Mauryan Empire Questions and Answers – Page 4

Correct answer: Seleucus I Nicator. Chandragupta Maurya fought Seleucus I Nicator around 305 BCE. Their settlement transferred eastern territories to Chandragupta and established diplomatic relations between the Mauryan and Seleucid courts. Therefore this option matches the accepted historical association and chronology. Alexander died before the Mauryan–Seleucid settlement, Antiochus I belongs chiefly to Bindusara’s diplomatic context, and the other names do not fit the chronology and identity of Chandragupta’s opponent. Each incorrect option may refer to a real feature of ancient Indian history, but it is shifted to the wrong ruler, place, title, event or numerical detail. The answer should be chosen from the specific evidence asked in the question, not from a broad association with the Mauryan period.

Correct answer: Sandrocottus. Greek and Roman writers used the name Sandrocottus, with variant spellings such as Androcottus, for Chandragupta Maurya. Its identification was fundamental to establishing the chronology of early Indian history. Therefore this option matches the accepted historical association and chronology. Amitrochates refers to Bindusara, while Priyadarsi or Devanampiya Piyadasi is an epithet of Ashoka; the remaining distractor is not the accepted Greek name of Chandragupta. Each incorrect option may refer to a real feature of ancient Indian history, but it is shifted to the wrong ruler, place, title, event or numerical detail. The answer should be chosen from the specific evidence asked in the question, not from a broad association with the Mauryan period.

Correct answer: Jainism under Bhadrabahu. Later Jain tradition associates Chandragupta Maurya’s final years with acceptance of Jain discipline under the teacher Bhadrabahu and migration to Shravanabelagola. Therefore this option matches the accepted historical association and chronology. Buddhism is principally linked with Ashoka, Ajivika patronage is evidenced by Mauryan cave dedications, and Brahmanical traditions existed widely, but they do not match this specific Chandragupta–Bhadrabahu tradition. Each incorrect option may refer to a real feature of ancient Indian history, but it is shifted to the wrong ruler, place, title, event or numerical detail. The answer should be chosen from the specific evidence asked in the question, not from a broad association with the Mauryan period.

Correct answer: Chandragupta Maurya. The founder of the Mauryan Empire was Chandragupta Maurya. He created a large imperial state centred on Magadha and established the dynasty later ruled by Bindusara and Ashoka. Therefore this option matches the accepted historical association and chronology. Bindusara was Chandragupta’s successor, Ashoka was the best-known later emperor, and Brihadratha was the last Mauryan king, so each is chronologically unsuitable as founder. Each incorrect option may refer to a real feature of ancient Indian history, but it is shifted to the wrong ruler, place, title, event or numerical detail. The answer should be chosen from the specific evidence asked in the question, not from a broad association with the Mauryan period.