The Mauryan Empire

Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?

• Chandragupta I

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chanakya

• Samudragupta

• Chandragupta II

Who took the title of Devanampriya?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Mahapadma Nanda

• Ashoka

• Bindusara

• Ajatashatru

Who was Ashoka's father?

• Bindusara

• Bimbisara

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Ajatashatru

• Pushyamitra Shunga

Who wrote Arthashastra?

• Megasthenes

• Kalidasa

• Vararuchi

• Varahamihira

• Chanakya

Ashoka's policy of Digvijaya was replaced by (a)   .

What province(s) did Ashoka take care of during the reign of Bindusara?

• Magadha

• Taxila

• Ujjain

• Gandhara

• Hastinapura

In what language were Ashoka's edicts written?

• Pali

• Sanskrit

• Prakrit

• Ardhimagadhi Prakrit

• Hindi

Who was the last Mauryan ruler

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Bindusara

• Dhana Nanda

• None of these

What dynasty came after the Mauryas

• Shungas

• Guptas

• Kushanas

• Kanvas

• Haryanka

What did Chandragupta Maurya do after renouncing the throne?

• Stay in the palace

• Became Bindusara's advisor

• Became a Jain Ascetic

• Left the kingdom as a Buddhist ascetic

• Attacked Kalinga