Q.1Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya) is the author of Arthasastra which has been compared with
- Plato’s State
- Machiavelli’s Prince
- Karl Marx’s Das Kapital
- Hitler’s Mein Kampf
Q.2 Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book
- Travels of Megasthanes
- Indika
- Indicoplecusts
- Both (2) and (3)
Q.3 Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
- Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
- Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
- Inscriptions of Ashoka
- Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Q.4 After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
- After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
- Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
- He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
- Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
Q.5 In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself
- Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
- Ashoka Priyadarshi
- Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)
- Daivaputra
Q.6 Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
- His aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
- He worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
- After a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- He attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Q.7 The moat important official post with vast responsibilities created by Asoka was
- Rajuka
- Yukta
- Dharamamahamatya
- Prativedaka
Q.8 The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
- Floral designs
- Pillars
- Animal figures
- Yaksha figures
Q.9 The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
- Monolithic structure
- Carving
- Polish
- Uniformity of workmanship
Q.10 Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
- Ashoka’s pacifist policies
- Division of the empire after Ashoka
- Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
- Economic and financial crisis
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