Ancient history

Maurya Empire- Chandragupta and Bindusara

Who identified "Sandrokottus" of the Greco-Roman literature with Chandragupta Maurya?

A. D. R. Bhandarkar

B. Alexander Cunningham

C. R. P. Chanda

D. William Jones

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D. William Jones

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The view that the cotton cloth worn by Indians had a brighter white color than any cotton found elsewhere was recorded by whom?

A. Alexander

B. Megasthenes

C. Nearchus

D. Pliny

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B. Megasthenes

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Who is the author of 'Indica'?

A. Ashoka

B. Chanakya

C. Megasthenes

D. Seleucus

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C. Megasthenes

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Who laid down punishment for a person becoming a mendicant without making adequate provision for a dependent wife and children?

A. Manu

B. Yajnavalkya

C. Kautilya

D. Narada

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C. Kautilya

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Which dynasty maintained diplomatic relations with distant countries such as Syria in the West?

A. Maurya

B. Gupta

C. Pallava

D. Chola

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A. Maurya

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Who was the Syrian ambassador in the court of Bindusara?

A. Megasthenes

B. Dionysius

C. Deimachus

D. Amitrochates

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C. Deimachus

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Which Greek ruler sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

A. Seleucus Nicator

B. Antiochus

C. Ptolemy

D. Magas

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A. Seleucus Nicator

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The Greek Ambassador Deimachus of Plataea visited the court of which ruler of Magadha?

A. Dhanananda

B. Chandragupta Maurya

C. Bindusara

D. Ashoka

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C. Bindusara

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Who is the author of Devichandraguptam?

A. Vishakhadatta

B. Dandin

C. Bharavi

D. Kalidas

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A. Vishakhadatta

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Which king started the construction of Sudarshan Lake?

A. Ashoka

B. Samudragupta

C. Chandragupta Maurya

D. Bindusara

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C. Chandragupta Maurya

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