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

Question : 1

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

• Assertion (A): Arikmedu was a centre of IndoRoman Trade
• Reason (R): Roman coins in good numbers have been found in Arikamedu excavation.

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

Question : 2

Which of the following was not one of the checks on the powers of the Mauryan kings?

a) Mantri-parishad

b) Customs of the land

c) Brahmins

d) Guilds

Question : 3

Which among the following was the first empire to stretch from sea to sea from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian sea?

a) Satvahana

b) Nanda

c) Maurya

d) Gupta

Question : 4

Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?

a) Pushparaja

b) Pushyagupta

c) Pushyamitra

d) Pravarsena

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. There was remarkable progress in the fields of trade and industry during the Satavahana rule.
2. The greatest port of the Satavahanas was Kalyani on the western Deccan.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 6

Which of the following statements about the officers designated as mahamattas in Mauryan adminstration is correct?

a) It is a Prakrit expression for the Sanskrit word amatya

b) These officers were charged with the responsibility of propagating Buddhism

c) The term was used for any senior official irrespective of the duties assigned to him

d) They were appointed as viceroys of various provinces