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

Question : 1

Which one of the following was not a feature of the society of post-Mauryan times?

a) Inter-caste marriages between different groups did not take place

b) Inter-caste marriages were known.

c) People could change their professions to suit their needs.

d) A large number of foreigners entered and settled in India.

Question : 2

The only edict that mentions the name Ashoka is

a) Rajulamandagiri

b) Sanchi

c) Yerragudi

d) Maski

Question : 3

Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire?

a) Bihar

b) Kalinga

c) Afghanistan

d) Sri Lanka

Question : 4

Realising the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was

a) Ashoka

b) Skanda Gupta

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Rudradaman

Question : 5

The reign of the Kushana monarch Kanishka was a turning point in the history of Buddhism, because:

a) It witnessed the rise of Mahayanism

b) Buddhism was introduced in China and Central Asia in his time

c) Both (a) and (b) 

d) The images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas began to be carved out during this period

Question : 6

Which of the following statements about the Mauryan relations with Sri Lanka is not correct?

a) The coming of Mahendra and Sanghmitra to Sri Lanka was the First official contact between the two countries

b) Tisas, the Sinhalese king, accepted Buddhism and appears to have made it the state religion

c) The king of Sri Lanka, Tissa, adopted the title of Devanampirya and appears to have modelled himself on Ashoka

d) There were frequent exchanges of gifts and envoys