maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following supposed causes of decline and disintegration of the Mauryan Empire is the least likely?

a) Absence of national consciousness and representatitive institutions

b) Succession of weak kings after Ashoka and the partition of the empire after Ashoka

c) Brahmanical revolt against the pro-Buddhist policy of Ashoka

d) Military inactivity on account of Ashoka’s pacifist policies

Question : 2

Who of the following has mentioned on the absence of slavery in Maurya period?

a) Vishakhadatta

b) Megasthenes

c) Kautilya

d) Justin

Question : 3

Which of the following was not one of the contributions of Ashoka to India polity and culture?

a) Reform in criminal justice and revolutionary changes in the social system

b) Political and cultural unification of the country

c) A non-agressive foreign policy based on equality between the big and small states

d) Religious toleration and promotion of communal harmony

Question : 4

Given below are two statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below–

• Assertion (A): The traders usually moved in caravans.
• Reason (R): Dangers and uncertainties involved in long-distance travel compelled them to go together.

a) If both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

b) If A is correct but R is wrong.

c) If A is wrong but R is correct.

d) If both A and R are correct, R being the correct explanation of A.

Question : 5

In which of the following edicts did Ashoka order that “whosoever monk or nun breaks up the Sangha, after being clothed in white garments, shall take up abode in a place other than a monastery”?

a) The Queen’s Edict

b) Sarnath Edict

c) Sanchi Edict

d) Kausambi Edict

Question : 6

The last Mauryan emperor was

a) Samprati

b) Kunal

c) Jalok

d) Brihadratha