TEST SERIES - 28 (II)

Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty?

• Maurya

• Sunga

• Gupta

• Kushana

The head of a district (Ahara), the principal co-ordinator of the revenue and the officer- in-charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan Empire was known as

• Krori

• Rajuka

• Faujdar

• Chirastadar

The most famous educational centre during the period of Mauryan age was

• Vaishali

• Nalanda

• Taxila

• Ujjain

Which one of the following does not appear on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion capital of Ashoka?

• Bull

• Dear

• Elephant

• Horse

What is the name of Megasthenes’s book?

• Arthashastra

• Rigveda

• Purana

• Indica

Who deciphered the Brahmi inscription of Ashoka first time?

• James Princep

• H.D. Sankaliya

• S.R. Goyal

• V.N. Mishra

The valleys of Sindhu, Ganga and Jamuna were brought together for the first time under one political authority by

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta II

• Prithviraj Chauhan

Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ deals with the aspects of

• Economic life

• Political policies

• Religious life

• Social life

In how many adhikaranas is the Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ divided?

• 11

• 12

• 14

• 15

Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya?

• William Jones

• V.A. Smith

• R.K. Mookerji

• D.R. Bhandarkar