1. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of [46th BPSC (Pre) 2004]
(A) Bhasa
(B) Sudraka
(C) Vishakhadatta
(D) Ashvaghosha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Vishakhadatta
2. Who recognised Sandrokottos as Chandra Gupta Maurya? [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) William Jones
(B) V. Smith
(C) R. K. Mukherjee
(D) D. R. Bhandharkar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) William Jones
3. First Indian Empire was established by [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
(A) Kanishka
(B) Harsh
(C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(D) Samundragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
4. Which among the following is India’s oldest dynasty? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
(A) Gupta
(B) Maurya
(C) Vardhana
(D) Kushana
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Maurya
5. Who of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottos (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
(A) Pliny
(B) Justin
(C) Strabo
(D) Megasthenese
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Justin
6. Who was called as ‘Sandrocottos’ by Justin, the Greek Writer? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta I
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Samudragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya
7. Kautilya was prime minister of [UPPCS (Pre) 2002 UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002]
(A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) King Janak
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
8. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood? [UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
(A) Ajaya
(B) Chanakya
(C) Vishnugupta
(D) Deogupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Vishnugupta
9. Another name of Chanakya was [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Bhattswami
(B) Vishnugupta
(C) Rajshekhar
(D) Vishakhdatta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Vishnugupta
10. The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Play about Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Biography
(C) History of Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Book on Principles of Government
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Book on Principles of Government
11. Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State? [UPPCS (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015]
(A) Janapadav
(B) Durga
(C) Mitra
(D) Kosha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Mitra
12. Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of [45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Economic life
(B) Political policies
(C) Religious life
(D) Social life
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Political policies
13. Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli? [UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Kalidasa’s ‘Malvikagni Mitram’
(B) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’
(C) Vatsyanana’s ‘Kamasutra’
(D) Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural’
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’
14. Deimachus came to India during the reign of [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bindusara
(C) Ashoka
(D) Kanishka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Bindusara
15. Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
(A) Bricks
(B) Stones
(C) Woods
(D) Clays
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Woods
16. The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site? [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
(A) Vaishali
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Kapilavastu
(D) Shravasti
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Pataliputra
17. Bulandibagh was ancient site of [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]
(A) Kapilavastu
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Vaishali
(D) Varanasi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Pataliputra
18. Who amongst the following Mauryan rulers did conquer the Deccan? [46th BPSC (Pre) 2004]
(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Bindusara
(D) Kunala
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Chandragupta
19. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra? [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Harsh
(B) Skandgupta
(C) Vikramaditya
(D) Chandragupta Maurya
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Chandragupta Maurya
20. The Inscription which proves Chandragupta’s way over Western India is [UPPCS (Pre) 1996 39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]
(A) Kalinga Rock Inscription
(B) Girnar Rock Inscription of Ashoka
(C) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
(D) Sopara Rock Inscription of Ashoka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
21. That Gujarat was included in the Kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya is proved by [UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2010]
(A) Greek accounts
(B) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
(C) Jain tradition
(D) Pillar Edict II of Ashoka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Junagarh Rock Inscription of Rudradaman
22. Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander? [MPPCS (Pre) 2008]
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Ashok
(C) Bindusar
(D) Chandragupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Chandragupta
23. In which year Chandragupta Maurya had defeated Seleucus? [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
(A) 317 B.C.
(B) 315 B.C.
(C) 305 B.C.
(D) 300 B.C.
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 305 B.C.
