History

the Arthashastra, a treatise on statecraft and economics, is traditionally attributed to which figure from the Mauryan period

• Ashoka
• Brahmagupta
• Chanakya
• Kautilya

The Painted Grey Ware (PGW) culture is associated with which phase in Indian history?

• Maurya Empire
• Gupta Period
• Later Vedic period
• Indus Valley Civilization

What was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?

• Ujjain
• Pataliputra
• Kannauj
• Taxila

Which of the following Iron Age cultures is considered pre-Mauryan in the Gangetic valley?

• Indus Valley culture
• Mauryan Empire
• Mahajanapada culture
• Vedic culture

The Mauryan Empire reached its greatest territorial extent under:

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Bindusara
• Ashoka the Great
• Ashoka II

Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Mauryas in Magadha?

• Shunga Dynasty
• Chola Dynasty
• Nanda Dynasty
• Gupta Dynasty

Who was the founder of the Shunga dynasty?

• Pushyamitra Shunga
• Chandragupta Maurya
• Ashoka the Great
• Harsha Vardhana

The famous dialogue between King Milinda and Buddhist monk Nagasena is recorded in which text?

• Sutta Nipata
• Dhammapada
• Vinaya Pitaka
• Milindapañha

he Satavahanas were primarily based in which part of India?

• Deccan region of India
• Western India
• Eastern India
• Northern India

Which Gupta ruler is known as the "Napoleon of India" by historian V.A. Smith?

• Chandragupta
• Samudragupta
• Ashoka
• Harsha