Mauryan Empire MCQs with Answers Quiz 2

Question 1. What were ‘Sarthwah’?

(A) Pilgrims

(B) Money lender

(C) Convoy of Merchants

(D) Brokers

Question 2. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was __________.

(A) Cordriguttan

(B) James Prinsep

(C) Robert Sebel

(D) Buhler

Question 3. Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?

(A) These are parts of architectural structures

(B) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape

(C) These are monolithic

(D) These are highly polished

Question 4. The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on _________.

(A) Coins

(B) Pillars

(C) Seal

(D) Stone tablets

Question 5. Rajjuka’s were?

(A) Soldiers in the Saka army

(B) Feudal Lords in the Gupta empire

(C) Officers in the Mauryan administration

(D) Traders in the Chola Kingdom

Question 6. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?

(A) Rajjuka

(B) Pradeshika

(C) Yukta

(D) Agraharika

Question 7. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by _________.

(A) Ahmad Hasan Dani

(B) Vincent Smith

(C) George Buhler

(D) James Prinsep

Question 8. Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions?

(A) Harshavardhana

(B) Samudragupta

(C) Ashoka

(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Question 9. The earliest inscription on stone was in which language? 

(A) Brahmi

(B) Prakrit

(C) Sanskrit

(D) Pali

Question 10. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at _________.

(A) Rajgriha

(B) Samastipur

(C) Pataliputra

(D) Magadha

Question 11. Sarnath Pillar was built by _______.

(A) Kanishka

(B) Gautam Buddha

(C) Ashoka

(D) Harshavardhana

Question 12. Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script?

(A) James Prinsep

(B) Buhler

(C) A. H. Dani

(D) A. Cunningham

Question 13. The name by which Ashoka is referred to his inscriptions is _________.

(A) Priyadarshi

(B) Dharmakirti

(C) Dharmadeva

(D) Chakravarti

Question 14. Which one of the following Ashokan inscriptions in ‘Kharosthi’ script?

(A) Meerut

(B) Shahbazgarhi

(C) Girnar

(D) Khalsi

Question 15. ‘Inspite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is _______.

(A) Establishment of veterinary hospitals

(B) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’

(C) Belief in Moksha

(D) Pilgrims

Question 16. Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa? 

(A) Sarnath

(B) Sanchi

(C) Bharhut

(D) Amaravati

Question 17. Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts? 

(A) James Prinsep

(B) Charles Metcalfe

(C) Harry Smith

(D) John Tower

Question 18. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left? 

(A) Kharoshti

(B) Sharada

(C) Nandnagari

(D) Brahmi

Question 19. Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is _________.

(A) Hindi

(B) Pali

(C) Prakrit

(D) Sanskrit

Question 20. India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by?

(A) Dhanvantari

(B) Lord Mahavir

(C) Chandragupta Maurya

(D) Ashoka

Question 21. Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?

(A) Pusyamitra

(B) Harshavardhana

(C) Ashoka

(D) Bimbisara

Question 22. Who of the following had first decipher the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?

(A) William Jones

(B) Max Muller

(C) James Prinsep

(D) George Buhler

Question 23. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at?

(A) Maski

(B) Brahmagiri

(C) Anuradhapura

(D) Nagarjunakonda

Question 24. Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?

(A) Ashoka

(B) Gautam Buddha

(C) Kautilya

(D) Chandragupta

Question 25. In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms?

(A) First Pillar Inscription

(B) Ninth Major Rock Edict

(C) Second Major Rock Edict

(D) Third Major Rock Edict