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MAURYAN EMPIRE MCQs

Total Questions : 95 | Page 3 of 10 pages
Question 21. Satvahanas minted their coins predominantly in
  1.    Silver
  2.    Copper
  3.    Lead
  4.    Gold
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Lead
Question 22. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
  1.    Seleucos
  2.    Demetrias
  3.    Menander
  4.    Megasthanes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Megasthanes
Question 23. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
  1.    Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
  2.    Economic and financial crisis
  3.    Division of the empire after Ashoka
  4.    Ashoka's pacifist policies
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ashoka's pacifist policies
Question 24. Dharmamahamatras were __________ during the Mauryans
  1.    Soldiers
  2.    Officials
  3.    Jain Monks
  4.    Buddhist Monks
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Officials
Question 25. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
  1.    Nishka
  2.    Kakini
  3.    Suvarna
  4.    Karashopana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Karashopana
Question 26. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?
  1.    Pandya
  2.    Satavahanas
  3.    Yavanas
  4.    Sungas
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sungas
Question 27. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
  1.    Samudra Gupta
  2.    Vikramaditya
  3.    Kanishka
  4.    Ashoka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kanishka
Question 28. I. The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya in the 4th Century B.C., is one of the earliest Indian texts devoted to political philosophy, and it discusses ideas of statecraft and economic policy.II. During the Indian struggle for independence in the early 20th Century, Mahatma Gandhi popularized the philosophies of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance),III. Gandhian Philosophy was influenced by the teachings of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, as well as Jesus, Tolstoy, Thoreau and Ruskin. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Indian Political Philosophy?
  1.    Only II
  2.    I, II & III
  3.    Only I
  4.    Both I & II
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> I, II & III
Question 29. 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?
  1.    Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
  2.    Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
  3.    Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
  4.    Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Question 30. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
  1.    Vasumitra
  2.    Patanjali
  3.    Charaka
  4.    Nagarjuna
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Charaka

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