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

Question : 1

Who received a Greek Ambassador Daimachos from Antiochus I?

a) Brihadradha

b) Budhagupta

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Bindusara

Question : 2

The officer in charge of 10 villages was called

a) Amin

b) Sena

c) Gopa

d) Mahanta

Question : 3

Which of the following rock edict says that missionaries were sent to Ceylon, Egypt and Syria to propagate Buddhism?

a) Rock Edict XIII

b) Rock Edict XII

c) Rock Edict X

d) Rock Edict XI

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

The last Mauryan emperor was

a) Avanti Verma

b) Brihadratha

c) Jaloka

d) Nandi Vardhana