maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following books serves as a source for the Mauryan period?

a) Jain Purvas

b) Historica

c) Suttapitaka

d) Indica

Question : 2

The earliest example of rock cut architecture is evident for the time of

a) Post-Mauryan

b) Pre-Mauryan

c) Mauryan

d) Gupta

Question : 3

Who was the founder of Kushan dynasty?

a) Huvishka

b) Vim Kadphises

c) Kujul Kadaphises

d) Kanishka

Question : 4

Which of the following was not one of the reasons for the failure of dhamma?

a) It was too idealistic a concept, which could not break the social and sectarian barriers

b) Ashoka’s excessive enthusiasm produced a reaction against it

c) It was too vague a solution, because the problems lay at the very roots of the system

d) It failed to provide a solution to the problems which it set out to solve

Question : 5

Given below are the two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

• Assertion (A): The decline of the Maurya Empire began after the time of Ashoka.
• Reason (R): Ashoka followed the policy of Dhamma Vijaya and disbanded his army.

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 and R is the correct explanation of A

Question : 6

Who was the founder of Maurya dynasty?

a) Vishnugupta

b) Chandragupta II

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Ashoka