Question: Known as the "philosopher king", Asoka was the emperer of the Maurya empire as of 268 BC. What was his relationship to Chandragupta, the original founder of the empire?
1) Grandson
2) Nephew
3) Son
4) Son-in-law
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Question: Which of these facts about Chandragupta is true?
1) He called his people children.
2) He converted to Buddhism and rejected war.
3) He trained women to protect his palace.
4) He had stone pillars set up through India with Buddhist inscriptions on them.
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Question: We know most of what we know today because of Megasthenes, an ambassador to the Maurya court. What empire was Megasthenes an ambassador for?
1) Greek
2) Egyptian
3) Roman
4) Ottoman
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Question: After Chandragupta forged his empire in the north, what geographic feature did he conquer most of after capturing the Ganges Valley?
1) Deccan
2) Indus River Valley
3) Western Ghats
4) Hindu Kush
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Question: Chandragupta, who first gained power after capturing the rich Ganges Valley, went on to create what ancient Indian empire with his son and grandson?
1) Gupta
2) Deccan
3) Maurya
4) Tamil
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Question: The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?
1) Harshavardhana
2) Skandgupta
3) Kanishka
4) Menander
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Question: Which king adopted titles such as Param Bhagaveta and Maharajadhiraja Sri Bhattaraka?
1) Asoka
2) Chandragupta Maurya
3) Samudragupta
4) Chandragupta II
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Question: What are Archer, Standard, Battle-axe, Kacha, and Tiger-slayer all types of?
1) Inscriptions
2) Bows
3) Coins
4) Swords
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Question: The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the ruling period of which dynasty?
1) Kushan Dynasty
2) Maurya Dynasty
3) Gupta Dynasty
4) Satvahanas Dynasty
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Question: During whose reign did the apostle St.Thomas go to India to preach Christianity?
1) Kujala Kadphises
2) Gondophernes
3) Antialkidas
4) Wema Kadphises
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Question: In which year did Asoka wage the battle of Kalinga?
1) 263 B.C
2) 260 B.C
3) 261 B.C
4) 262 B.C
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Question: Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
1) Chandragupta I
2) Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
3) Samudragupta
4) Skandgupta
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Question: Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Kingdom?
1) Kunal
2) Asoka
3) Brihadratha
4) Tivara
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Question: Which Satvahana ruler adopted the title Tri-samudra-toya-pita-vahana?
1) Vashishtiputra Pulumayi
2) Gautamiputra Sri Satkarni
3) Simuka
4) Yajnasri Satkarni
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Question: Which Chinese traveller's description about the Indian society are recorded in the book 'Fo-Kero-Ki'?
1) Fa-hien
2) Hiuen Tsang
3) I-tsing
4) Pan-Ku
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Question: Back to the olden days. Who was left behind as the governor of India by Alexander the Great?
1) Ptolemey
2) Patrocles
3) Chandragupta
4) Selucus
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Question: One of the famous and controversial person during the freedom struggle who opposed Gandhiji's ideologies of non-violence and non-cooperation was one of these men. Which?
1) Gopalakrishna Ghokale
2) Nehru
3) Subhas Chandra Bose
4) Vallabhai Patel
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Question: Complete the trilogy, famous during the Indian Independence stuggle. Two were called Lal and Bal. Who was the third?
1) Mal
2) Gandhi
3) Bose
4) Pal
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Question: There were four dynasties flourising in Tamil Nadu. Three of them were Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas. Which was the fourth?
1) Kakatiyas
2) Rashtrakutas
3) Pallavas
4) Hoysalas
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Question: Who was the French governor who was defeated by Robert Clive during the Anglo-French wars in India?
1) Multiplex
2) Napoleon
3) Charles de Gaulle
4) Dupleix
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