maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 13 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?

a) Bharhut

b) Sarnath

c) Amaravati

d) Sanchi

Question : 2

Which among the following was the first investigated pillar of Ashkoa?

a) Delhi Meerut Pillar

b) Sarnath

c) Barabar cave

d) Dhauli

Question : 3

Which one of the following statements about Chandragupta II is not correct ?

a) Kalidas and Amarsingh were famous scholars in his court

b) He married his daughter Prabhawati to an Ahom prince

c) He expanded his empire both through matrimonial alliances and conquests

d) He married a Naga princess, named Kubera Naga

Question : 4

Which of the following states of India did not form part of the Mauryan empire?

a) Kerala

b) Kashmir

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Both (a) and (b) above

Question : 5

Which of the following public health measures was not punishable under the Mauryan public health laws?

a) Throwing dirt, mud or dead bodies on public thoroughfares

b) Treating patients and selling herbs and drugs without securing registration

c) Polluting the water tanks or sources of water

d) Taking the dead bodies for cremation or burial along paths not meant for the purpose

Question : 6

Which of the following Mauryan officers was incharge of weights and measures?

a) Panyadhyaksha

b) Sunadhyaksha

c) Pautavadhyaksha

d) Sitadhyaksha