MAURYAS Flashcards
Greek scholars called
Chandragupta Maurya
Bindusara
Chandragupta Maurya-Sandrocottus
Bindusara–Amitrochates
Ashoka Kalinga War
261 BC in Odisha
Which person influenced Ashoka to follow Buddhism
Upagupta
Who was the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya?
Associated with which centre of learning?
Chanakya
Thakshashila University
Who where the first king to issue Gold coins in India?
Indo Greeks
Which Dynasty is called as Andras in Puranas?
Who established?
Satavahana Dynasty
SIMUKA
Menander was converted to Buddhism by the influence of
Naga Sena
What was the function of an officer called Samaharta?
Reserve the state treasury
Tax assessment
Security assurance
To correspond
Tax assessment
Officers during the Mauryan administration
Shulkadhyaksha-Officer in charge of Royal income
Koshadhyaksha-treasury officer
Lakshnadhaksha-Coin minting
Rajjukas-land measurer
Yukta-sub ordinate revenue officer
Sannidata-treasury head
Panyadhyaksha-office of commerce department
Who send the greek ambassador Megasthenese to Chandragupta Maurya Court
Selecus Nikator
Alexander four generals
Selecus Nikator
Ptolemy
Cassander
Antigonus
Emperor, Ashoka conquered Kalinga, after how many years of his coronation
8 years
How many classes of India Society arr mentioned in Megasthenese book Indica?
7
According to Artha Sastra, the commanding officer of cavalry in the Mauryan administration is
Aswadyaksha
Officers in Mauryan empire
Pinnacle 107 question
Nagarjuna caves were donated to which of the sets by Maurya
Ajivika sect
Founded by Goshala Maskariputra
Which is not a provincial centre in the Magadha empire
Tosali
Ujjain
Taxila
Indraprastha
Indraprastha
Capital of Kalinga
Toshli
Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal Orissa
How many political centres were there in the Mauryan Empire
3
Southern most city of Maurya
Brahmagiri
In which place Ashoka inscription does not contain
Sanchi
Which is the longest Ashoka pillar and its importance
Seventh pillar
Mention Dhamma Mahamattas
Oldest rock cut caves in India by Mauryas
Barabar and Nagarjuna caves in Bihar
About_________ years ago great wall of China was built before the time of Mauryan empire
2400
Built by Qin Shi Huang in 221BC
Who is Indian Machiaveli?
Who is Sandrokotus and is also called?
Ambassador of Bindusara?
Kautalya
Chandragupta Maurya - Follower of Jainism
Deimachus
Ashoka appointed who to solve the social problems in his region
Dhamma Mahamattas
Language used in Ashoka’s inscription
Most of Ashoka’s inscription where written in which script
Prakrit
Brahmi
First king to have a standing army
Bimbisara
First tangible evidence of Buddhism
Ashoka’s inscription
There are 14 major rock edicts, 15 minor rock edicts and 7 pillar inscription
A type of court called Kantakasodhan was prevalent in which empire and is known as
Mauryan empire
Removal of the thorns
Who published a set of Ashokan inscription in 1877
Alexander Cunningham
Which empire used elephants in war on a large scale for the first time?
Magadhan Empire
In Indian history, who were referred to as the Atavika Rajya
Forest kingdom
Which of the following was not a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position?
Vajapeya
Rajasuya
Asvamedha
Muvendavelan
Muvendavelan-prominent military officer in the chola empire
The author of Arthasatra was a contemporary
Chandragupta Maurya
Up to where did Chandra Gupta Maurya’s empire extended in the north-west
Indus River
With which centre of learning Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya was associated
Thakshashila
The original founder of Kautilya’s Artha Sastra
R Shamashastri
Kautilya’s Artha Sastra mainly deals with
Political statecraft
Bindusara send Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
Ujjain,Taxila
In which part of Ashoka‘s empire where his inscriptions written in kharosthi scripture
North western
What would be the most accurate description of the mauryan monarchy under Ashoka
Enlightened despotism
Which are the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar
Elephant East
Horse West
Lion north
Bull South
Under mauryan administration, the Sitadhyaksha was is the officer in charge of
Agriculture
A pillar containing inscriptions from three different periods that is the Mauryan period, Gupta period and the Mughal period is located at
Allahabad Prayagraj
Who originally built the famous Buddhist Sanchi Stupa?
