2. Kings, Farmers and Towns Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers

Question 1.
Who deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshtl scripts?
(a) James Princep
(b) Cunningham
(c) Wheelar
(d) John Marshall

Answer

Answer: (a) James Princep

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Question 2.
How many Mahajanapadas were there?
(a) 17
(b) 14
(c) 18
(d) 16

Answer

Answer: (d) 16

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Question 3.
Which of these was the moSt powerful Mahajanapada from 6th to 4th century BCE?
(a) Kuru
(b) Magadha
(c) PanehaLa
(d) Ciandhara

Answer

Answer: (b) Magadha

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Question 4.
Who appointed Dhamma Mahamatras?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Samudraupta
(c) Ashoka
(d) Pandya

Answer

Answer: (c) Ashoka

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Question 5.
Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurys
(c) Bindusara
(d) Ajatashatru

Answer

Answer: (b) Chandragupta Maurya

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Question 6.
Sangam is a literature of _________ language.
(a) Tamil
(b) Malsyam
(c) Sanskrit
(d) Marathi

Answer

Answer: (a) Tamil

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Question 7.
Harishena was the court poet of ________
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Maurya

Answer

Answer: (a) Samudragupta

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Question 8.
Consider the following statements about the Mauryan Empire:
1. There were 5 major political centres in the Empire.
2. Megasthenes wrote about the Mauryan Empire in his book Indica.
3. Ashoka founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.C.
4. Ashoka used his resources to propagate Buddhism.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4

Answer

Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 4

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