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

Question : 1

The Greek envoy Heliodorus of the Besnagar inscription was sent by the Indo-Greek ruler

a) Antialcidas

b) Demetrius

c) Menander

d) Agathocles

Question : 2

Who of the Jain saints is associated with Chandragupta Maurya?

a) Haribhadra

b) Umaswami

c) Sthulbhadra

d) Bhadrabahu

Question : 3

Which of the following were called Sarthavaha?

a) Money lenders

b) Brokers

c) Carvan of traders

d) Pilgrims

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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)