The Mauryan Empire

Who wrote the Arthashastra?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Alexander the Great

• Chanakya

Which ones of the following are not the authors of Indica?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Chanakya

• Megasthenes

Who is knows as the founder of the Mauryan empire?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Megasthenes

• Chanakya

Who received 500 elephants in return for land in Afghanistan and his daughter in marriage?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Megasthenes

• Chanakya

Who was Ashoka's Father?

• Chanakya

• Chandragupta

• Bimbisara

• Nanda

Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?

• Pataliputra

• Kalinga

• Nanda

• Ujjain

The capital of the Mauryan Empire was:

• Pataliputra

• Kalinga

• Nanda

• Ujjain

The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: 

• Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
• Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
• King, queen, princes, lords
• Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

What are the two books written by megasthenes and kautilya

• the Mauryan empire, and Ashoka's journey.

• Indika, Ashoka's dharma

• Indika, Arthashathra

In which language did Ashoka wrote in the inscription

• Sanskrit

• Prakrit

• Tamil