14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/10/2026
1. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering, that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?
2. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
3. Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?
4. What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?
5. In which year Chandragupta Maurya had defeated Seleucus?
6. Who among the following was the ruler of Kushan dynasty?
7. The greatest development in the Kushan period was in the field of:
8. Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’ empire?
9. The ancient Indian play ‘Mudrarakshasa’ of Vishakhadatta has its subject on:
10. Art of Ganghara style flourished during the reign of:
11. Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?
12. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
13. 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?
14. Which Purana consist of the longest list of Andra Satavahana kings?
15. Realising the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was:
16. Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
17. The Gandhara School of art is the synthesis of:
18. Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
19. Who among the following introduced gold coins for regular use in India?
20. 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
21. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of which of the following rulers?
22. An Ashokan Edict is located in Uttarakhand at:
23. The ……… lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.
24. Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
25. ‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for:
26. Ashoka’s connection with Buddhism is evident from which one of the following edicts?
27. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era?
I. Mahapadma Nanda
II. Ashoka
III. Chandragupta Maurya
IV. Rudradaman
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
28. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
29. The another name of Chanakya was:
30. The earliest inscription on stone was in which language?
31. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of:
32. Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?
33. Who of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrocottus (Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great?
34. The name by which Ashoka is referred to his in inscriptions is:
35. Which of the following information is found in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
36. Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war?
37. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark:
38. Which of the following Mauryan ruler is known as ‘Amitraghat’?
39. 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 |
40. The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site?
41. Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in “Kharosthi” script?
42. 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?
43. Which of the following was not adopted from the Maurya Dynasty in the emblem of Government of India?
44. The Greek ambassador Megasthenese was in the court of which of the following rulers?
45. Which among the following prohibits remarriage?
46. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
47. King Kharavela is related to:
48. For which of the following rulers “Ekabrahmana” has been used?
49. Which one among the following statements regarding Satavahanas is not correct?
50. In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?