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

Question : 1

In which of the following edicts did Ashoka order that “whosoever monk or nun breaks up the Sangha, after being clothed in white garments, shall take up abode in a place other than a monastery”?

a) Sarnath Edict

b) The Queen’s Edict

c) Kausambi Edict

d) Sanchi Edict

Question : 2

Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?

a) Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’

b) Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural’

c) Kalidasa’s ‘Malvikagni Mitram’

d) Vatsyanana’s ‘Kamasutra’

Question : 3

Name the Persian who was appointed by Ashoka to administer the western province?

a) Plutarch

b) Jaluka

c) Plinv

d) Tusapa

Question : 4

Assertion (A):
The Mauryan kings did not bestow land grants on a religious basis.
Reason (R):
The peasants revolted against land grants.
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 of the following metals were mostly used for minting coins during the Mauryan period?

a) Bronze and gold

b) Lead and silver

c) Gold and lead

d) Silver and copper

Question : 6

Which of the following was not the result of the Kalinga War?

a) The number of casualties of combatants and noncombatants is stated to have been around four lakhs

b) The strength of the Mauryan army was curtailed

c) The cruel consequences of war revolutionized the personality and public policies of Ashoka

d) He wages no wars after the Kalinga War