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📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Successors of Ashoka
Q1

Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

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📘 Buddhism📚 Buddhist Councils
Q2

When and where was the first Buddhist Council established?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 23.07.2025)
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 16 Mahajanapadas
Q3

Which was the capital of Anga Mahajanapada?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 23.07.2025)
📘 Western & Central India Dynasties📚 Chandel Dynasty
Q4

Where is Kandariya Mahadeva Temple located?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 23.07.2025)
📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Ashokan Inscriptions and Sites
Q5

Ashoka's inscriptions found from places like Vaishali and Nandangarh in Bihar are carved in which language?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 23.07.2025)
📘 Deccan & South India Dynasties📚 Pallava Dynasty
Q6

Who among the following was the founder of the Pallava dynasty?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 20.07.2025)
📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 The Kalinga War and its Impact
Q7

In which year did the Kalinga War take place?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 20.07.2025)
📘 Buddhism📚 Birth and Life of Gautama Buddha
Q8

At which of the following places did the death of Gautama Buddha take place?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 20.07.2025)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Political Structure
Q9

What were the two legislative assemblies during the Early Vedic period?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 20.07.2025)
📘 Buddhism📚 Buddhist Councils
Q10

Where was the Third Buddhist Council held during the reign of Ashoka?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 16.07.2025)
📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Ashokan Inscriptions and Sites
Q11

In which of the following major rock edicts of Ashoka is the Kalinga War mentioned?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 16.07.2025)
📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Misc
Q12

Which of the following works belongs to Patanjali?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 16.07.2025)
📘 The Mauryan Empire (c. 322-185 BCE)📚 Mauryan Administration
Q13

The provincial administration under the Mauryas was usually led by whom?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2025 (Exam 16.07.2025)
📘 The Mahajanapadas Period (c. 600-322 BCE)📚 Haryanka Dynasty
Q14

Bimbisara's famous court physician Jivaka was a resident of ______.

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2023 (Exam 07.08.2024)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Harappan Sites
Q15

In which Indian state is the Pilibanga archaeological site located?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2023 (Exam 07.08.2024)
📘 Post-Mauryan Period (c. 200 BCE - 300 CE)📚 The Sakas (Scythians)
Q16

Who came after the Greek invaders in India?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2022 (Exam Date 27-3-2022 Shift-I)
📘 Sangam Period (South India: c. 300 BCE - 300 CE)📚 Commercial Contacts with the Roman World
Q17

Remains of Roman traders' settlement have been found at which site in India?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2021 (Exam Date 14-3-2021 Shift-I)
📘 Western & Central India Dynasties📚 Misc
Q18

Which new caste came into prominence during the Rajput period?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2021 (Exam Date 14-3-2021 Shift-I)
📘 Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) / Harappan Culture📚 Economy & Trade in IVC
Q19

The inhabitants of Harappa had trade relations with . . . . .

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2021 (Exam Date 14-3-2021 Shift-I)
📘 The Vedic Period📚 Sources for Reconstructing Vedic Society (Vedas, Brahmanas, etc.)
Q20

Which Veda mentions the methods of religious rituals?

🎯 Bihar Police Constable Exam-2021 (Exam Date 14-3-2021 Shift-I)