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  1. Chanakya was known as

    2. A.

    Tejasvi
    B.

    Rajasekhara
    C.

    Kautilya
    D.

    Vatsyayana

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  2. Chandragupta Maurya was born in _

    3. A.

    340 BC
    B.

    563 BC

    C.

    189 BC
    D.

    99 BC

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  3. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?

    4. A.

    Haryanka
    B.

    Maurya
    C.

    Shunga
    D.

    Nanda

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  4. Bindusara was the son of?

    5. A.

    Ashoka
    B.

    Akbar
    C.

    Chandragupta Maurya
    D.

    Shivaji

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  5. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

    6. A.

    Gupta Dynasty

    B.

    Kanva Dynasty
    C.

    Shunga Dynasty
    D.

    Maurya Dynasty

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  6. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?

    7. A.

    Maurya
    B.

    Gupta

    C.

    Kushan
    D.

    Kanva

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  7. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi'?

    8. A.

    Mauryan King Ashoka

    B.

    Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya

    C.

    Gautam Buddha

    D.

    Bhagwan Mahavira

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  8. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya's empire extend in the north west?

    9. A.

    Ravi river
    B.

    Indus river

    C.

    Satluj river

    D.

    Hindukush range

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  9. Which of the following could be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka?

    10. A.

    Enlightened despotism

    B.

    Centralised autocracy

    C.

    Oriental despotism
    D.

    Guided democracy

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  10. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the

    11. A.

    Guptas
    B.

    Kushanas

    C.

    Mauryas
    D.

    Palas

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