Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?

A. Bindusara
B. Ashoka
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Bimbisara
Correct answer is: C. Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 BCE with the help of Chanakya after overthrowing the Nanda Dynasty.

The capital of the Mauryan Empire was?

A. Pataliputra
B. Ujjain
C. Taxila
D. Kannauj
Correct answer is: A. Pataliputra
Pataliputra (modern Patna) was the administrative and cultural capital of the Mauryan Empire.

The Greek ambassador Megasthenes was in the court of which Indian ruler?

A. Ashoka
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta Maurya
D. Harshavardhana
Correct answer is: C. Chandragupta Maurya
Megasthenes was sent by Seleucus I as ambassador to the Mauryan court and documented his observations in ‘Indica’.

In which district is Mohenjo-daro located?

A. Khairpur
B. Sukkur
C. Dadu
D. Larkana
Correct answer is: D. Larkana
Mohenjo-daro, an important Indus Valley site, is located in Larkana District, Sindh, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Indus Valley Civilization script has been deciphered?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Partially
D. Through Rosetta Stone
Correct answer is: B. No
The script of the Indus Valley Civilization remains undeciphered due to lack of bilingual texts and short inscriptions.

The Mesopotamian civilization is situated between which two rivers?

A. Tigris and Euphrates
B. Nile and Amazon
C. Indus and Ganges
D. Huang He and Yangtze
Correct answer is: A. Tigris and Euphrates
The Mesopotamian Civilization, one of the world's earliest, developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq.

The Aryans entered India through which pass?

A. Khyber Pass
B. Bolan Pass
C. Gomal Pass
D. Malakand Pass
Correct answer is: A. Khyber Pass
Aryans are believed to have entered the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE via the Khyber Pass, a key mountain route.

Kot Diji civilization is located in which district of Sindh?

A. Sukkur
B. Larkana
C. Khairpur
D. Dadu
Correct answer is: C. Khairpur
The Kot Diji archaeological site is in Khairpur District, Sindh. It represents a pre-Harappan culture dating back to 2500 BCE.

Sirkap Palace is located near which ancient city?

A. Taxila
B. Mohenjo-daro
C. Harappa
D. Mehrgarh
Correct answer is: A. Taxila
Sirkap was a fortified city built by Greco-Bactrians near Taxila in present-day Pakistan. It was an important archaeological site.

Archaeology is the study of:

A. Human kinds
B. Past things
C. Animals
D. Plants
Correct answer is: B. Past things
Archaeology studies human history and prehistory through excavation and analysis of artifacts and structures.
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