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

Question : 1

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

a) Ashok

b) Chandragupta

c) Samudragupta

d) Bindusar

Question : 2

Which of the following books serves as a source for the Mauryan period?

a) Historica

b) Jain Purvas

c) Indica

d) Suttapitaka

Question : 3

Which of the following was not one of the contributions of Ashoka to India polity and culture?

a) Political and cultural unification of the country

b) Reform in criminal justice and revolutionary changes in the social system

c) Religious toleration and promotion of communal harmony

d) A non-agressive foreign policy based on equality between the big and small states

Question : 4

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 : 5

At which among the following places, Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days ?

a) Nalanda

b) Kashi

c) Ujjain

d) Shravana Belgola

Question : 6

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

a) Amravati

b) Varanasi

c) Agra

d) Mathura