maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 12 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Buddha is depicted on the coins of

a) Kanishka

b) Budhagupta

c) Vima Kadphises

d) Nahpaad

Question : 2

Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts?

a) Harry Smith

b) James Prinsep

c) John Tower

d) Charles Metcalfe

Question : 3

What were the impacts of Kautilya’s Arthashastra in Mauryan empire ?

1. The Arthashastra provided the state management of large scale trade and industry and exercise of effective control over every occupation.
2. It laid emphasis on education and moral training to the future king.
3. The Arthashastra maintained the state council to formulate the policy of the state

a) 1 only

b) All of them

c) 2 only

d) 3 only

Question : 4

In spite of his conversion to Buddhism and the concept of dhamma-vijaya, Ashoka was not a total pacifist. Which of the following does not confirm this view?

a) He felt sorry for the suffering caused by Kalinga War, but did not give up the conquered territory

b) He did not abolish capital punishment and granted only a brief reprieve to the condemned prisoners

c) After the conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka consolidated his southern conquests

d) In dealing with the troublesome forest tribes he clearly recognized the possibility of the use of force

Question : 5

Which one of the following chronological orders of the given dynasties of India is correct ?

a) Maurya-Nanda-Kanva-Sunga

b) Maurya-Nanda-Sunga-Kanva

c) Nanda-Maurya-Sunga-Kanva

d) Nanda-Maurya-Kanva-Sunga

Question : 6

The currency that was in circulation during the period of Mauryas was

a) Pana

b) Tanka

c) Dam

d) Rupee