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

Question : 1

Which of the following statements about the Mauryan kings is not correct?

a) The kings often laid down codes of regulation for the guidance of their officers and the people

b) They had extensive powers encompassing administrative, judicial, and legislative functions

c) Appointments to the most important offices were made by the ruler himself

d) They laid claim to divinity

Question : 2

The figure of Buddha is engraved on the coins of

a) Kanishka

b) Ashoka

c) Menander

d) Harsha

Question : 3

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given rulers of ancient India?

a) Milinda—Kanishka—Ashoka

b) Ashoka—Kanishka—Milinda

c) Ashoka—Milinda—Kanishka

d) Milinda—Ashoka—Kanishka

Question : 4

Which one of the following statements about Chandragupta II is not correct ?

a) He married his daughter Prabhawati to an Ahom prince

b) Kalidas and Amarsingh were famous scholars in his court

c) He married a Naga princess, named Kubera Naga

d) He expanded his empire both through matrimonial alliances and conquests

Question : 5

In social matters Ashoka’s most revolutionary concept was:

a) All the above

b) Proper behavior to slaves, servants, elders etc.

c) His opposition to social entertainments, such as the samajas

d) His opposition to wasteful social rituals and ceremonies at marriages, births, journeys etc.

Question : 6

Who patronized the third Buddhist council held at Pataliputra?

a) Ajatashatru

b) Kanishka

c) Kalasoka

d) Ashoka