24. The given map relates to [IAS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Kanishka at the time of his death
(B) Samudragupta after the close of his South Indian campaign
(C) Ashoka towards the close of his reign
(D) Empire of Thaneswar on the eve of Harsha’s accession
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Ashoka towards the close of his reign
25. Who established ‘Rajdharma’ on triplex bases of longanimity, liberty and compassion? [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Ashoka
(B) Akbar
(C) Ranjit Singh
(D) Shivaji
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Ashoka
26. Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire? [42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Bihar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Kalinga
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Sri Lanka
27. In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Third Major Rock Edict
(B) Second Major Rock Edict
(C) Ninth Major Rock Edict
(D) First Pillar Inscription
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Second Major Rock Edict
28. India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by [UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]
(A) Ashoka
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Lord Mahavir
(D) Dhanvantari
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Ashoka
29. ‘Inspite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Pilgrims
(B) Belief in Moksha
(C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
(D) Establishment of veterinary hospitals
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’
30. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at [45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Magadha
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Samastipur
(D) Rajgriha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Pataliputra
31. Rajjuka’s were [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Traders in the Chola Kingdom
(B) Officers in the Mauryan administration
(C) Feudal Lords in the Gupta empire
(D) Soldiers in the Saka army
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Officers in the Mauryan administration
32. What were ‘Sarthwah’? [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
(A) Brokers
(B) Convoy of Merchants
(C) Money lender
(D) Pilgrims
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Convoy of Merchants
33. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration? [RAS/RTS (Re. Exam)(Pre) 2013]
(A) Agraharika
(B) Yukta
(C) Pradeshika
(D) Rajjuka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Agraharika
34. Sarnath Pillar was built by [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Ashoka
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Ashoka
35. Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa? [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
(A) Amaravati
(B) Bharhut
(C) Sanchi
(D) Sarnath
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Sanchi
36. Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’? [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ashoka
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Pusyamitra
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Ashoka
37. Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’? [MPPCS (Pre) 1995, 2006, 12]
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Kautilya
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Ashoka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Ashoka
38. Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is [44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Prakrit
(C) Pali
(D) Hindi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Prakrit
39. Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in ‘Kharosthi’ script? [Chhattisgarh PCS(Pre) 2011]
(A) Khalsi
(B) Girnar
(C) Shahbazgarhi
(D) Meerut
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Shahbazgarhi
40. The earliest inscription on stone was in which language? [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Pali
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Prakrit
(D) Brahmi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Prakrit
41. The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
(A) Stone tablets
(B) Seal
(C) Pillars
(D) Coins
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Stone tablets
42. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was [UPPCS (GIC) 2010 UPPCS (Mains) 2006 IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Buhler
(B) Robert Sebel
(C) James Prinsep
(D) Cordriguttan
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) James Prinsep
43. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
(A) James Prinsep
(B) George Buhler
(C) Vincent Smith
(D) Ahmad Hasan Dani
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) James Prinsep
44. Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008 48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) A. H. Dani
(C) Buhler
(D) James Prinsep
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) James Prinsep
45. Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003]
(A) John Tower
(B) Harry Smith
(C) Charles Metcalfe
(D) James Prinsep
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) James Prinsep
46. Who of the following had first decipher the edicts of Emperor Ashoka? [IAS (Pre) 2016]
(A) George Buhler
(B) James Prinsep
(C) Max Muller
(D) William Jones
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) James Prinsep
47. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at [UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Nagarjunakonda
(B) Anuradhapura
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Maski
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Anuradhapura
48. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left? [IAS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Brahmi
(B) Nandnagari
(C) Sharada
(D) Kharoshti
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Kharoshti
49. The name by which Ashoka is referred to his inscriptions is [IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Chakravarti
(B) Dharmadeva
(C) Dharmakirti
(D) Priyadarshi
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Priyadarshi
50. Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions? [MPPCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Harshavardhana
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Ashoka
51. Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect? [IAS (Pre) 1997]
(A) These are highly polished
(B) These are monolithic
(C) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape
(D) These are parts of architectural structures
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) These are parts of architectural structures
52. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka? [IAS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Kalsi
(B) Rummindei
(C) Special Kalinga Edict
(D) Maski
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Maski
53. In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2007]
(A) Bhabru Edict
(B) Rock Edict XIII
(C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
54. Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka? [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Gujarra
(B) Ahraura
(C) Brahmagiri
(D) Sarnath
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Gujarra
55. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
