Rise of Magadha & Mauryan Era

1. Which one of the following

dynasties was ruling over North

India at the time of Alexander’s

invasion? ((UPSC / IAS 2000)

a) Nanda

b) Maurya

c) Sunga

d) Kanva

2. In which of the following relief

sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo

Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned

along with the stone portrait of

Ashoka? (UPSC / IAS 2019)

a) Kanganahalli

b) Sanchi

c) Shahbazgarhi

d) Sohgaura

3. The ancient Indian play

Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadatta

has its subject on(UPSC / IAS 2002 )

a) a conflict between Gods and Demons
of ancient Hindu lore

b) a romantic story of an Aryan prince
and a tribal woman

c) the story of power struggle between
two Aryan tribes

d) the court intrigues at the time of
Chandragupta Maurya

4. A: Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the

Mauryan Empire.

R: Kalinga controlled the land

and sea routes to south India. (UPSC / IAS 2000)

a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the
correct explanation of A

b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not
the correct explanation of A

c) If A is true but R is false

d) If A is false but R is true

5. The following persons came to India

at one time or another: (UPSC / IAS 1999)

1) Fa-Hien

2) I-Tsing

3) Megasthenese

4) Hieun-Tsang

The correct chronological sequence of

their visits is:

a) 3, 1, 2, 4

b) 3, 1, 4, 2

c) 1, 3, 2, 4

d) 1, 3, 4, 2

6. Which one of the following

ancient Indian records is the

earliest royal order to preserve

food grains to be utilized during

the crises in the country? (UPSC / IAS 1998 )

a) Sohogaura Copper-plate

b) Rumminidei pillar-edict of Ashoka

c) Prayag-Prasasti

d) Mehrauli pillar inscription of Chandra

7. The given map relates to (UPSC / IAS 1998)

a) Kanishka at the time of his death

b) Samudragupta after the close of his
South Indian campaign

c) Ashoka towards close of his reign

d) Empire of Thaneswar on the eve of
Harsha’s accession

8. The Ashokan major rock edicts

which tell us about the Sangam

kingdom include rock edicts (UPSC / IAS 1998)

a) I and X

b) I and XI

c) II and XIII

d) II and XIV

9. A: According to Ashoka’s edicts,

social harmony among the people

was more important than

religious devotion.

R: He spread the ideas of equity

instead of promotion of religion. (UPSC / IAS 1998 )

a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the
correct explanation of A

b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not
the correct explanation of A

c) If A is true but R is false

d) If A is false but R is true

10. A: According to Ashoka’s edicts,

social harmony among the people

was more important than

religious devotion.

R: He spread the ideas of equity

instead of promotion of religion. (UPSC / IAS 1998 )

a) Both, A and R, are true and R is the
correct explanation of A

b) Both, A and R, are true but R is not
the correct explanation of A

c) If A is true but R is false

d) If A is false but R is true

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Rise of Magadha & Mauryan Era

Questions are covered from Ancient History previous Year Questions from 1998 to 2021(UPSC/ IAS)