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MAURYAN EMPIRE MCQs

Total Questions : 95 | Page 4 of 10 pages
Question 31. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by
  1.    Ashoka
  2.    Fa-Hien
  3.    Kanishka
  4.    Harsha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kanishka
Question 32. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a__________
  1.    Commander
  2.    Minister
  3.    Prince
  4.    Council
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Prince
Question 33. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
  1.    Sanskrit
  2.    Magadhi
  3.    Mythili
  4.    Prakrit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Magadhi
Question 34. The Greatest Kushan leader who got converted to Buddhism was
  1.    Kujala
  2.    Virna
  3.    Kanishka
  4.    Kadphises
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kanishka
Question 35. Harshavardhana moved his capital from __________ to __________
  1.    Delhi, Deogiri
  2.    Valabhi, Delhi
  3.    Thanesar, Kannauj
  4.    Kamboj, Kannauj
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Thanesar, Kannauj
Question 36. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya's Court was
  1.    Seleucus Nicator
  2.    Kautilya
  3.    Megasthenes
  4.    Justin
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Megasthenes
Question 37. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
  1.    Tosali
  2.    Swarnagiri
  3.    Taxila
  4.    Ujjain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Taxila
Question 38. Which one of the following is the principle source of information of Ashoka's campaign against Kalinga?
  1.    Mahavamsa
  2.    Rock Edict-XIII
  3.    Pillar Edict-VII
  4.    Divyavadana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rock Edict-XIII
Question 39. The Greeks were driven out of India by
  1.    Chandragupta Maurya
  2.    Ashoka
  3.    Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  4.    Bindusara
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Chandragupta Maurya
Question 40. Chandragupta Maurya was born in
  1.    189 BC
  2.    563 BC
  3.    340 BC
  4.    99 BC
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 340 BC

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