Practice Mauryan Empire – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

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

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

2. Chandragupta gave Seleucus five hundred war elephants.

3. Megasthenes came to Chandragupta's court as the ambassador of Alexander.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (term) with List-II (meaning):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following events of Mauryan history in chronological order:

A. Ashoka's war in Kalinga

B. Rule of Brihadratha

C. Chandragupta Maurya ends the rule of the Nandas

D. Reign of Bindusara

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about Pataliputra as described by Megasthenes:

1. The wall around the city had 570 towers and 64 gates.

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

3. The king's palace was made of wood and decorated with stone carvings.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees for the Mauryan army. Which of the following was NOT one of these subcommittees?

Match List-I (place) with List-II (association):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about Ashoka's inscriptions:

1. Most of them are in the Prakrit language, written in the Brahmi script.

2. The Kharosthi script is found in the north-west.

3. James Prinsep deciphered Brahmi, but Kharosthi remained undeciphered.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Ashoka's dhamma:

1. It involved the worship of a god and the performance of sacrifices.

2. Ashoka sent messengers to spread it to lands such as Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka.

3. Ashoka arranged medical treatment for both people and animals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (Mauryan remains) with List-II (where they are found or kept):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the Kalinga war:

1. Ashoka conquered Kalinga eight years after becoming king.

2. Kalinga is the old name of coastal Odisha.

3. About one and a half lakh people were killed in the war.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?