The Decline of Mauryas

Q. Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

1. Ashoka
2. Brihadratha
3. Samprati
4. Pushyamitra Shunga

Q. The last Mauryan ruler - was killed by .

1. Agnimitra Sunga
2. Samprati
3. Pushyamitra Sunga
4. Brihadratha

Q. Identify the major causes that led to the decline of the Mauryan Empire.

1. Pacifist policies of Ashoka
2. Weak successors of Ashoka
3. Foreign invasion
4. Lack of resources to support the armies

Q. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order (Earlier dynasties on top).

1. Maurya
2. Sunga
3. Kanvas
4. Haryanka
5. Nanda

Q. The _____________ built roads and connected India to Silk Road trade routes.

1. Shungas
2. Cheras
3. Kushanas
4. Cholas

Q. Which dynasty succeeded the Mauryan Empire?

1. Shunga
2. Nanda
3. Kushana
4. Kanvas

Q. By 185 BCE, the Mauryan Empire was confined to a small region around the ___________ valley.

1. Kaveri
2. Brahmaputra
3. Gangetic
4. Narmada

Q. ____ conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in ____ AD.

1. Roman empire, 1453
2. Ottoman empire, 1453
3. Roman empire, 1463
4. Ottoman empire, 1463

Q. When did the Mauryan Empire end?

1. 183 BCE
2. 185 BCE
3. 184 BCE
4. 182 BCE

Q. Briefly write about the Kushana rule.

Q. The Punic wars went on for _____ years and the _____ were finally defeated.

1. 118, Carthegens
2. 116, Carthegens
3. 118, Greeks
4. 116, Greeks

Q. Identify the major causes that led to the decline of the Mauryan Empire.

1. Pacifist policies of Ashoka
2. Weak successors of Ashoka
3. Foreign invasion
4. Lack of resources to support the armies

Q. Which dynasty succeeded the Mauryan Empire?

1. Shunga
2. Nanda
3. Kushana
4. Kanvas

Q. Which of the folllowing arrangements of rulers are in the correct chronological order ?

1. Nagabhata, Dharmapala, Prithviraj Chauhan.
2. Nagabhata, Prithviraj Chauhan, Dharmapala.
3. Prithviraj Chauhan, Nagabhata, Dharmapala.
4. Dharmapala, Prithviraj Chauhan, Nagabhata.

Q.

Which of the following are considered are historical tourist places ____________.

1. Kalibanga
2. Pilibanga
3. Gnaneshwar
4. All of these

Q. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order (Earlier dynasties on top).

1. Maurya
2. Sunga
3. Kanvas
4. Haryanka
5. Nanda

Q. Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order (Earlier dynasties on top).

1. Maurya
2. Sunga
3. Kanvas
4. Haryanka
5. Nanda

Q. The last Mauryan ruler - was killed by .

1. Agnimitra Sunga
2. Samprati
3. Pushyamitra Sunga
4. Brihadratha

Q. The _____________ built roads and connected India to Silk Road trade routes.

1. Shungas
2. Kushanas
3. Cheras
4. Cholas

Q. By 185 BCE, the Mauryan Empire was confined to a small region around the ___________ valley.

1. Kaveri
2. Brahmaputra
3. Narmada
4. Gangetic

Q. When did the Mauryan Empire end?

1. 185 BCE
2. 183 BCE
3. 184 BCE
4. 182 BCE

Q. Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

1. Ashoka
2. Brihadratha
3. Samprati
4. Pushyamitra Shunga