maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 10 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The last Mauryan emperor was

a) Avanti Verma

b) Brihadratha

c) Jaloka

d) Nandi Vardhana

Question : 2

Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?

a) 15th March (or 16th May)

b) 21st April (or 20th April)

c) 22nd March (or 21st March)

d) 31st March (or 30th March)

Question : 3

On what basis is it held that on the east the province of Vanga (part of modern Bengal) formed part of the Mauryan empire?

a) Discovery of Ashokan edicts in this part of Bengal

b) Buddhist traditions associate Ashoka with propagation of Buddhism in Bengal

c) Tamralipti, the principal port of the area, was one of the most important maritime centres during the Mauryan period

d) Megasthenes’ Indica mentions Chandragupta’s conquest of the region

Question : 4

The following persons came to India at one time or another

1. Fa-Hien
2. I-Tsing
3. Megasthanese
4. Hieun-Tsang

a) 3, 1, 4, 2

b) 1, 3, 4, 2

c) 3, 1, 2, 4

d) 1, 3, 2, 4

Question : 5

Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan monarchy under Ashoka?

a) Enlightened despotism

b) Guided democracy

c) Centralised autocracy

d) Paternal despotism

Question : 6

Who recognised Sandrokottos as Chandra Gupta Maurya?

a) V. Smith

b) D. R. Bhandharkar

c) William Jones

d) R. K. Mukherjee