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

Question : 1

Which of the following was not a state monopoly during the Mauryan period?

a) Slaughter houses and gambling houses

b) Mines and forests

c) Ferries and bridges

d) Pearl and fisheries

Question : 2

List ‘A’ consists of the varna categories and the List ‘B’ consists of the material for the sacrificial thread to be used by them. Match them and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) A B C D

b) B C D A

c) D B A C

d) B A D C

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Chandragupta Maurya?

1. He was the first ruler who unified entire India under one political unit.
2. Kautilya was the real architect of the Mauryan Empire and was also the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya.
3. Buddhist sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describe Chandragupta Maurya as a person of humble origin.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 4

The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at

a) Pataliputra

b) Rajgriha

c) Vaishali

d) Nalanda

Question : 5

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 : 6

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