He was the first ruler of a unified India in the 300s BCE.

Why Goutam Buddha preached in Prakrit language?

Everybody could understand his message

What were the Rock Edicts?

The set of laws spread throughout India about Buddhism

What strategy did Chandragupta use to conquer Magadha?

Attack the borders first, and then thecapital city.

united India, became king of Magadha, conquered much territory

A general of Alexander the Great

What did Kautilya see in chandragupta?

Someone who could lead the fight against Greek invaders

Lion Capital of Sarnath

250 BCE, South & Southeast Asia

what effect did the Battle of Kalinga have on Emperor Ashoka?

he became a Buddhist and followed 3 principles

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1
Chandragupta Maurya stepped down as leader to become a...
Jainist monk
Asoka
Sikh
Hindu
2
FOR HOW LONG DID BIMBISARA RULE MAGADHA?
65
52
54
78
3
Who was the last king of the Mughal Empire?
Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Shah Alam II
Muhammad Shah
4
The edits of Ashoka written in prakrit language
True
False
5
Megasthenes was a Roman ambassador to the Mauryan court?
True
Both
False
6
Chandragupta Maurya
All the Above
Sanskrit word "knowledge".
He was the first ruler of a unified India in the 300s BCE.
to the first empire in India which ruled from 321 to 185 BCE
7
Why Goutam Buddha preached in Prakrit language?
It was spoken by high class people
Everybody could understand his message
It was the order of the king
Nobody could understand his message
8
What was the capital of the Gupta Empire?
Saketa
Magadha
Pataliputra
Prayag
9
Relics of Buddha preserved in stupas
False
True
10
Ajatashatru killed his father and became the king of magadha
False
True
11
The Sunga Dynasty was founded by
Agnimitra sunga
Devabhuti
Bhagavata
Pushyamitra Sunga
12
What were the Rock Edicts?
The set of laws spread throughout India about Buddhism
Rocks and Edicts
Rocks
Edicts
13
The Great Stupa at Sanchi dates originally to __________ reign.
Seleucus Nicator’s
Chandragupta Maurya’s
kanishka's
Ashoka's
14
Which Mauryan King reigned for the longest?
Bindusara
Brihadratha
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka / Asoka
15
Literary source of mauryan empire is arthashastra
True
False
16
The main achievement of the Maurya family was...
none of the above
unifying India
creating a strong army
beautiful architecture
17
What strategy did Chandragupta use to conquer Magadha?
So much destruction that the people will be forced to flee.
Follow Buddhism’s teachings and Magadhawill soon surrender.
Attack the borders first, and then thecapital city.
Seize the capital, & then the rest of the kingdom will fall.
18
This is the most common branch of Buddhism:
Tantrayana
Tibetan
Theravada
Mahayana
19
What is edicts?
command
the pas directly
gastly
comand
20
Chandragupta Maurya created India's first __________.
kingdom
empire
republic
democracy
21
Kautilya, an advisor to Chandragupta, wrote the ________________ to show his governing style.
Rock Edicts
Pillar Edicts
Arthashastra
Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms
22
The city of Gaya is the Holy City
True
Flase
23
Chandragupta Maurya
united India
became king of Magadha
was a weak ruler
conquered much territory
24
Three important mahajanapadas are Kaushal magadha and Avanti
False
True
25
Where was the kingdom of Magadha?
Egypt
India
Middle East
China
26
Who was Seleucus I?
The husband of the trader Devi
A general of Alexander the Great
An ambassador to Maurya from Gupta
The political adviser to Chandragupta
27
What did Kautilya see in chandragupta?
Someone who could lead the fight against Greek invaders
Someone who could spread Jainism
Someone who could overthrow the Aryans
Someone who could set up an effective bureaucracy
28
The grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, this man is arguably India's greatest ruler.
Chandragupta
Samudagupta
Alexander the Great
Asoka
29
