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

Question : 1

Which was the currency in circulation during the Maurya period?

a) Kakini

b) Pana

c) Tola

d) Dinar

Question : 2

The superintendent of weights and measures in the Mauryan administration was

a) Shulkadhyaksha

b) Samsthadhyaksha

c) Lavanadhyaksha

d) Pautuvadhyaksha

Question : 3

Turamaya mentioned in the inscriptions of Ashoka was his contemporary king of

a) Macedonia

b) Afghanisthan

c) Egypt

d) Syria

Question : 4

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) Stress on the maintenance of concord with all sects

b) Appointment of dhamma-mahamattas

c) Stress laid on the importance of the family

d) Emphasis laid by him on respect for the elders

Question : 5

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 : 6

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