Maurya Empire Quiz 3

Question 1. The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha?

(A) Bhabru pillar

(B) Queen pillar

(C) Rummindei pillar

(D) Minor pillar of Maski

Question 2. Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka was the ruler of ________.

(A) Syria

(B) Macedonia

(C) Corinth

(D) Egypt

Question 3. Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?

(A) Inscription of Ashoka

(B) Mudrarakashasa of Vishakha Datta

(C) Megasthenes’ Indica

(D) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

Question 4. Ptolemy Philadelphus who had diplomatic relation with Ashoka was king of ________.

(A) Syria

(B) Macedonia

(C) Egypt

(D) Cyron

Question 5. The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in _______.

(A) Champaran district of Bihar

(B) Jaipur district of Rajasthan

(C) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh

(D) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh

Question 6. Kalsi is famous for _________.

(A) Temples of the Gupta period

(B) Rock edicts of Ashoka

(C) Persian Coins

(D) Buddhist Chaityas

Question 7. Rulers of which of the following dynasties had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?

(A) Pallavas

(B) Maurya

(C) Gupta

(D) Chola

Question 8. The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in _______.

(A) Ashoka’s inscription

(B) Indica

(C) Arthashastra

(D) Divyanadan

Question 9. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering, that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?

(A) Rock Edict XI

(B) Rock Edict IX

(C) Pillar Edict V

(D) Rock Edict I

Question 10. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark?

(A) Demise of Buddha

(B) First Sermon of Buddha

(C) Enlightenment of Buddha

(D) Birth of Buddha

Question 11. Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashok’s Rock Edicts discovered?

(A) Kalsi (Dehradun District)

(B) Tehri

(C) Pauri

(D) Nainital

Question 12. 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?

(A) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra

(B) Prayaga-Prasasti

(C) Rummindei Pillar-edict of Ashoka

(D) Sohagaura Copper-plate

Question 13. The division of Mauryan ‘Society into seven classes’ is particularly mentioned in _______.

(A) Megasthenes’ Indica

(B) The Puranas

(C) Ashokan Edicts

(D) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

Question 14. Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions? 

(A) Satavahana

(B) Satiyaputta

(C) Pandya

(D) Chola

Question 15. Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka?

(A) Sarnath

(B) Brahmagiri

(C) Ahraura

(D) Gujarra

Question 16. Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war? 

(A) Rock Edict XIII

(B) Rock Edict XII

(C) Rock Edict II

(D) Rock Edict I

Question 17. In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with _______.

(A) Imprisonment

(B) Confiscation of goods

(C) Death

(D) None of the abov

Question 18. Which of the following sources states that there was no slavery in ancient India? 

(A) Vayupuran

(B) Megasthenes’ Indica

(C) Mudrarakshasha

(D) Arthashastra

Question 19. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts?

(A) II and XIV

(B) II and XIII

(C) I and XI

(D) I and X

Question 20. In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?

(A) Minor Rock Edict of Maski

(B) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

(C) Rock Edict XIII

(D) Bhabru Edict

Question 21. The accounts of Kalinga War is known to us by the ________.

(A) Minor Rock Edict-I

(B) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang

(C) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

(D) Rock Edict XIII

Question 22. Famous Greek ambassador Megasthenese came to the court of which emperor? 

(A) Ashoka

(B) Chandragupta Maurya

(C) Harsha Vardhana

(D) None of the above

Question 23. In how many categories did Megasthenese divide the Indian Society?

(A) Seven

(B) Six

(C) Five

(D) Four

Question 24. Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely? 

(A) Bhabru minor rock edict

(B) Pillar inscription VII

(C) Rock Edict XII

(D) Rock Edict XIII

Question 25. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?

(A) Maski

(B) Special Kalinga Edict

(C) Rummindei

(D) Kalsi