Q: In which year did Asoka wage the battle of Kalinga?

1. 261 B.C
2. 262 B.C
3. 260 B.C
4. 263 B.C

Q: Which of these facts about Chandragupta is true?

1. He called his people children.
2. He converted to Buddhism and rejected war.
3. He had stone pillars set up through India with Buddhist inscriptions on them.
4. He trained women to protect his palace.

Q: Back to the olden days. Who was left behind as the governor of India by Alexander the Great?

1. Patrocles
2. Ptolemey
3. Chandragupta
4. Selucus

Q: One of the famous and controversial person during the freedom struggle who opposed Gandhiji's ideologies of non-violence and non-cooperation was one of these men. Which?

1. Nehru
2. Gopalakrishna Ghokale
3. Vallabhai Patel
4. Subhas Chandra Bose

Q: Complete the trilogy, famous during the Indian Independence stuggle. Two were called Lal and Bal. Who was the third?

1. Mal
2. Bose
3. Gandhi
4. Pal

Q: Which king adopted titles such as Param Bhagaveta and Maharajadhiraja Sri Bhattaraka?

1. Chandragupta II
2. Samudragupta
3. Asoka
4. Chandragupta Maurya

Q: Known as the "philosopher king", Asoka was the emperer of the Maurya empire as of 268 BC. What was his relationship to Chandragupta, the original founder of the empire?

1. Grandson
2. Son-in-law
3. Son
4. Nephew

Q: There were four dynasties flourising in Tamil Nadu. Three of them were Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas. Which was the fourth?

1. Pallavas
2. Hoysalas
3. Kakatiyas
4. Rashtrakutas

Q: Which Chinese traveller's description about the Indian society are recorded in the book 'Fo-Kero-Ki'?

1. Pan-Ku
2. Hiuen Tsang
3. Fa-hien
4. I-tsing

Q: Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Kingdom?

1. Brihadratha
2. Kunal
3. Asoka
4. Tivara

Q: The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built during the ruling period of which dynasty?

1. Maurya Dynasty
2. Gupta Dynasty
3. Kushan Dynasty
4. Satvahanas Dynasty

Q: Who was the French governor who was defeated by Robert Clive during the Anglo-French wars in India?

1. Dupleix
2. Napoleon
3. Multiplex
4. Charles de Gaulle

Q: The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?

1. Kanishka
2. Skandgupta
3. Harshavardhana
4. Menander

Q: Chandragupta, who first gained power after capturing the rich Ganges Valley, went on to create what ancient Indian empire with his son and grandson?

1. Maurya
2. Deccan
3. Gupta
4. Tamil