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

Question : 1

Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas?

a) Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadutta

b) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

c) Megasthanese’s Indica

d) Inscription of Ashoka

Question : 2

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

• Assertion (A): Yajna satakarni introduced the motif of the ship on his coins.
• Reason (R): Satavahan Kingdom had brisk maritime trade with distant countries.

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

Question : 3

Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?

a) Ashoka

b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Bindusar

d) Kautilya

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashoka’s inscriptions?

a) Rakhaldas Banerji

b) Charles Wilkins

c) Dayaram Sahni

d) James Prinsep