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

Question : 1

The only edict that mentions the name Ashoka is

a) Rajulamandagiri

b) Sanchi

c) Yerragudi

d) Maski

Question : 2

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

a) Bihar

b) Kalinga

c) Afghanistan

d) Sri Lanka

Question : 3

Assertion (A):
Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R):
Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) Both (A,) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A,)

b) (A,) is false, but (R) is true

c) Both (A,) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A,)

d) (A,) is true, but (R) is false

Question : 4

Which of the kings has been mentioned as ‘Piyadassi’ and ‘Devanampriya’ in inscriptions?

a) Ashoka

b) Harshavardhana

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Samudragupta

Question : 5

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 : 6

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