Maurya and Gupta Empires NDA Questions

NDA Ancient Indian History

Maurya and Gupta Empires MCQ Questions


7.
Chandragupta Maurya established his empire by overthrowing the ruling dynasty of Magadha, namely the:
A.
Nanda dynasty
B.
Shunga dynasty
C.
Satavahana dynasty
D.
Kanva dynasty
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ANSWER :
A. Nanda dynasty
8.
Chandragupta Maurya's rise to power was significantly aided by the strategic counsel of his mentor and chief advisor, the Brahmin scholar and statesman known as:
A.
Aryabhata
B.
Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta)
C.
Megasthenes
D.
Harisena
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ANSWER :
B. Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta)
9.
Chanakya (Kautilya) is traditionally credited with authoring an influential ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy, titled the:
A.
Manusmriti
B.
Arthashastra
C.
Ramayana
D.
Panchatantra
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ANSWER :
B. Arthashastra
10.
Chandragupta Maurya expanded his empire into the north-western regions after successfully confronting the Greek/Macedonian general who had inherited Alexander's eastern territories, namely:
A.
Antigonus
B.
Ptolemy
C.
Antiochus
D.
Seleucus Nicator
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ANSWER :
D. Seleucus Nicator
11.
The treaty concluded between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus Nicator (c. 305 BCE) resulted in Chandragupta gaining significant territory, while Seleucus received a large number of:
A.
Horses only
B.
Gold coins only
C.
War elephants
D.
Ships
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ANSWER :
C. War elephants
12.
Following the treaty with Chandragupta Maurya, Seleucus Nicator sent an ambassador to the Mauryan court at Pataliputra, whose detailed (though now fragmentary) account, 'Indica', provides valuable information about Mauryan society; this ambassador was:
A.
Megasthenes
B.
Deimachus
C.
Hiuen Tsang
D.
Fa-Hien
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ANSWER :
A. Megasthenes