Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period MCQs

11. Realising the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was-
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Skandagupta
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12. Who came to India during the time of Chandragupta Maurya? 
(a) Faxian (Fa-Hien)
(b) Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)
(c) Megasthenes
(d) Strabo
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13. Megasthenes was the ambassador of
(a) Seleucus
(b) Alexander
(c) Darius
(d) Greek
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14. The Greek ambassador Megasthenese was in the court of which of the following rulers?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Bindusara
(d) Chanakya
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15. In how many categories did Megasthenes divide the Indian Society?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
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