14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/03/2026
1. Before his coronation, Ashoka served as the Governor of:
2. Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war?
3. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
4. Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Shaka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?
5. Match List I (Official) with List II (Office held) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Official) | List II (Office held) |
| A. Samahartri | 1. Chief of the Palace Guards |
| B. Samnidhatri | 2. Chief collector of revenue |
| C. Sansthadhyaksha | 3. Treasurer (Custodian of the State Treasury) |
| D. Antarvamshika | 4. Superintendent of market |
6. 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?
7. Art of Ganghara style flourished during the reign of:
8. Which one of the following Indo-Greek rulers issued lead coins?
9. That Gujarat was included in the Kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya is proved by:
10. Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name of Ashoka?
11. The capital of the Satavahanas was located at:
12. The greatest development in the Kushan period was in the field of:
13. The system governing villages through autonomous elected Panchayats was evolved by:
14. Who was the author of ‘Indica’?
15. The Gandhara School of art is the synthesis of:
16. The earliest specimen of ‘Kavya’ style is found in the inscription of:
17. The ancestors of Shungas originated from:
18. In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?
19. Who among the following kings had heavily leaned towards Jainism?
20. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi Script was found at:
21. The description of the administration of Patliputra is available in:
22. 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?
24. The another name of Chanakya was:
25. Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
26. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given rulers of ancient India?
27. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was:
28. In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both?
29. Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
30. With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
31. Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
32. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
33. Match List I (Ruler/Person) with List II (Associated Name/Epithet) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Ruler/Person) | List II (Associated Name/Epithet) |
| A. Chandragupta | 1. Priyadarshi (Piyadassi) |
| B. Bindusara | 2. Sandrocottus |
| C. Ashoka | 3. Amitraghat (Amritrochates) |
| D. Chanakya | 4. Vishnugupta |
34. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
35. Assertion (A) After campaigning for nearly two years, Alexander, the Great, left India in 325 BC. Reason (R) He was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya.
36. The following persons came to India at one time or another.
I. Fa-Hien
II. I-Tsing
III. Megasthenes
IV. Hieun-Tsang
The correct chronological sequence of their visits are:
37. Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
38. Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?
39. An Ashokan Edict is located in Uttarakhand at:
40. Deimachus came to India during the reign of:
41. The ancient Indian play ‘Mudrarakshasa’ of Vishakhadatta has its subject on:
42. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by:
43. Who amongst the following issued gold coins regularly in ancient India?
44. Rulers of which of the following had diplomatic relations with distant countries like Syria and Egypt?
45. How much is the year difference between the Shaka Samvat and Vikram Samvat?
46. Who one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?
47. Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
48. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark:
49. In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka’s edicts are also found?
50. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of which of the following rulers?