Maurya Empire – Chandragupta, Bindusara

1. The cotton cloth worn by the Indians was a brighter white color than the cotton found elsewhere. This scene was recorded by __?

  1. Alexander
  2. Seleucus I Nicator
  3. Megasthenes
  4. Callisthenes
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Answer: Option C. Megasthenes

2. Who prescribes the punishment for a person becoming a mendicant without making adequate provision for his dependent wife and children?

  1. Kautilya
  2. Manu
  3. Rishi Canak
  4. Sarvarthasiddhi Maurya
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Answer: Option A. Kautilya

3. Who identified Chandragupta Maurya with the “Sandrocottus” of Greco-Roman literature?

  1. Charles Wilkins
  2. Ramaprasad Chanda
  3. Alexander Argüelles
  4. William Jones
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Answer: Option D. William Jones

4. Which observation by Megasthenes about India is not correct?

  1. Indians were very truthful people
  2. Famines are frequent in India
  3. There is abundant gold, silver, copper, and iron in India
  4. India has many large and navigable rivers, which arise in the mountains on its northern border
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Answer: Option B. Famines are frequent in India

5. Rulers of which dynasty maintained diplomatic relations with countries as far away as Syria in the west?

  1. Gupta dynasty
  2. Kushan dynasty
  3. Chola dynasty
  4. Mauryan dynasty
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Answer: Option D. Mauryan dynasty