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This set of Early India- State to Empire Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Early India State To Empire Set 8

Q1 | Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty overthrewthe last Nanda king and occupied his capital …………. in 321 B.C.
  • pataliputra
  • kasi
  • kosala
  • vrjji
Q2 | The first attempt of Chandragupta towards political integration washis war with ………….., the ruler of the area, west of the Indus.
  • nagarjuna
  • aswaghosha
  • scleucus nikator
  • vasubandhu
Q3 | The statement about the abdication of the throne by Chandraguptaand his migration to Sravanabalgola in ………….. as a Jaina Monk, shows the influence of the Mauryas in the South.
  • bombay
  • kerala
  • karnataka
  • gujarat
Q4 | ………………, the son and successor of Chandragupta is said to havesubjugated kings and Nobles of about 16 cities and became the master of the territory which lay between Eastern and Western sea.
  • dharmakirti
  • chandra gupta maurya
  • bindusara
  • asoka
Q5 | Since ………….. is credited to have conquered Kalinga only, extensionof the Mauryan Empire beyond river Tungabadra is done by his predecessors.
  • chandra gupta maurya
  • bindusara
  • asoka
  • samudra gupta
Q6 | The Mauryan control of Deccan and Mysore Plateau must have beenmade a reality by …………...
  • bindusara
  • aswaghosha
  • nagarjuna
  • vasubandhu
Q7 | The process of political integration was completed with the conquest ofKalinga by …………. and thus the Mauryan empire was formed.
  • dharmakirti
  • asoka
  • bindusara
  • kumara gupta
Q8 | ……………. (322-298 B.C.) was the founder of the Mauryan Empire.
  • asoka
  • mortimer wheeler
  • chandragupta maurya
  • bindusara
Q9 | With the help of his Prime Minister Kautilya, ………… reorganized thewhole administration.
  • chandragupta
  • asoka
  • samudra gupta
  • vishnu gupta
Q10 | As regards the legislative functions, the king has been described by ……………… as “Dharma Parivartak”.
  • kautilya
  • megasthenes
  • kalhana
  • athula
Q11 | The Greek Ambassador ……… had given a very detailed description ofthe Mauryan Municipal arrangement, which was very excellent.
  • megasthenes
  • mortimer wheeler
  • kalhana
  • fahien
Q12 | The institution of the Dharma Mahamatras was started by ………...
  • kumara gupta
  • megasthenes
  • samudra gupta
  • ashoka
Q13 | The ‘Arthasastra’ of ………… and several other ancient Indian textsput forward the ‘Saptanga theory of state’.
  • kautilya
  • aswaghosha
  • nagarjuna
  • vasubandhu
Q14 | …………. policy of Dhamma or Dharma had earned him the credit ofbeing considered as one of the greatest kings of the ancient world.
  • kumara gupta’s
  • chandragupta’s
  • samudra gupta’s
  • asoka’s
Q15 | ………… had appointed a special group of officers called ‘DharmaMahamatras’to propogate Dharma among the people including women.
  • asoka
  • mortimer wheeler
  • megasthenes
  • bindusara
Q16 | ………….. conducted ‘Dharma Yathras’ in the empire along with hisofficials in order to propagate Dharma.
  • asoka
  • megasthenes
  • chandragupta
  • samudra gupta
Q17 | …………., the emissary said to have been sent by Asoka to Sri Lankaand converted the ruler of that country into Buddhism.
  • mahendra
  • chandragupta
  • sidharth
  • samudra gupta
Q18 | Buddhist texts mentioned about the visit of …………., the daughter ofAsoka to Sri Lanka for the spread of the principle of Dharma.
  • mithula
  • madhavi
  • praveena
  • sangamitra
Q19 | The last Mauryan ruler ………. was murdered by his Brahmin generalPushyamitra Sunga, who founded the Sunga dynasty in 184 B.C.
  • brihandratha
  • aoka
  • chandra gupta maurya
  • bindusara
Q20 | …………. were the huge stone slabes erected over the burials.
  • paleolithic
  • vedic
  • harappan
  • megalithic
Q21 | The culture in which huge stone slabes were used encircle burialplaces was called the ……………… culture.
  • megalithic
  • vedic
  • harappan
  • mughal
Q22 | In the ……………… age Kerala was a part of Tamilakam.
  • mauryan
  • jainist
  • buddhist
  • sangam
Q23 | The Sangam literature divided the land into …………. regions or Tinaion the basis of soil formation and Topography.
  • 5
  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
Q24 | …………. was Hilly and Forest regions.
  • kurinchi
  • neythal
  • mullai
  • palai
Q25 | ………….. was pastoral and jungle areas.
  • mullai
  • kurinchi
  • neythal
  • palai