maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 9 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

During the period of Bindusara, Ashoka served has the Viceroy of

a) Ujjain

b) Taxila and Ujjain

c) Suvarnagiri

d) Tosali

Question : 2

Ashoka himself considered his policy of dhamma as:

a) The essence of original Buddhism as preached by the Buddha

b) The essence of all religions or the common religion of mankind

c) A way of life which was both practical and convenient as well as highly moral

d) The ideal of virtuous life based on moral teachings of various thinkers

Question : 3

Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in

a) Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script

b) Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script

c) Prakrit language, Brahmi script

d) Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script

Question : 4

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 : 5

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

a) Bihar

b) Kalinga

c) Afghanistan

d) Sri Lanka