maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 14 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?

a) Pandya

b) Satavahana

c) Chola

d) Satiyaputta

Question : 2

Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?

a) Rummindei

b) Maski

c) Kalsi

d) Special Kalinga Edict

Question : 3

The Kushana kings assured title of Devaputra Kushana Kanishka’s predecessors also were assuming titles like Sarvaloka Isvara Mahisvara. This shows that Kushana Kings–

1. assumed high sounding titles implying power and fame.
2. assumed divine Kingship
3. Which of the above statements are correct?

a) 1 only

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 2 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 4

Pillar Edict IV of Ashoka is entirely addressed to the

a) Dhamma-mahamattas

b) Gopas

c) Nagarkaras

d) Rajukas

Question : 5

Assertion (A):
During the post-Mauryan period, foreigners were assimilated into Indian society on a large scale.
Reason (R):
The law-giver Manu stated that the Sakas and Parthians were the kshatriyas who had deviated from their duties and fallen in status.

a) (A) is false but (R) is true

b) (A) is true but (R) is false

c) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of (A)

d) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A)

Question : 6

Prince Susima was

a) The youngest son of Ashoka

b) The youngest brother of Ashoka

c) The eldest son of Ashoka

d) The eldest son of Bindusara