maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following was a measure adopted by the later Mauryas to meet the needs of a depleted treasury?

a) Increase of exports

b) Increase in taxes

c) debasement of currency

d) Imposition of new taxes

Question : 2

Four major provinces of the Mauryan empire were the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern provinces, each under the vice-royalty of a prince or a member of the royal family. Which of the following provincial capitals of the Mauryan empire was the capital of the Northern province?

a) Taxila

b) Suvarnagiri

c) Ujjain

d) Tosali

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Pushyamitra Sunga was a staunch follower of Buddhism.
2. During the reign of Pushyamitra Sunga, the Buddhist monuments at Bharhut and Sanchi were renovated and further improved.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 4

Pushyamitra Sunga, who killed the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha and founded the Sunga dynasty, was a:

a) Feudatory ruler

b) Prime Minister of the Mauryas

c) Both (a) and (b) above

d) General of the Mauryas

Question : 5

Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka?

a) Ho Ti

b) Pan Chao

c) Pan Yang

d) Chi Huang Ti

Question : 6

The majority of the Buddhist vases in India are found in Western Maharashtra because:

a) Many of the royal dynasties of Western India were patrons of Buddhism

b) The Sahyadri mountain in western Maharashtra with its hard trap was best suited for rock-cut architecture

c) The caves in this region provided a safe sanctuary away from foreign invaders

d) There was a long-standing tradition in this region of royal patronage to rock-cut architecture