What was the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Ashoka
Hamunaptra
Pataliputra
Delhi
30
Megasthenes' account of his experiences in India is called
Maurya
Indica
Ashokavadana
Mahavamsa
31
One of the largest Hindu empires was formed by Chandragupta Maurya and which other individual?
Maratha
Chanakya
Maharana Pratap
32
Lion Capital of Sarnath
324, South & Southeast Asia
565, South & Southeast Asia
250 BCE, South & Southeast Asia
750, South & Southeast Asia
33
Who took over from the last Nanda King and took back land from Alexanders successors?
Chandragupta
Nanda
India
Magadha
34
Buddhism is most popular in.....
China
Hawaii
'Merica
Asia
35
ambassador sent by Seleucus to Chandragupta's capital, he wrote glowing reports of it
Asoka
Megasthenes
Chandra Gupta
Seleucus
36
Who was the last king of the Mauryan Empire?
Shatadhanvan
Devavarman
Brihadratha
Devavarman
37
Who was chandragupta Maurya guru?
Aryabhata
Chanakya
Siddhartha Gautama
38
Did Antiochus the Great, son of General Seleucus, rule over Israel?
No
Yes
39
After the Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka...
Became the Buddha
Became Buddhist
Ruled all of India
Became Hindu
40
The state emblem is taken from the Sarnath Lion Capital of ______________
Harsha
King Ashoka
Gupta
Kanishka
41
Stupas like the Great Stupa at Sanchi are
Limestone tombs
Greywacke statues of Buddha
Temples
Burial mounds
42
The last mauryan king killed by pushyamitra shunga
True
False
43
Who was the leader of the rebel army that overthrew Magadha?
Ashoka
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta II
44
The word Dhamma is the prakrit form of the sanskrit word Dharma
False
True
45
The ordinary people used the Pali and Prakrit language
True
False
46
Capital of Himachal Pradesh
Chandigarh
Shimla
Dalhousie
Dharmshala
47
Capital of Tripura
Dispur
Imphal
Agartala
kohima
48
What was one of Ashoka Mauryas Inventions?
PI
Cars
Free Hospitals
Phones
49
what effect did the Battle of Kalinga have on Emperor Ashoka?
he stopped being a ruler and became a Hindu priest
he became a Buddhist and followed 3 principles
he punished his brothers
he was not affected
50
Megasthenes came from _____________ and wrote Indica to describe the Maurya Empire.
China
Persia
Greece
Rome
51
Bodh Gaya, Lumbini and Sarnath are sacred sites for ______________.
Hindus.
Buddhists.
52
This city was the capital of the Mauryan Empire in India
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
Pataliputra
New Dehli
53
What do the four lions in the 'Sarnath Lion Capital' signify?
The four directions (NEWS) or the four noble truths of Buddhism
The four kings; Bimbisara, Ajatshatru, Chandragupta Maurya and Porus
The base elements; Air, Earth, Water and Fire
The Gods; Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and Laxmi
54
What did Asoka's edicts proclaim?
national adherence to his religion
religious toleration
five lessons for young men
Chandragupta Maurya's hjistory
55
Which of the following is NOT true about Kautilya?
He helped establish the Gupta empire
He was the author of the Arthashastra
His works were lost until the early 20th century
He was a royal adviser to Chandragupta
56
Ashoka built the lion capital at Sarnath.
True
False
57
In Buddhism, the Tripitakas are also known as:
The Three Jewels
The Three Dancing Buddhas
The Three Baskets
The Three Songs
58
Elected representatives rules in democratic republic
False
True
59
What is the Dhamma?
Buddhist Teachings
Buddhist Meditation
Enlightenment
Buddhist Temple
60
The most common language found on Indus Valley inscriptions is an archaic form of Sanskrit, and then prakrit
False
True
61
Pushyamitra Sunga is the name of the general who led a revolt against the nation that split it into two.
False
True
62
Patna is capital of bihar
True
False
63
Chandragupta Maurya conquered Punjab Kabul khandhar and most of the the Northern India
False
True
64
Name the Union Territory whose capital is Silvassa.
Puducherry
