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  1. Chanakya was known as

  2. A.

    Tejasvi

    B.

    Rajasekhara

    C.

    Kautilya

    D.

    Vatsyayana


  3. Chandragupta Maurya was born in _

  4. A.

    340 BC

    B.

    563 BC

    C.

    189 BC

    D.

    99 BC


  5. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?

  6. A.

    Haryanka

    B.

    Maurya

    C.

    Shunga

    D.

    Nanda


  7. Bindusara was the son of?

  8. A.

    Ashoka

    B.

    Akbar

    C.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    D.

    Shivaji


  9. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

  10. A.

    Gupta Dynasty

    B.

    Kanva Dynasty

    C.

    Shunga Dynasty

    D.

    Maurya Dynasty


  11. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

  12. A.

    Maurya

    B.

    Gupta

    C.

    Kushan

    D.

    Kanva


  13. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi'?

  14. A.

    Mauryan King Ashoka

    B.

    Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya

    C.

    Gautam Buddha

    D.

    Bhagwan Mahavira


  15. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north west?

  16. A.

    Ravi river

    B.

    Indus river

    C.

    Satluj river

    D.

    Hindukush range


  17. Which of the following could be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka?

  18. A.

    Enlightened despotism

    B.

    Centralised autocracy

    C.

    Oriental despotism

    D.

    Guided democracy


  19. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the

  20. A.

    Guptas

    B.

    Kushanas

    C.

    Mauryas

    D.

    Palas