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Mauryan period - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    In which year, Ashoka invaded Kalinga?
    1. 261 BC
    2. 235 BC
    3. 285 BC
    4. 275 BC
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  2. Question 2

    In the Maurya empire, who was the superintendent of Ports ?
    1. Pattanadhyaksha
    2. Manadhyaksha
    3. Kosadhyaksha
    4. Ganikadhyaksha
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  3. Question 3

    In the revenue department of Mauryas, who among the following was in-charge of the collection of all revenues in the empire?
    1. Sannidhatri
    2. Pradestha
    3. Yukta
    4. Samahatra
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  4. Question 4

    During the Maurya Period, which among the following was the primary source of revenue?
    1. Bhaga
    2. Pindikara
    3. Hiranya
    4. None of the above
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  5. Question 5

    What was used normally in the construction of Royal Houses during Mauryan period?
    1. Wood
    2. Mud & Lime
    3. Burnt Bricks
    4. None of the above
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  6. Question 6

    What does the use of Lotus as a Motif in the Ashokan pillars symbolizes?
    1. Symbol of fertility
    2. Dharmachakra
    3. Purity and Fecundity
    4. Faith in Buddha
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  7. Question 7

    SSC CGL 2023
    Mauryan pillar capital found at ____________ is popularly known as Lion capital?
    1. Bhabru
    2. Bairat
    3. Sanchi
    4. Sarnath
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  8. Question 8

    SSC MTS 2022
    Who among the following Mauryan ruler who tried to spread his massage to the people through inscriptions?
    1. Chandra Gupta
    2. Ashoka
    3. Bihadratha
    4. Bindusara
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CHSL 2021
    Which was first empire in Ancient India to use Elephant in its War on a large scale?
    1. Sunga
    2. Chola
    3. Kushans
    4. Magadha
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  10. Question 10

    UP Lower Sub Pre 2004
    In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both?
    1. Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
    2. Junagarh inscription of Skandgupta
    3. Nasik inscription of Gautami putra Shatkarni
    4. Girnar inscription of Ashoka
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  11. Question 11

    UPPSC 2013
    'Sita' in Mauryan age means
    1. a Goddess
    2.  a religious sect
    3.  revenue from crown land
    4.  barren land
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  12. Question 12

    Which famous advisor helped Chandragupta Maurya establish the Maurya Empire?
    1. Kautilya
    2. Aryabhata
    3. Vishnugupta
    4. Bhaskara
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  13. Question 13

    Which religion did Ashoka embrace after the Kalinga War?
    1. Hinduism
    2. Buddhism
    3. Jainism
    4. Zoroastrianism
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  14. Question 14

    Who was the Greek ambassador sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
    1. Meghasthenes
    2. Herodotus
    3. Plutarch
    4. Strabo
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  15. Question 15

    What book did Megasthenes write about India?
    1. Historia
    2. Geographica
    3. Anabasis
    4. Indica
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  16. Question 16

    What was the main occupation of people during the Maurya Empire?
    1. Agriculture
    2. Trade
    3. Craftmanship
    4. Hunting
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Pre 1999
    Who among the following said 'All men are my children' and just as I desire happiness in those world and the next, so also I desire to all men?
    1. Ajatsatru
    2. Bindusara
    3. Chandragupta
    4. Ashoka
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Pre 2000
    First Historical emperor of ancient India was
    1. Chandragupta Maurya
    2. Samudragupta
    3. Mahapadmananda
    4. Bimbisara
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Pre 2002
    According to the Buddhist tradition Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Maurya tribe of
    1. Sudras
    2. Vaishas
    3. Brahmanas
    4. Kshatriya
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  20. Question 20

    WBCS Pre 2002
    The Kalinga war is mentioned in the
    1. 13th Rock Edict
    2. 12th Rock Edict
    3. Bhabru Rock Edict
    4. 8th Rock Edict
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