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshwadeep
65
The capital of Magadha was _____.
Kalinga
Pataliputra
Lalitapatna
Mathura
66
Kanishka was the king of
the Ptolemaic kingdom
the Kushan kingdom
the Indo-Bactrian kingdom
the Seleucid kingdom
67
Who was the founder of the Sunga Dynasty.
Brihadratha
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
Pushyamitra Sunga
68
Buddhism Symbols
Dharmachakra and Lotus
White Elephant, Wheel of Law, and Flower
Purple Llama
The Black Chicken
69
What is Bodh Gaya?
A king of serpents
a worshiping of the Chicken Gods
sitting silently under a tree
loving every second of life
70
First historical empire in India established by Chandragupta Maurya
True
False
71
What made Ashoka different from his father and grandfather?
Ashoka is actually a female.
Ashoka destroys rock edits, pillars, and shrines of Buddha.
Ashoka was nicer, kinder, more tolerant, and nonviolent.
Ashoka is a lot more bloodthirty.
72
Dhana Nanda was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya
True
False
73
Alexander invasion to India led to the opening of four different trade lines through sea and land
True
False
74
Sarnath, the Lion capital of India was adopted as the national emblem on
29th January, 1950
29th November, 1949
26th December, 1950
26th January, 1950
75
Kautilya fed him poison
Alexander the Great
Chandragupta
Bindusara
Ashoka
76
What is the difference between Sanskrit and Prakrit?
Sanskrit: a sacred language Prakrit: an everyday language
Sanskrit: an everyday language Prakrit: a sacred language
77
Ashoka appointed special officers to look after the people in his and where they are known as Dammam mahamatras
True
False
78
The greatest Maurya king was
Akosa
one who gave up warfare to rule peacefully
Chandragupta's grandson
Asoka
79
Chanakya also known as kautilya
True
False
80
Why did Ashoka have a change of heart after the Kalinga War?
150,000 Enslaved
Terrible Suffering by His Armies
100,000 Dead Soldiers
All of the Above
81
Conquest of Anga by magadha helped these things to magadha.. which is false
Good drainage system
Control over chaps the port
Plenty of iron
82
Indian ruler who defeated Seleucus and created Mauryan Empire
Kautila
Tamil
Asoka
Chandragupta Maurya
83
A greek ambassador Megasthenes described the capital of the mauryan empire an
hostile city
suprisingly small but growing
improvished city
maginifcent city
84
16 mahajanapadas are mentioned in the 6th century BC religious books
False
True
85
Who was the last Nanda ruler.
Dhana-Nanda
Pushyamitra sunga
Bindusara
Brihadratha
86
Ashoka built hospitals for both men and animal
True
False
87
When creating the Mauryan empire, Chandragupta followed Kautilya's advice and created a highly ___ government.
inefficient
diverse
democratic
bureaucratic
88
Father of Ashoka is bindusara
False
True
89
What was the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Ashoka
Hamunaptra
Pataliputra
Delhi
90
The most powerful king of magadha is bimbisara
True
False
91
Which river is next to magadha?
Indus river
Narmada river
Ganga river
92
convert to Buddhism, preached nonviolence, king of Mauryan Empire
Chandra Gupta
Megasthenes
Samudra Gupta
Asoka
93
Kings rules in Kingdom
True
False
94
Orders issued by Ashoka for his people is known as edicts
True
False
95
Who was the most known king in the Mauryan Empire ?
Asoka
Chandragupta
Alexander the Great
96
The capital of Ashoka's empire was
Kalinga
Pataliputra
Magadha
Delhi
97
Two literary sources of mauryan empire Indica by megasthenes and arthashastra by chanakya
True
False
98
Trithas are important functionaries of mauryan empire they NOT include
Purohit... Priest
Senapati.. Variors
Ara raja.. Prince
Mantri... Minister
99
Chandragupta divided his empire
among his fellow Jianist monks
into two districts ruled by his two wives
among his four sons
into districts and appointed relatives and generals to rule
100
Ashoka invaded kalinga in 261 BC
True
False

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