Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period MCQs

1. Which dynasty did rule over Magadha after Nanda dynasty?
(a) Maurya
(b) Sunga
(c) Gupta
(d) Kushana
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2. Which among the following is India’s oldest dynasty?
(a) Gupta
(b) Maurya
(c) Vardhana
(d) Kushana
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3. First Indian Empire was established by
(a) Kanishka 
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Samudragupta
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4. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of
(a) Bhasa
(b) Sudraka
(c) Vishakhadatta
(d) Ashvaghosha
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5. Chandragupta’s palace situated at Pataliputra is mainly made up of-
(a) bricks
(b) stones
(c) woods
(d) clays
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