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UPSC CDS Ancient Indian History — practice questions — page 11

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The Mauryan empire was founded more than 2300 years ago by:Read the answer and worked solution →Chanakya or Kautilya's ideas were written down in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan city that was a gateway to the northwest and Central Asia was:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mauryan city lay on the route from north to south India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which area was under the direct control of the Mauryan emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Per the Arthashastra, the north-west was important for blankets and south India for:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes was sent to Chandragupta's court by the Greek ruler:Read the answer and worked solution →According to Megasthenes, the wall of Pataliputra had how many towers?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Most Ashokan inscriptions used which script?Read the answer and worked solution →Kalinga is the ancient name of:Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka is called the only king in world history who gave up conquest after:Read the answer and worked solution →Officials Ashoka appointed to teach people about dhamma were the:Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka sent messengers about dhamma to Syria, Egypt, Greece and:Read the answer and worked solution →The finely polished Rampurwa bull from a Mauryan pillar is now placed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan empire collapsed about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →After the Mauryas, which general set up a kingdom in north and central India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Shungas were followed by which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gupta empire was established about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →The Satavahana kingdom, established about 2100 years ago, lasted about:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Central Asian people followed the Indo-Greeks in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Mauryan placesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop Ashoka's worksRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mauryan lineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Mauryan wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Tax or tributeRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the dynastiesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Mauryan bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Mauryan empire was founded more than 2300 years ago by:

  1. Pushyamitra Shunga
  2. Chandragupta Maurya
  3. Ashoka the Great
  4. Bindusara Maurya
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Correct answer: B. Chandragupta Maurya

1. He was Ashoka's grandfather. 2. Chandragupta Maurya founded the empire. 3. Chanakya supported him. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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Chanakya or Kautilya's ideas were written down in the:

  1. Arthashastra
  2. Digha Nikaya
  3. Indica book
  4. Mudrarakshasa
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Correct answer: A. Arthashastra

1. He was Chandragupta's wise adviser. 2. The book is the Arthashastra. 3. It notes the north-west's blankets and the south's gold. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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The Mauryan city that was a gateway to the northwest and Central Asia was:

  1. Kalinga
  2. Taxila
  3. Ujjain
  4. Patna
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Correct answer: B. Taxila

1. Pataliputra, Taxila and Ujjain were key cities. 2. Taxila was the north-western gateway. 3. Ujjain lay on the north-south route. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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