(A) Birth of Buddha
(B) Enlightenment of Buddha
(C) First Sermon of Buddha
(D) Demise of Buddha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Birth of Buddha
56. The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
(A) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
(B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
(C) Jaipur district of Rajasthan
(D) Champaran district of Bihar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
57. The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha. [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]
(A) Minor pillar of Maski
(B) Rummindei pillar
(C) Queen pillar
(D) Bhabru pillar
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Bhabru pillar
58. Kalsi is famous for [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
(A) Buddhist Chaityas
(B) Persian Coins
(C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
(D) Temples of Gupta period
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
59. Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashok’s Rock Edicts discovered? [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007]
(A) Nainital
(B) Pauri
(C) Tehri
(D) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
60. Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war? [IAS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Rock Edict II
(C) Rock Edict XII
(D) Rock Edict XIII
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Rock Edict XIII
61. The accounts of Kalinga War is known to us by the [UPPCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Rock Edict XIII
(B) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(C) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
(D) Minor Rock Edict-I
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Rock Edict XIII
62. Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
(A) Rock Edict XIII
(B) Rock Edict XII
(C) Pillar inscription VII
(D) Bhabru minor rock edict
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Rock Edict XII
63. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts [IAS (Pre) 1998]
(A) I and X
(B) I and XI
(C) II and XIII
(D) II and XIV
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) II and XIII
64. Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions? [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]
(A) Chola
(B) Pandya
(C) Satiyaputta
(D) Satavahana
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Satavahana
65. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering, that probably included a ban on animal killing as well? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Rock Edict I
(B) Pillar Edict V
(C) Rock Edict IX
(D) Rock Edict XI
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Rock Edict I
66. Ptolemy Philadelphus whose had diplomatic relation with Ashoka, was king of [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006]
(A) Cyron
(B) Egypt
(C) Macedonia
(D) Syria
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Egypt
67. Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka was the ruler of [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Egypt
(B) Corinth
(C) Macedonia
(D) Syria
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Egypt
68. Rulers of which of the following dynasties had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt? [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]
(A) Chola
(B) Gupta
(C) Maurya
(D) Pallavas
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Maurya
69. Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food-grains to be utilised during the crisis in the country? [IAS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Sohagaura Copper-plate
(B) Rummindei Pillar-edict of Ashoka
(C) Prayaga-Prasasti
(D) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Sohagaura Copper-plate
70. In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) Death
(B) Confiscation of goods
(C) Imprisonment
(D) None of the above
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Death
71. Famous Greek ambassador Megasthenese came to the court of which emperor? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Ashoka
(B) Harsha Vardhana
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) None of the above
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Chandragupta Maurya
72. In how many categories did Megasthenese divide the Indian Society? [46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
(A) Four
(B) Five
(C) Six
(D) Seven
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Seven
73. Which of the following sources states that there was no slavery in ancient India? [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]
(A) Arthashastra
(B) Mudrarakshasha
(C) Megasthenes’ Indica
(D) Vayupuran
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Megasthenes’ Indica
74. The division of Mauryan ‘Society into seven classes’ is particularly mentioned in [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Ashokan Edicts
(C) The Puranas
(D) Megasthenes’ Indica
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Megasthenes’ Indica
75. The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in [46th BPSC (Pre) 2003]
(A) Divyanadan
(B) Arthashastra
(C) Indica
(D) Ashoka’s inscription
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Indica
76. Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas? [UPPCS (Mains) 2009]
(A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra
(B) Megasthenes’ Indica
(C) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakha Datta
(D) Inscription of Ashoka
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Megasthenes’ Indica
77. What is the name of Megasthenes’s book? [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
(A) Economics
(B) Rig Veda
(C) Purana
(D) Indica
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Indica
78. ‘Indica’ was originally written by [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007]
(A) Nearchus
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Plutarch
(D) Diodorus
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Megasthenes
79. Who was the author of ‘Indica’? [56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015]
(A) Vishnugupta
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Diamachus
(D) Pliny
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Megasthenes
80. ‘Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Military Departments
(B) Sources of Revenue
(C) Religious Ceremonies
(D) Administrative Divisions
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Sources of Revenue
81. Land revenue, which was the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by which officer? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Agronomoi
(B) Shulkadhyaksha
(C) Sitadhyaksha
(D) Akradhayaksha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Sitadhyaksha
82. ‘Sita’ in Maurya period means [UPPCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) A goddess
(B) A religious sect
(C) Revenue from Crown land
(D) Barren land
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Revenue from Crown land
83. Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
(A) Samaharta
(B) Vyabharika
(C) Antapala
(D) Pradeshtha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Samaharta
84. Which of the following Mauryan officers was incharge of weights and measures? [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
(A) Pautavadhyaksha
