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

Question : 1

Which of the following Saka rulers was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?

a) Rudradaman

b) Nahapana

c) Menander

d) None of these

Question : 2

Consider the following statements regarding the description of Megasthenese.

1. Megasthenese describes the seven castes in India
2. Megasthenese describes salavary system is not found in India
3. There is no femine in India
4. Writing skill was not developed in India. Which of the above statements are correct?

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1 and 2 only

Question : 3

The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

a) Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

b) Chunar near Mirzapur

c) Sarnath near Varanasi

d) Lauriya in Nandangarh

Question : 4

Which of the following statements about the Mauryan relations with Sri Lanka is not correct?

a) Tisas, the Sinhalese king, accepted Buddhism and appears to have made it the state religion

b) The coming of Mahendra and Sanghmitra to Sri Lanka was the First official contact between the two countries

c) There were frequent exchanges of gifts and envoys

d) The king of Sri Lanka, Tissa, adopted the title of Devanampirya and appears to have modelled himself on Ashoka

Question : 5

The followers of which of the following sects worshipped the Ashoka Tree as God and carried in their hands a bunch of peacock feathers?

a) Digambar Jain

b) Shakta

c) Ajivika

d) Pashupata

Question : 6

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

a) His daughter Sanghamitra

b) His second wife Karuvaki

c) His wife Asandhamitra

d) His son Tivara