14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 03/05/2026
1. Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?
2. Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of:
3. Which of the following kings was a patron of Jainism?
4. 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 |
5. An Ashokan Edict is located in Uttarakhand at:
6. Realising the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was:
7. ‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for:
8. First Indian Empire was established by:
9. 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
10. In which year Chandragupta Maurya had defeated Seleucus?
11. Consider the following statements pertaining to the Satavahanas.
I. Satavahana rulers were identified through metronymics. II. Satavahana succession to the throne was generally patrilineal.
12. Who started the Shaka era and when?
13. Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka?
I. Inscriptions of Ashoka
II. Dipavamsa
III. Mahavamsa
IV. Divyavadana
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
14. Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
15. Which one of the following Indo-Greek rulers issued lead coins?
16. When was Vikram Samvat started?
17. Who was referred to as ‘Sandrocottus’ in the writings of the Greeks?
18. The system governing villages through autonomous elected Panchayats was evolved by:
19. The another name of Chanakya was:
20. Megasthenes was the ambassador of:
21. Which of the king has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampiya’ in inscriptions?
22. ‘Sita’ in Maurya period means:
23. Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continuing since the period of Mauryans?
24. Assertion (A) After campaigning for nearly two years, Alexander, the Great, left India in 325 BC. Reason (R) He was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya.
25. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering, that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?
26. That Gujarat was included in the Kingdom of Chandragupta Maurya is proved by:
27. Ptolemy, Philadelphus whose had diplomatic relation with Ashoka, was king of:
28. Many of the Greeks, Kushans and Shakas embraced Buddhism rather than Hinduism because:
29. During Mauryan Period ‘Pin tax’ was a:
30. Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya?
31. Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?
32. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa, Gujarat and Maharashtra?
33. 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?
34. The last Mauryan emperor was:
35. Which among the following is India's oldest dynasty?
36. Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka?
37. Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?
38. How much is the year difference between the Shaka Samvat and Vikram Samvat?
39. Which among the following was the earliest dynasty?
40. Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of:
41. The Greek ambassador Megasthenese was in the court of which of the following rulers?
42. Which one of the following will be the year of Shaka Samvat in December, 2009?
43. Which one among the following statements regarding Satavahanas is not correct?
44. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
45. Which of the following rulers were identified through matronymics (names derived from that of the mother).
46. What language did Parthians speak?
47. Before his coronation, Ashoka served as the Governor of:
48. Consider the following statements.
49. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
50. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark: