Practice Mauryan Empire – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Consider the following statements about the treaty between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus Nicator:

1. Seleucus gave Chandragupta areas including Herat, Kandahar and the Kabul valley.

2. Chandragupta gave Seleucus five hundred war elephants.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is NOT part of Megasthenes' description of Pataliputra?

According to Jaina tradition, Chandragupta Maurya spent his last years as a disciple of which monk, and at which place?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

According to the Arthashastra, which of the following pairs of region and resource is correctly matched?

Megasthenes mentions an army committee with six subcommittees. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

Consider the following statements about Ashoka:

1. He gave up war after winning the Kalinga war.

2. His dhamma did not involve the worship of a god or the performance of sacrifice.

3. He urged people to perform more rituals at births and marriages.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Most of Ashoka's inscriptions are in which language and which script?

Which of the following pairs of title and meaning is correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about Megasthenes' description of Pataliputra:

1. The city's massive wall had 570 towers and 64 gates.

2. The houses of the city were built mainly of polished stone.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?