maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who replaced Megasthanese as the ambassador of the Syrian king Antiochus I in the court of Bindusara?

a) Dionysius

b) Diodorus

c) Arrian

d) Deimachos

Question : 2

According to which of the following sources, did Ashoka in his old age abdicate the throne in favour of his grandson Samprati?

a) Gargi-Samhita

b) Ashokavadana

c) Mahavamsa

d) Divyavadana

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. The Buddhist literature Anguttara Nikaya gives a list of sixteen great kingdoms called ‘Sixteen Mahajanapadas’.
2. Avanti was the capital of Kosala.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 4

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

• Assertion (A): The Indo-Greek rulers were coming under the influence of Indian Culture.
• Reason (R): Some coins of Agathocles bear the figures of Vasudeva and Balarama.

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

b) A is true, but R is false

c) A is false, but R is true

d) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A

Question : 5

Which of the following was an administrative centre of the Southern province of Ashoka’s empire?

a) Satiyaputra

b) Isila

c) Samapa

d) Keralputra

Question : 6

In which of the following respect do the Ashokan epigraphs not help us to draw historical inferences?

a) In deriving conclusions regarding his relations with the members of his family

b) In delineating the boundary of the Mauryan empire

c) In inferring the impact of Kalinga War on the noncombatants

d) In inferring Ashoka’s relations with his border countries