(B) Panyadhyaksha
(C) Sitadhyaksha
(D) Sunadhyaksha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Pautavadhyaksha
85. ‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the Penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for [RAS/RTS (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2013]
(A) Filthy drinking water
(B) Slushing the road
(C) Throwing garbage
(D) Stenching temples
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Slushing the road
86. The most famous centre of learning during Maurya period was [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010 47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
(A) Vaishali
(B) Nalanda
(C) Taxila
(D) Ujjain
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Taxila
87. Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continuing since the period of Mauryans? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
(A) Inspection of weight measure reamer
(B) Determination of prices of goods
(C) Registration of birth and death certificate
(D) Protection of artisans
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) Registration of birth and death certificate
88. With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorising of Chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of who of the following? [IAS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Shramana
(B) Parivraajaka
(C) Agrahaarika
(D) Magadha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Magadha
89. The system governing villages through autonomous elected panchayats was evolved by [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Kushans
(B) Dravids
(C) Aryans
(D) Mauryans
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Mauryans
90. Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband? [IAS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Kamasutra
(B) Manavadharmashastra
(C) Sukra Nitisara
(D) Arthashastra
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Arthashastra
91. Which among of the following prohibits remarriage? [UPPCS (Pre) 2003 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]
(A) Jataka
(B) Manusmiriti
(C) Yagyavalkya
(D) Arthashastra
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Manusmiriti
92. The social status assigned to the foreigners in Indian society by Manu was of the [UPPCS (RI) 2014]
(A) Kshatriyas
(B) Fallen Kshatriyas
(C) Vaishyas
(D) Sudras
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Fallen Kshatriyas
93. The last Mauryan emperor was [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) Jaloka
(B) Avanti Verma
(C) Nandi Vardhana
(D) Brihadratha
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) Brihadratha
94. Realising the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was [UPPCS (Mains) 2002, 2007]
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Ashoka
(C) Rudradaman
(D) Skanda Gupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya
95. In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
(A) Nasik inscription of Gautami putra Shatkarni
(B) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
(C) Girnar inscription of Ashoka
(D) Junagarh inscription of Skandgupta
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
96. In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka’s edicts are also found? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
(B) Nashik Prashasti regarding Gautamiputra Satakarni
(C) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvavela
(D) None of the above
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman
97. Consider the following statements.
1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
2. The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
Which of these statements is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2003]
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
98. Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka?
1. Inscriptions of Ashoka
2. Dipavamsa
3. Mahavamsa
4. Divyavadana
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3
99. The following Mauryan rulers were the followers of Buddhism
1. Chandragupta
2. Ashoka
3. Bindusara
4. Dasaratha
Select the correct answer. [Karnataka PSC (Pre) 2019 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2013]
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 2 and 4
100. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below. [Punjab PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
List-I (Place)
(a) Kaushambi
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Sarnath
(d) Shravasti
List-II (Monuments/Ruins)
1. Dhamek Stupa
2. Ghositarama Monastery
3. Ramabhar Stupa
4. Saheth Maheth
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 2 3 1 4
101. In the course of pilgrimage, Emperor Ashoka visited the following places. Which route did he follow?
1. Gaya
2. Kapilavastu
3. Kushinagar
4. Lumbini
5. Sarnath
6. Shravasti
Select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
Code
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
(B) 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 and 6
(C) 4, 5, 6, 3, 2 and 1
(D) 4, 2, 1, 5, 6 and 3
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 and 6
102. Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
103. Assertion (A): The Mauryan kings did not bestow land grants on religious basis.
Reason (R): The peasants revolted against land grants.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
104. Which of the following statements are correct about Mauryan Kings? They developed [UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
1. Culture, Art and Literature
2. Gold coins
3. Provincial Division
4. Kingship to Hindukush
Code
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 3 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 1, 3 and 4
105. According to the ‘Arthashastra’ of Kautilya the following courts existed in the judicial system of Mauryan Age [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2014]
1. Dharmamahamatra
2. Dharmasthiya
3. Rajjuka
4. Kantakshodhana
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (D) 2 and 4
106. The following persons came to India at one time or another
1. Fa-Hien
2. I-Tsing
3. Megasthanese
4. Hieun-Tsang
The correct chronological sequence of their visits are [IAS (Pre) 1999]
(A) 3, 1, 2, 4
(B) 3, 1, 4, 2
(C) 1, 3, 2, 4
(D) 1, 3, 4, 2
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 3, 1, 4, 2
107. Match List-I with List-II select the correct answer by using the code given below. [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]
List-I
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Bindusara
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chanakya
List-II
1. Piyadarshi
2. Sandrocottus
3. Amitraghat
4. Vishnugupta
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 2 3 1 4
108. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era?
1. Mahapadma Nanda
2. Ashoka
3. Chandragupta Maurya
4. Rudradaman
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006]
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3
109. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
1. Lothal - Ancient Dockyard
2. Sarnath - First Sermon of Buddha
3. Rajgir - Lion Capital of Ashoka
4. Nalanda - Great Seat of Buddhist Learning
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Code
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 2
👁Answer
Correct Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4
