Kings, Farmers and Towns MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Who appointed Dhamma Mahamatas ?

1. Bimbisar
2. Samudragupta
3. Asoka
4. Pandava

2. Who composed The Harshcharitra, a biography of Harshavardhana ?

1. Banabhatta
2. Harishena
3. Vidhyasagar
4. Kushanas

3. Who composed the Prayag Prashasti in praise of Samudragupta?

1. Prabhavati Gupta
2. Harisena
3. Kautilya
4. Banabhatta

4. Who deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshtl scripts?

1. James Princep
2. Cunningham
3. Wheelar
4. John Marshall

5. Who founded the Mauryan Empire ?

1. Chandragupta maurya
2. Bindusar
3. Asoka
4. Ajatashatu

6. Who issued the first coins bearing the names of rulers ?

1. Mauryas
2. Guptas
3. Indo- Greeks
4. Satavahanas

7. Who was Dhamma Mahamatta ?

1. Special revenue officers appointed by Asoka for tax collection.
2. Special officers appointed by Asoka for maintaining law and order.
3. Special officers appointed by Asoka to spread the message of Dhamma.
4. Special officers appointed by Asoka to stop the message of Dhamma.

8. Who was Prabhavati Gupta ?

1. Daughter of Chandragupta II
2. Daughter of Chandragupta Murya
3. Daughter of Vakatakas
4. none

9. Who was the court poet of Samudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers

1. Harishena
2. Kautilya or Chanakya
3. Megasthenes
4. None of the above

10. Who was the owner, master of a household

1. Kalhana
2. Kalidasa
3. Kautilya
4. Gahapati ans; Gahapati