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Questions : Consider the following with reference to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire:
  1. Brahmanical revolt
  2. King Ashoka’s pacifist policies
  3. Invasions from outside
  4. Weakness of Ashoka’s successors
Which of the above reasons led to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire?

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

The famous Queen’s Edict (Allahabad Pillar Inscription) of Ashoka was probably shifted to Allahabad from Kausambhi by

a) Akbar

b) Yasovarman

c) Samudragupta

d) Harsha

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

a) Chandragupta was known to the Greeks as ‘Amitrochates’

b) Chandragupta died in South India

c) Chandragupta was succeeded by his son Bindusara

d) Kautilya was Chandragupta’s mentor and guide

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

When was Vikram Samvat started?

a) 57 B.C.

b) 56 B.C.

c) 78 A.D.

d) 72 B.C.

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

The most famous learning centre during the Mauryan period was

a) Vikramsila

b) Nalanda

c) Ujjain

d) Taxila

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the Penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for

a) Slushing the road

b) Stenching temples

c) Filthy drinking water

d) Throwing garbage

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

Which one of the following was not a part of the empire during the period of Chandragupta and Bindusara?

a) Kalinga

b) Madurai

c) Afghanistan

d) Baluchistan

Answer: (a)

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