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

Question : 1

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

a) Bihar

b) Kalinga

c) Afghanistan

d) Sri Lanka

Question : 2

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 : 3

Ceylon became a stronghold of which among the following branches of Buddhism?

a) Mahayan

b) Theravada

c) Hinayan

d) Mahendra

Question : 4

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 : 5

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

a) Ashoka

b) Harshavardhana

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Samudragupta

Question : 6

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