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

Question : 1

The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha.

a) Rummindei pillar

b) Bhabru pillar

c) Minor pillar of Maski

d) Queen pillar

Question : 2

Who was the ambassador of Selucus Nikator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

a) Barbosa

b) Fahien

c) Megasthenes

d) Itsing

Question : 3

Which of the following is not correct about the plight of women in the post-Mauryan times?

a) None of the above

b) The practice of Niyog was not prevalent

c) The practice of divorce prevailed

d) Women had no right to second marriage

Question : 4

Assertion (A):
Kushans traded through the Gulf of Persian and Red sea.
Reason (R):
Their well-organized naval force base was highly qualified.
In context to the above which is the correct answer?

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

For which of the following rulers ‘Ekabrahmana’ has been used?

a) Kharavela

b) Susharman

c) Pushyamitra Shunga

d) Gautamiputra Shatakarni

Question : 6

The accounts of Kalinga War is known to us by the

a) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

b) Minor Rock Edict-I

c) Rock Edict XIII

d) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang