14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 24/07/2026
1. In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms?
2. Which Chinese general had defeated Kanishka?
3. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at:
4. Which one of the following is the seventh part of the State according to Saptang Theory of State?
5. Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
6. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering, that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?
7. Which of the following inscriptions gives the information about two Ashwamedha Yajanas performed by the King Pushyamitra Shung?
8. The greatest development in the Kushan period was in the field of:
9. Consider the following statements pertaining to the Satavahanas.
I. Satavahana rulers were identified through metronymics. II. Satavahana succession to the throne was generally patrilineal.
10. “In spite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism” validation of this fact is:
11. Realising the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was:
12. The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark:
13. Which among the following is India's oldest dynasty?
14. Which one among the following statements regarding Satavahanas is not correct?
15. Who was referred to as ‘Sandrocottus’ in the writings of the Greeks?
16. The official ‘Agronomai’ during Mauryan age was related with which of the following field?
17. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
18. An Ashokan Edict is located in Uttarakhand at:
19. Which dynasty was most powerful after Maurya in Southern India?
20. Who was the author of ‘Indica’?
21. Which among the following material was used for minting coins during Mauryan Empire?
22. In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with:
23. Who established ‘Rajdharma’ on triplex bases of longanimity, liberty and compassion?
24. The ancient Indian play ‘Mudrarakshasa’ of Vishakhadatta has its subject on:
25. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi Script was found at:
26. Consider the following statements.
I. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
II. The last Shunga King, Devahuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
III. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
27. Consider the following statements.
28. With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorising of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?
29. Which of the following statements are correct about Mauryan Kings? They developed:
I. Culture, Art and Literature
II. Gold coins
III. Provincial Division
IV. Kingship to Hindukush
30. Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour?
31. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on:
32. Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
33. The art style which combines Indian and Greek feature is called:
34. ‘Sita’ in Maurya period means:
35. When was Vikram Samvat started?
36. Which inscription tells about the various achievements of Rudradaman-I?
37. King Kharavela is related to:
38. 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?
39. Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
40. Which God is found depicted on Yaudheya coins?
41. The earliest inscription on stone was in which language?
42. The description of the administration of Patliputra is available in:
43. The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include Rock edicts:
44. Which among the following were the followers of Buddhism?
I. Chandragupta
II. Ashoka
III. Bindusara
IV. Dashrath
45. Ashoka’s connection with Buddhism is evident from which one of the following edicts?
46. In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
47. The name by which Ashoka is referred to his in inscriptions is:
48. 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.”
49. The name Dharmashoka was found in the:
50. Which of the following Mauryan officers was in-charge of weights and measures?