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

Question : 1

Where did Kalinga war take place?

a) Dhauli

b) Ujjaini

c) Mandu

d) Trivendam

Question : 2

The family member of Ashoka mentioned in his edicts, is:

a) His second wife Karuvaki

b) His daughter Sanghamitra

c) His son Tivara

d) His wife Asandhamitra

Question : 3

Which of the following statements about the Mauryan Council of Ministers (mantri-parishad) is not correct?

a) The members of the council were personally selected by the king

b) It may have acted as a political check on the king

c) The number of members of the council was fixed and it consisted of three councillors and a Chief Minister

d) It was specially consulted in times of emergency

Question : 4

Who of the following was the last of the Mauryas, assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra, the founder of the Shunga dynasty?

a) Samprati

b) Brihadratha

c) Devavarman

d) Shatadhanvan

Question : 5

One of the strongest arguments in support of the view that Ashoka’s dhamma was not a religious policy but a secular concept is the:

a) Appointment of dhamma-mahamattas

b) Stress on the maintenance of concord with all sects

c) Emphasis laid by him on respect for the elders

d) Stress laid on the importance of the family

Question : 6

Land revenue, which was the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by which officer?

a) Shulkadhyaksha

b) Akradhayaksha

c) Agronomoi

d) Sitadhyaksha