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

Question : 1

Which of the following steps was not taken by Ashoka to promote and patronise Buddhism?

a) He tooka a great deal of personal interest in the welfare of the monks and the nuns

b) He erected a commemorative pillar at the place where the Buddha was said to have been born

c) He got thousands of dissenter monks expelled from the Ashokarama monastery

d) Lumbini was made free of religious cess and revenue was reduced to only one-eighth share (of the produce)

Question : 2

Which of the following is not one of the broad categories into which the edicts issued by Ashoka can be divided?

a) Edicts issued for the propagation of dhamma

b) Public pronouncements meant for his subjects

c) Pronouncement explaining the philosophy of Buddhism and its relevance in day-to day life

d) Personal epistles directed to the Sangha

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 1 3 4 2

Question : 4

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 : 5

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

a) Vishakhadatta

b) Megasthenes

c) Kautilya

d) Justin

Question : 6

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