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

Question : 1

The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

a) Chunar near Mirzapur

b) Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

c) Lauriya in Nandangarh

d) Sarnath near Varanasi

Question : 2

When was Saka Samvat initiated?

a) 78 A.D.

b) 606 A.D.

c) 58 A.D.

d) 320 A.D.

Question : 3

Consider the following statements and mark the option which is true.

1. Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela of Kalinga is also a source of Sangam Age.
2. Wima Kadphises, inspired by his teacher Parva, convened a Buddhist convict at Kandalvana in Kashmir.
3. Greeks introduced Hellinistic Art into India, the impact of which can be seen in the Gandhara Art.

a) All of the above

b) i and iii

c) ii

d) None of the above

Question : 4

The capital of the Satavahanas was located at

a) Nanded

b) Durg

c) Amaravati

d) Naldurg

Question : 5

With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

a) Greeks - Kushanas - Sakas

b) Sakas - Kushanas - Greeks

c) Greeks - Sakas - Kushanas

d) Sakas - Greeks - Kushanas

Question : 6

‘Inspite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism’ validation of this fact is

a) Belief in Moksha

b) Establishment of veterinary hospitals

c) Pilgrims

d) Epithet of ‘Devanampriya’