{"id":6778,"date":"2024-05-30T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T05:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=6778"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:14:23","slug":"mauryan-empire-set-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauryan Empire  Set &#8211; 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-a45130a5621f155b51e92e44440f60bf\">Prev       <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-1\/\" title=\"\">1<\/a>        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-2\/\" title=\"\">2<\/a>        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-3\/\" title=\"\">3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/noun-set-3\/\" title=\"\"> <\/a>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/mauryan-empire-set-4\/\" title=\"\">4<\/a>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/noun-set-5\/\" title=\"\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/mauryan-empire-set-5\/\" title=\"\">5<\/a><\/strong>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-2\/\" title=\"\">Next<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-quiz-1\/\">mock test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Which is the oldest dynasty in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Mauryna dynasty<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Gupta<\/strong> <strong>dynasty<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. Kushan <strong>dynasty<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Shunga <strong>dynasty<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: A.Mauryna dynasty<BR>\nSOLUTION : Maurya is the oldest dynasty.<\/p>\n<\/div>egin\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. When did Maurayan empire begin?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. 325 BC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. 322 BC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. 258 BC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. 185 BC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B.322 BC<BR>\nSOLUTION: The earliest and most important empire to be established in the Indian subcontinent was the Mauryan Empire. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, the vast Mauryan Empire, ranging from the Oxus valley to the Kaveri delta, was given a well-knit centralized administration by its rulers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Who was the first ruler of India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Chandragupta Maurya<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Kanishka<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Harsha Vardhana<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Ajatashatru<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER : A.Chandragupta Maurya<BR>\nSOLUTION:Chandragupta Maurya is considered as the first emperor of India. He was born on 340 BC and ascended the throne in 321 BC after his father Bindusara died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. What was the capital of Mauryan Empire?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong><strong>Pataliputra<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Vaishali<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Lumbini<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Gaya<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER:A. Pataliputra<BR>\nSOLUTION:Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan empire. The monarch ruled the empire from the capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. What was the main language of Mauryan period ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Pali<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Sanskrit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Magadhi Prakrit<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. None of the above<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: C. Magadhi Prakrit<BR>\nSOLUTION:Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. What was the main centre of education during the period of Mauryan empire?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Nalanda<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Ujjain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. Taxila<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Vaishali<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: C. Taxila<BR>\nSOLUTION: Some important facts about the Mauryan empire are stated below; The Peacock was the state emblem of the Mauryas. Pali was the language of the people. The famous centre of higher education during this period was Taxila.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. The main occupation of the people during Mauryan period was ____.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Agriculture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Fishing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Business<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: A. Agriculture<BR>\nSOLUTION: Farming was the most important occupation in which fifty percent of the people work during Maurya Empire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Which Greek Ambassador visited India during the period of Chandragupta Maurya?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. Alexander<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Megasthenese<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. Plato<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. <strong>Aristotle<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B. Megasthenese<BR>\nSOLUTION: Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. The book written by Megasthenese was ___________.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>Indica<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. <strong>Kavyadarsa<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. Brihat Katha<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Shah Namah<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: A. Indica<BR>\nSOLUTION: Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indica, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors that quoted his work..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10. &#8216;Indica&#8217; was written in which language ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A. <strong>English<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B. Greek<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. <strong>Chinese<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D. Hebrew<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">ANSWER &#038; SOLUTION<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p>ANSWER: B. Greek<BR>\nSOLUTION:Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-quiz-1\/\">mock test<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-a45130a5621f155b51e92e44440f60bf\">Prev       <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-1\/\" title=\"\">1<\/a>        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-2\/\" title=\"\">2<\/a>        <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-3\/\" title=\"\">3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/noun-set-3\/\" title=\"\"> <\/a>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/mauryan-empire-set-4\/\" title=\"\">4<\/a>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/noun-set-5\/\" title=\"\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/mauryan-empire-set-5\/\" title=\"\">5<\/a><\/strong>       <a href=\"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/mauryan-empire-set-2\/\" title=\"\">Next<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next 1. 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