History Quiz For SSC Exams

1. Chanakaya was also known as ________________.

(a) Chanda 

(b) Rama

(c) Kautilya 

(d) All of them

2. Chandra Gupta-I ruled over Magadh during

(a) 2nd century AD 

(b) 3rd century AD

(c) 4th century 

(d) 5th century AD

3. Which of the following languages was used in Ashoka’s Edicts?

(a) Vasudeva 

(b) Pali

(c) Brahmi 

(d) Sanskrit

4. After the Kalinga war, Ashoka :

(a) restored all the kingdoms he had conquered

(b) abandoned the policy of physical conquests in favour of cultural conquests.

(c) renounced his kingdom and became a sadhu

(d) followed the policy of physical occupation more rigorously

5. Which of the following metals were mostly used for minting coins during the Mauryan period?

(a) Bronze and gold 

(b) Gold and lead

(c) Silver and copper 

(d) Lead and silver

6. Megasthenese, the envoy of Selucas, was received in the court of:

(a) Rudradaman-I 

(b) Ashoka

(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

(d) Chandragupta Maurya

7. Which one of the following factors was not responsible for Chandragupta Maurya’s success against the Nanda Kings?

(a) Chandragupta’s brilliant generalship

(b) Kautilya’s astute diplomacy

(c) Military assistance provided by Greek rulers

(d) Weakness of Nanda rulers

8. How are empires different from kingdoms?

(a) Empires are larger than Kingdoms

(b) Empires need more resources than Kingdoms

(c) Empires need more officials who collect more taxes than Kingdoms

(d) All of them

9. Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about ‘dhamma’. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

(i) Syria (ii) Egypt

(iii) Greece (iv) Sri Lanka

(a) Only (i) 

(b) Only (ii) and (iii)

(c) Only (iv) 

(d) All of them

10. Which of the following was not one of the Ashoka's dhamma?

(I) To teach the lesson of non violence through inscriptions;like a father teaches his children

(II) To resolve conflicts amongst people and families

(III) To perform sacrifices in order to bring peace

(IV) To build roads, wells and inns for both humans and animals

(a) I and III are correct 

(b) Only III is correct

(c) III and IV are correct 

(d) II and IV are correct

Answers Key
1.(c)
2.(c)
3.(c)
4.(b)
5.(c)
6.(d)
7.(c)
8.(d)
9.(d)
10.(b)