Kings, Farmers and Towns Objective Question and Answer
Kings, Farmers and Towns MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 2 for Practice
Kings, Farmers and Towns MCQ Questions for Practice
16. Asoka is mentioned by which titles in his inscriptions ?
Correct Answer is: Devanampiya, Piyadassi
17. Consider the following statements about the Mauryan Empire: 1. There were 5 major political centres in the Empire. 2. Megasthenes wrote about the Mauryan Empire in his book Indica. 3. Ashoka founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.C. 4. Ashoka used his resources to propagate Buddhism. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct Answer is: 1, 2 and 4
18. Consider the following statements about the Mauryan Empire: 1. There were 5 major political centres in the Empire. 2. Megasthenese wrote about the Mauryan Empire in his book Indica. 3. Asoka founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 B.c. 4. Asoka used his sources to propogate Buddhism. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
Correct Answer is: 1,2 & 4
19. Consider the following statements regarding Magadha. (i) Magadha was the most powerful mahajanapada. (ii) Initally Pataliputra was the capital of Magadha and later it was shifted to Rajagriha. (iii) Elephants were found in abundance in the forests of Magadha. Which of the above statement (s) is /are correct ?
Correct Answer is: I and III
20. Directions - There are two statements one labelled as Assertion & the other labelled as Reason (R) .Each question has 4 option A,B,C,D select the one correct answer. Assertion : Patanjali attests that during the Mauryan times,new cults and superstitions were introduced for the sake of money. Reason (R) : The treasury needed to be adequately filled to meet any unforeseen economic crisis in the kingdom.
Correct Answer is: A is true but R is false
21. Harishena was a court poet of
Correct Answer is: Samudragupta
22. How many Mahajanapadas were there?
Correct Answer is: 16
23. Magadha is present day..............state.
Correct Answer is: Patna
24. Megasthenes mentions a committee with six subcommittees of military of which the fifth looked after
Correct Answer is: chariots
25. Name the languages in which the Asokan inscriptions were written.
Correct Answer is: Prakrit, Aramaic & Greek
26. One of the political center mentioned is Asokan inscriptions Suvarnagiri is also known as
Correct Answer is: the golden mountain
27. Pataliputra is present day.............state.
Correct Answer is: Patna
28. Sangam is a literature of ...........................language.
Correct Answer is: Tamil
29. The Arthashastra was composed by
Correct Answer is: Kautilya or Chanakya
30. The earliest capital of Magadha was Rajagaha which means
