151. 'Abhijnanasakuntalam' has been reckoned as a masterpiece of
Answer: Kalidasa
152. Ajatashatru was the son of
Answer: Bimbisara
153. Kautilya's Arthashastra deals with the aspects of
Answer: Political policies
154. Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?
Answer: Brahmi
155. Chandragupta Maurya was born in Pataliputra, which is now in
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
156. Alexander defeated____in the battle of Hydaspes
Answer: Porus
157. Ashoka converted to which religion after the Kalinga war?
Answer: Buddhism
158. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of
Answer: Jainism
159. Chanakya was the chief advisor of
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
160. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
Answer: Dhanananda
161. Ashoka The Great (273-232 B.C.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
Answer: Maurya
162. Which of the following information is found in Ashoka's inscriptions?
Answer: Life story, Internal policy,Foreign policy,
163. Which of the following indicates the circle of the Saranath Pillar?
Answer: Progress
164. Which of the following was not mentioned in the Dhamma?
Answer: Faith in Sangha
165. Kalinga War was fought in the year
Answer: 261 BC
166. Chandragupta Maurya was born in
Answer: 340 BC
167. Which one of the following factors was not responsible for Chandragupta Maurya's success against the Nanda Kings?
Answer: Chandragupta's brilliant generalship " Kautilya's astute diplomacy
" Military assistance provided by Greek rulers " Weakness of Nanda rulers"],
168. How are empires different from kingdoms?
Answer: Empires are larger than Kingdoms,Empires need more Kingdomsresourcesthan,Empires need more officials who collect more taxes than Kingdoms
169. Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about 'dhamma'. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Answer: Brihadaratha
172. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
Answer: Magadhi
173. Who constructed the 84 thousands Stupa?
Answer: Ashoka
174. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by
Answer: James Prinsep
175. As a prince where was Ashoka sent to suppress the revolt?
Answer: Taxila
176. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at?
Answer:Pataliputra
177. Megasthenes was at the court of
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
178. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?
Answer: Kalasoka
180. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
Answer: Karashapana
181. The reverential title of "The Liberator' had been earned by
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
182. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Answer: Megasthanes
183. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
Answer: Bhabru edict
184. In which script, the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?
Answer: Kharoshti
185. Which of the following information is found in Ashoka's inscriptions?
Answer: Life story, Internal policy, Foreign policy
186. Junagadh inscription is the first inscription of which of the following languages?
Answer:Sanskrit
187. The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at
Answer: Pataliputra
188. The important book written by Kautilya is
Answer: Arthashastra
189. Sanchi Stupa was built by?
Answer: Ashoka
190. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?
Answer: Bindusara
191. What was the real name of Chanakya?
Answer: Vishnu Gupta
192. Fourteen rock edicts of Ashoka have been unearthed at
Answer: Girnar
193. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
Answer: Ashoka
194. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is
Answer: Piyadassi
195. Who of the following also had the name Devanampiya?
Answer: Ashoka
196. Who of the following was known Amitrochates?
Answer: Bindusara
197. Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated with
Answer: Takshashila
198.The famous ruler of ancient india who is said to have been converted to jainism, towards the end of his life, is
Answer:Chandragupta
199. Megasthenes "Indica" deals with the history of the
Answer: Mauryas
200. The Sanskrit drama which describes Chandragupta Maurya's triumph over the Nanda is
Answer: Mudrarakshasa