecture
    Art
    Literature
    Religion
    30s
  • Q8
    Which one of the following mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
    Ashoka's Edicts
    Indica
    Kautilya's Arthshastra
    Vishnu Purana
    30s
  • Q9
    Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?
    None of these
    Ajatsatru
    Bindusara
    Chandragupta Maurya
    30s
  • Q10
    Kalinga's ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
    Jainism
    Hinduism
    Buddhism
    Shaivism
    30s
  • Q11
    Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
    Buddhism
    Sikhism
    Jainism
    Jewism
    30s
  • Q12
    Arthasastra was written by
    Kautilya
    Pushyamitra
    Dhanananda
    Bimbisara
    30s
  • Q13
    The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
    Upagupta
    Brahma Gupta
    Vishnu Gupta
    Brihadratha
    30s
  • Q14
    Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court ?
    Aristotle
    Megasthanese
    Plato
    Alexander
    30s
  • Q15
    The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the
    Guptas
    Mauryas
    Kushanas
    Palas
    30s

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