RRB Ancient History Set- 4
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 29/04/2026
1. Which Mauryan emperor led a military campaign to conquer Kalinga, around 261 BCE?
2. Megasthenes was one of the earliest explorers to come to India. He was related to which country?
3. Chandra Gupta's son ___ was the second ruler to sit on the throne of the Mauryan Empire.
4. Who mentioned Adhyakshas as the superintendents of different departments in the Mauryan administration.
5. _____was the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
6. Most Ashokan inscriptions were in the ……….. language while those in the northwest of the subcontinent were in Aramaic and Greek:
7. Which mauryan emperor had his inscriptions engraved on rocks and pillars during his reign from 273/272-232/231 BCE?
8. Which statement from the given options is NOT correct?
9. During the Mauryan reign which of the following provinces was considered as the gold mine hub in Karnataka?
10. Emperor Ashoka, in the 12th year of his reign, appointed a special officer who surveyed the land and maintained land records. These officers were called____.
11. Kautilya's Arthashastra gives us information about ____ administration.
12. The Saka era was started.
13. Who was the grandfather of King Ashoka ?
14. Jed is associated with Zend Avesta:
15. Emperor Ashoka sent the apostles to remote places to propagate the ideals of Buddhism so that people could inspire their lives through the teachings of Lord Buddha. There evangelists also included his son ____ and daughter ___?
16. _______ deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshti script that were used for earlier inscriptions.
17. Emperor Ashoka was the son of ____ who belonged to the Maurya dynasty.
18. The famous Kalinga war sent Emperor Ashoka to leave the war and inspired him to adopt Buddhism, when this war was fought in Odisha.
19. The earliest deciphered epigraphy of Ashoka’s inscription in India was written in which script?
20. Which religion do the Jews follow?
21. The most important event of Ashoka's reign was the conquest of Kalinga, the modern era ____ which proved to be an important change in his life.
22. Which of the following King was the father of Sanghamitra and Mahendra Varman?
23. The Lauria Nandangarh Pillar is located in___
24. Which native Indian dynasty issued their own coins with portraits of their rulers on them?
25. Ashoka adopted Buddhist teachings after the war of ____.
26. Which Ashokan rock Edict mentions of Ashoka's Triumph over Kalinga?
27. Who was the last emperor of the Maurya Dynasty?
28. The sarnath Lion Capital erected by the Mauryan Ruler Ashoka, was made up of ___.
29. The story of which king is the subject of drama Mudrarakshas?
30. Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by the _____ ruler named Seleucus Nicator.
31. Kanishka was related to which dynasty?
32. Ashoka the Great, belonged to the:
33. Which of the following books is written by Megasthenes?
34. Who was the teacher of Chandrgupta Maurya?
35. Which river did Alexander first cross to invade India in 326 BC?
36. Ashoka, arguably the most famous ruler of early India, conquered Kalinga. He was the grandson of ______.
37. The great emperor Ashoka belonged to which dynasty?
38. Which dyansty ended the Maurya Dynasty?
39. The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka to a stable and peaceful emperor and he became of a follower of–
40. The most famous of the Kushan kings was ____ who was the third ruler in the Kushan dynasty.
41. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty. Which of the following statements about his rule in Indian history is incorrect?
42. With reference to the distribution of Ashokan inscriptions, which among the following sites is in the modern state of Gujarat?
43. Whose successor was Emperor Ashoka?
44. James Prinsep, an archaeologist, philologist and official of the East India Company, deciphered Ashokan edicts (which were in the Brahmi script) in the year:
45. The historic Grand Trunk road was built by several rulers. What was it called during the reign of Maurya dynasty?
46. Which of the following is related to Judaism?
47. Banabhatta was the court poet of which king?
48. ____ developed Dharma Vijaya, the policy of Victory by Righteousness.
49. Emperor Ashoka engraved the order on stone pillars and stone planks ___ and established them at the principal places of his Kingdom so that the people could act accordingly.
50. A religion of India-Zoroastrian is mainly found in which state?
