14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?
2. Which among the following prohibits remarriage?
3. In which year, the coronation Kushan king Kanishka was held?
4. The art style which combines Indian and Greek feature is called:
5. Which of the following inscription gives the information about two Ashvamedha Yajnas performed by the King Pushyamitra Shunga?
6. In how many categories did Megasthenes divide the Indian Society?
7. Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour?
8. Which dynasty ruled over India after Shunga dynasty?
9. Who was the founder of Kanva Dynasty?
10. Which of the following kings was a patron of Jainism?
11. In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both?
12. The capital of the Satavahanas was located at:
13. Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in “Kharosthi” script?
14. Rulers of which of the following had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?
15. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
16. The social status assigned to the foreigners in Indian society by Manu was the:
17. Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
18. Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman-I?
20. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi Script was found at:
21. Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?
22. The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site?
23. What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?
24. Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war?
25. Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother).
26. Which among the following is India's oldest dynasty?
27. In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with:
28. Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
29. Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food-grains to be utilised during the crises in the country?
30. Ashoka’s connection with Buddhism is evident from which one of the following edicts?
31. Which of the king has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampiya’ in inscriptions?
32. Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”
33. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
34. First Persian ruler who captured some part of India was:
35. The inscription of Hathigumpha is the source of information about which king?
36. The women of which Indian tribe or kingdom had taken up arms against Alexander, after a large number of its soldiers had been killed or wounded in the battlefield?
37. Art of Ganghara style flourished during the reign of:
38. Who was the son of Chandragupta?
39. Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?
40. Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty?
41. The largest number of copper coins in Northern and North-Western India were issued by:
42. Before his coronation, Ashoka served as the Governor of:
43. Consider the following name of contemporaries of Kanishka and select the correct answer from codes given below:
I. Ashvaghosha
II. Vasumitra
III. Kalidas
IV. Kamban
44. Which of the following information is found in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
45. The name by which Ashoka is referred to his in inscriptions is:
46. In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
47. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
48. The description of the administration of Patliputra is available in:
49. For which of the following rulers “Ekabrahmana” has been used?
50. What language did Parthians speak?