Mauryan Empire

By whom was the Mauryan Empire founded

• Chandragupta

• Ashoka

• Bindusara

• Seleucus

Who was insulted by the Nanda ruler

• Kautaliya

• Chanakya

• Bindusara

• Ashoka

Who wrote the Arthashastra?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Alexander the Great

• Chanakya

Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?

• Pataliputra

• Kalinga

• Nanda

• Ujjain

What was the ruling period of Bindusara?

• 297 - 273 BC

• 321 - 297 BC

• 273 - 297 AD

• 272 - 232 BC

What were the other names of Chanakya?

• Kautilya

• Nanda

• Sunga

• Arthshastra

What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?

• Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.
• He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.
• Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.
• Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.

Who was a great nation-builder and the first to drive out foreign rule

• Ashoka

• Chanakya

• Chandragupta Maurya

In 298 B.C.E., Chandragupta Maurya abdicated the throne in favour of his son

• Bindusara

• Ashoka

• Chanakya

Who conquered territory in the Deccan plateau and reached up to Mysore

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Bindusara

• Ashoka

• Chanakya