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

Question : 1

The officer of the Central Government, who was in-charge of collection of revenue, was:

a) Adhyaksha or Superintendent of Departments

b) Karmika or Clerk

c) Sannidhata or High Treasurer

d) Samaharta or Collector General

Question : 2

Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour?

a) Bindusar

b) Rudradaman-I

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Ashoka

Question : 3

The institution of child marriage started in which period?

a) Kushan period

b) In the time of Harshavardhan

c) Maurya period

d) Gupta period

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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