maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following administrative measures was not undertaken by Ashoka?

a) The monarch started the practice of royal tours and instituted quinquennial circuits of officers

b) Release of the convicts on the mercy petition moved by his ministers

c) He issued a code of conduct to his officials

d) He tried to save people from miscarriage of justice

Question : 2

Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?

a) Ashoka

b) Pusyamitra

c) Bimbisara

d) Harshavardhana

Question : 3

Which Indian King defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindh and Afghanistan appointed by Alexander?

a) Ashok

b) Chandragupta

c) Samudragupta

d) Bindusar

Question : 4

The red and white sandstone used for Mauryan pillars were obtained from the region around

a) Amravati

b) Varanasi

c) Agra

d) Mathura

Question : 5

Consider the following statements.

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
2. The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.

a) Only 2

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) Only 3

Question : 6

What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka?

a) 81 A.D.

b) 121 A.D.

c) 78 A.D.

d) 98 A.D.