UPSC Prelims Marathon 21st October – The Mauryan Empire – 2024

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Question No. 1

The Mahavamsa, the comprehensive historical chronicle in Pali is from?

AMyanmar

BNepal

CSri Lanka

DAfghanistan

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Question No. 2

Consider the following statements regarding “Mauryan Period”:
1.The archaeological finds in the Gangetic regions gave solid proof about the nature of the urban centres.
2.Epigraphical evidence is ample for the period.
3.The Brahmi script at Sanchi was deciphered by James Prinsep.
Select the correct answer from below given codes:

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 3

The rock inscription of Junagadh near Girnar in Gujarat was carved during the reign of?

ABimbisara

BKanishka

CKalasoka

DRudradaman

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Question No. 4

Which of the following “narrates Chandragupta’s accession to the throne of the Magadha Empire and the exploits of his chief advisor Chanakya or Kautilya by listing the strategies he used to counter an invasion against Chandragupta”?

AKumarasambhava

BMrichchhakatika

CMudrarakshasa

DKarpuraprakara

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Question No. 5

Consider the following statements:
1.Magadha was the dominant mahajanapada and established the first Indian empire.
2.The first known ruler of Magadha was Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 6

The Hathigumpha (elephant cave) from Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, records the aqueduct built by?

ABimbisara

BAjatashatru

CPrasenajit

DNandas

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Question No. 7

Which of the following was considered “one of the greatest intellectual achievements of any ancient civilization”?

AAvanti

BAmaravati

CNalanda

DTaxila

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Question No. 8

The term “Sandrakottus” was associated with which of the following?

AKalasoka

BMahapadma Nanda

CChandragupta Maurya

DAshoka

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Question No. 9

The Greek ambassador “Megasthenes” visited India during the reign of?

AMahapadma Nanda

BChandragupta Maurya

CBindusara

DAshoka

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Question No. 10

Who among the following was known as “Vishnugupta”?

ABindusara

BAshoka

CChanakya

DMahinda

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