maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 11 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assasinated by his commander-in-chief Pushyamitra Sunga.
2. The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was assasinated by his Brahman minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.

a) 1 only

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 2 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 2

What is the most significant difference in the message of the pillar Edicts as compared to the Rock Edicts?

a) The main stress in the Pillar Edicts is on social welfare measure

b) Rock Edicts are addressed to common people and Pillar Edicts to the Buddhist order

c) There is a hint of fanaticism about dhamma and of megalomania in the Pillar Edicts

d) The Pillar Edicts are mainly devoted to the moral aspects of dhamma and Ashoka’s attachment to Buddhism

Question : 3

In which year, the coronation of Kushan King Kanishka was held?

a) 101 A.D.

b) 78 A.D.

c) 178 B.C.

d) 58 B.C.

Question : 4

To the classical Greek writers, Lord Krisnna was known as

a) Sandrokottas

b) Androkottas

c) Heracles

d) Sauraseni

Question : 5

The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in

a) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh

b) Champaran district of Bihar

c) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh

d) Jaipur district of Rajasthan

Question : 6

Pre-Ashokan Brahmi script was found at

a) Anuradhapura

b) Maski

c) Nagarjunakonda

d) Brahmagiri