Mauryan Empire Test 6 (Ancient history) Welcome to your Mauryan Empire Test 6 (Ancient history) Name Email 1.What was the name of King Ashoka’s daughter whom he appointed to carry out the duties of a Buddhist missionary? (a) Padmavati (b) Charumati (c) Asandhimitra (d) Sanghamitra None 2.Which of the following rulers did NOT belong to the Mauryan Dynasty? (a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta (c) Bimbisara (d) Bindusara None 3.Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after the: (a) Kalinga War (b) Battle of Buxar (c) Battle of Haldighati (d) Battle of Tarain None 4.Which dynasty ruled India between 320 AD and 550 AD? (a) Mauryan Dynasty (b) Hoysala Dynasty (c) Magadha Dynasty (d) Gupta Dynasty None 5.Who was the last king of the Mauryan dynasty? (a) Devavarman (b) Satadhanvan (c) Brihadratha (d) Samprati None 6.In Indian history, who were referred to as the 'atavika rajya'? (a) South Indian kingdom (b) Republican state (c) Forest kingdom (d) Mughal empire None 7.Which was the first empire in ancient India to use elephants in its war on a large scale? (a) Shunga (b) Chola (c) Kushans (d) Magadha None 8. Who among the following kings founded the Maurya empire in ancient India? (a) Dasaratha (b) Ashoka (c) Bindusara (d) Chandragupta None 9.Who among the following rulers inscribed his messages to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces? (a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta I (c) Bindusara (d) Chandragupta Maurya None 10.Who among the following was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan edicts? (a) Alexander Cunningham (b) James Prinsep (c) James Taylor (d) V Gordon Childe None 11.According to Ashokan edicts, how many years after becoming the king did Ashoka wage war on Kalinga? (a) Five (b) Eight (c) Six (d) Seven None 12.Who among the following published a set of Ashokan inscriptions in 1877? (a) DC Sircar (b) MS Vats (c) Alexander Cunningham (d) Colin Macken None 13.A type of court called 'Kantakasodhana' was prevalent in the ______ Empire (a) Kushana (b) Mauryan (c) Chola (d) Rashtrakuta None 14. Chandragupta led a revolt against the ______ and overthrew them. (a) Shishunagas (b) Kushans (c) Haryankas (d) Nandas None 15.The Barabar Caves, the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly belong to which of the following periods? (a) Chola Dynasty (b) Gupta Empire (c) Maurya Empire (d) Chera Dynasty None 16.Under Mauryan administration the 'Sitadhyaksha' was the officer in charge of: (a) royal harem (b) customs (c) mines (d) agriculture None 17.Which of the following was NOT a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position ? (a) Vajapeya (b) Rajasuya (c) Ashvamedha (d) Muvendavelan None 18.Which of the following is the only correct pair as described by Chola inscriptions? (a)Pallichchhandam- land donated to Jaina institutions (b)Shalabhoga- land gifted to Brahmanas (c)Vellanvagai-land of Brahmana peasant proprietors (d)Brahmadeya-land gifted to temples None 19.Who has written the book “Arthashastra” ? (a) Kautilya (b) Abul Fazal (c) Bhaskara (d) Vikram Seth None 20.Megasthenes, a Greek historian visited India in the reign of _____in the 4th century B.C. (a) Ashoka (b) Bindusara (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Alexander None 21.The Barabar Caves, the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly belong to which of the following periods? (a) Chola Dynasty (b) Gupta Empire (c) Mauryan Empire (d) Chera Dynasty None 22.Name the state Chandragupta-I got in dowry from the Licchavis. (a) Ujjain (b) Pataliputra (c) Prayaga (d) Saketa None Time's up
