History MCQs Part V

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1. Which one of the following factors was not responsible for Chandragupta Maurya’s success against the Nanda Kings?
(a) Chandragupta’s brilliant generalship
(b) Kautilya’s astute diplomacy
(c) Military assistance provided by Greek rulers
(d) Weakness of Nanda rulers

2. How are empires different from kingdoms?
(a) Empires are larger than Kingdoms
(b) Empires need more resources than Kingdoms
(c) Empires need more officials who collect more taxes than Kingdoms
(d) All of them

3. Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about ‘dhamma’. Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
(i) Syria 
(ii) Egypt
(iii) Greece 
(iv) Sri Lanka
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (iv)
(d) All of them

4. Which of the following was not one of the Ashoka's dhamma?
(I) To teach the lesson of non violence through inscriptions;like a father teaches his children
(II) To resolve conflicts amongst people and families
(III) To perform sacrifices in order to bring peace
(IV) To build roads, wells and inns for both humans and animals
(a) I and III are correct
(b) Only III is correct
(c) III and IV are correct
(d) II and IV are correct

5. Who was Samudragupta’s mother?
(a) Kumara Devi
(b) Lakshmi Bai
(c) Hazrat Mahal
(d) None of them

6. Who was the first ruler to adopt the title of Maharaja-adhiraja?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) None of them

7. Who wrote the biography of Harshavardhana?
(a) Aryabhatta
(b) Kalidasa
(c) Shaka
(d) Banabhatta

8. What was the name of Harshavardhana’s biography?
(a) Harshacharita
(b) Harshamanglam
(c) Harshamanas
(d) None of them

9. Who wrote Abhijana Shakuntalam?
(a) Tulsidasa
(b) Kalidasa
(c) Tansen
(d) Kabir

10. The Kushanas ruled in
(a) 1st century AD
(b) 2nd century BC
(c) 3rd century AD
(d) 5th century BC

ANSWERS:
1.(c)
2.(d)
3.(d)
4.(b)
5.(c)
6.(c)
7.(a)
8.(d)
9.(b)

10.(a)