Mauryan Empire
1) | Cyrus the Great was the ruler of which country? | Persia |
2) | When did Darious-I become the ruler of Persia? | In 522 BC |
3) | When Did Persians invade Punjab? | In 516 BC |
4) | What did Indians learn from Persians? | Art of minting coins and making sculptures |
5) | Alexender was the ruler of which country? | Greece |
6) | When did the Alexender invade India? | In 326 BC |
7) | The bravery of which Indian ruler impressed Alexender a lot? | Porus |
8) | When did Alexender die? | In 323 BC |
9) | Where did Alexender die? | In Babylon |
10) | Who was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty? | Chandra Gupta Maurya |
11) | When did Chander Gupta establish the Mauryan Dynasty? | In 321 BC |
12) | Who was Selucus? | The Commander of Alexender |
13) | When did Chandra Gupta Maurya defeat Selucus? | In 305 BC |
14) | Who was Magesthnese? | A Greek Ambassdor |
15) | Who sent Magesthnese to Chander Gupta Maurya’s court? | Selucus |
16) | What was the period of Magesthnese’s stay at Patliputra? | From 302 BC to 298 BC |
17) | Which famous book was written by Magesthnese? | The Indica |
18) | According to Magasthnese, into how many classes was Indian society divided? | 7 |
19) | Which town was the capital of the Mauryans? | Patliputra |
20) | Who was the successor of Chandra Gupta Maurya? | Bindusar |
21) | Who was Kautilya? | Prime Miniser of Chandra Gupta Maurya |
22) | What were the other names of Kautilya? | Chankya, Vishnu Gupta |
23) | Which famous book was written by Kautilya? | Arthshastra |
24) | In which language was Arthshastra written? | Sanskrit |
25) | When did Asoka ascended the throne? | 269 BC |
26) | After which war, Asoka abandoned the policy of wars? | The Kalinga War |
27) | When did Asoka invade Kalinga? | 261 BC |
28) | Who was Sannidhata in Mauryan empire? | Chief Treasury Minister |
29) | Who was Amatya in Mauryan empire? | Ministre for Justice and Administration |
30) | In how many states was Mauryan kingdom divided, at the time of Asoka? | 5 |
31) | Which state was created by Asoka as his 5th state? | Kalinga |
32) | What was the name of the capital of Kalinga? | Toshali |
33) | Who was Rajuka? | Land Revenue Minister |
34) | What was the village head in Mauryan empire called? | Gramik |
35) | What was the head of the town called in Mauryan empire? | Nagar Adhyakasha |
36) | How many sub-committees were formed for army administration in Mauryan empire? | 6 |
37) | Who were Dharam Mahamatras during Mauryan Age? | Religious preachers |
38) | When and where was Third Buddhist council convened? | In 251 BC at Patliputra |
39) | Who convened Third Buddhist Council? | Asoka |
40) | To whom did Asoka sent to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism? | Sanghmitra & Mahendra |
41) | In which script, most of Asokan inscriptions engraved? | Brahmi Script |
42) | Who was the first to decipher Asokan inscriptions successfully? | James Princep |
43) | When did James Princep successfully decipher Asokan nscriptions? | in 1838 AD |
44) | In Asokan incriptions, by what names is Asoka mentioned? | Devnapriya and Priyadarshika |
45) | What was the chief occupation of people durign Mauryan Period? | Farming |
46) | What was the most popular industry of Mauryan age? | Textile |
47) | Name the most famous stupa of Asoka age? | Sanchi Stupa |
48) | Who was the last ruler of Mauryans? | Brihadratha |
49) | When did Mauryan dynasty came to end? | 184 BC |
50) | Who killed the last ruler of Mauryan dynasty? | Pushyamitra Sunga |