Ashoka
Dhamek stupa at Sarnath was built by
Ashoka
Thakshashila University was located between which two rivers
Indus and Jhelum
Which king inscribed the Hathigumpha(Elephant cave) inscription in Udayagiri Hills
Kharavela
Who was the ruler of Kalinga?
Kharavela
The ancient name of coastal Odisha
Kalinga
The Barabar caves belong to which period
Mauryan Empire
Which pillars represent the Rock pilllars
Mauryan Pillar
What was only the authority of the state in the period of Maurya
Mines
In which state is the Jaugada Rock edict of Ashoka is located
Odisha
The state Chandragupta 1 got in dowry from Licchavi
Pataliputra
Capital of Mauryan empire
Pataliputra
The lion placed at the Sarnath was originally which material
Stone
Who was the contemporary ruler of Emperor Asoka in Sri Lanka?
Tissa
The famous chauri-bearer statue found at Didarganj Bihar is classified as belonging to the________ period
Mauryan
The artificial reservoir Sudarshana Lake built bye Maurya located in which state
Gujarat
What was the capital of the eastern India province of the Mauryan empire
Tosali
Carving in the famous Ajanta caves was first started during the reign of which Dynasty
Satavahana
The rulers of which Dynasty started the practice of granting taxes free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist monks
Satavahana
Satavahana minted their coins predominantly in
Lead
With whom is Junagarh rock inscription associated
Rudradaman
St Thomas is said to come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of
Parthians-Gondapharnese
Founder of Kushan Dynasty
Kujula Kadaphises
Importance of A.D. 78
Kanishkan became king
Starting of new calendar Saka era
Charla was the famous court physician of
Kanishkan
The greatest silk route to the Indians was opened by
Kanishkan
Capital of Kanishka
Purashapura
The Gandhara style of sculpture during Kushan period is a combination of style
Indo-Greek style
Which museum house is the largest collection of Kushan sculpture
Mathura museum
First to issue gold coins in India
Kushans
Founder of Vakataka Dynasty
Vindhyashkati
In which state Amravati school situated?
Andhra
For which ruler Ekabrahmana has been used
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Who was the founder of Pala dynastic?
Gopala
Which rulers was closely associated with Yuehzni nomadic people
Kushan
Which Dynasty had developed the Gandara school of art in ancient India
Kushana Dynasty
Father of surgery
Father of plastic surgery and Ayurveda
The name Ayurveda was given by
Sushruta
Charaka
Atreya
Sushruta Samhita deals with the
Medicine and surgery
Pratihara Rashtrakuta and Pala fought for
Kannauj
King Rudradaman belonged to which period
Shaka Era
When did Vikrama Era begin
57 BC
Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan empire
Slavery
Rigidity of caste
Prostitution
Widow remarriage
Widow remarriage
The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan Period?
Karashopana
Court physician of Kanishkan
Charakan
Chandragupta Maurya was born in which year and place
Chandragupta Maurya was born in 340 BC in Bihar
Official language of Mauryan court
Magadhi
The monk who accompanied Chandragupta Maurya to South India
Bhadra Bahu
In which inscription of Ashoka his name has been mentioned
Maski Inscription
Who helped Ashoka during his visit to Upanidvihara
Samba
By what name Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription
Priyadarshi
The Saka ruler who take a bow not to kill man except in battle
Nahapana
First introduce Gold coins on a significant scale
Vima Kadphises
After the decline of Kushan empire Pataliputra come under the hands of which Dynasty
Scythians
The main feature of Kshatrapal form of governance in the Shaka Empire was
Joint Rule of Mahakshatrapa and a Kshatrapa
Language used in Satavahana court
Prakrit
Which inscription informs about the marriage of the daughter of Rudradaman with Vashishthiputra Pulumavi
Girnar Inscription
What is the most important primary source for the study of Indo Greeks?
Coins
Kadamba Dynasty situated in which state
Karnataka
Prayag Prashasti was composed in
Sanskrit
Which of the following places is not a find a sport of major or rock addicts of Asoka?
Sopara
Manshera
Bhabru
Jaugada
Bhabru
Not a rock edict in Karnataka
Maski
Gavimath
Rupnath
Brahmagiri
Rupnath in Mandya Pradesh
Two different scripts used in Kandahar rock inscribe
Greek and Aramic
Kandahar rock edict was discovered in which year
1958
Tax levied on pilgrims in the Mauryan Empire
Yatravetana
