Among the following who was the contemporary of Gautama Buddha?

(a)

Ajatasatru

(b)

Bindusara

(c)

Padmanabha Nanda

(d)

Brihadratha

Which of the following are the sources of Mauryan period?

(a)

Artha Sastra

(b)

Indica

(c)

Mudrarakshasa

(d)

All

Chandra Gupta Maurya abdicated the thrown and went to Sravanbelgola along with Jaina Saint ___________

(a)

Badrabahu

(b)

Stulabahu

(c)

Parswanatha

(d)

Rushabhanatha

_____________ was the ambassador of Seleucus Nicator.

(a)

Ptolemy

(b)

Kautilya

(c)

Xerxes

(d)

Megasthenese

Who was the last emperor of Mauryan Dynasty?

(a)

Chandragupta Maurya

(b)

Ashoka

(c)

Brihadratha

(d)

Bindusara

New intellectual awakening began to develop in._________

(a)

northern India

(b)

Kalinga

(c)

Janapadas

(d)

Magadha

Ashoka fought the _________war in 261 BC (BCE).

(a)

northern India

(b)

Kalinga

(c)

Janapadas

(d)

Magadha

________were the earliest gathering places of men

(a)

northern India

(b)

Kalinga

(c)

Janapadas

(d)

Magadha

_________became republics or smaller kingdoms.

(a)

northern India

(b)

Kalinga

(c)

Janapadas

(d)

Magadha

Knowledge in the use of iron gave ________an advantage over other Mahajanapadas.

(a)

northern India

(b)

Kalinga

(c)

Janapadas

(d)

Magadha