maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The pillars erected by Asoka furnish the finest specimen of the Mauryan art. Asokan pillars with inscriptions were found in places like Delhi, Allahabad, Rummindei, Sanchi and Saranath. Their tops were crowned with figures of animals like lion, elephant and bull.

The Saranath pillar with four lions standing back to back is the most magnificent. The Indian government adopted this capitol with some modifications as its state emblem.

The caves presented to the Ajivikas by Asoka and his son Dasaratha remain important heritage of the Mauryas. Their interior walls are polished like a mirror.

These were meant to be residences of monks. The caves at Barabar hills near Bodh Gaya are wonderful pieces of Mauryan architecture.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Pushyamitra was a supporter of the orthodox brahmanical faith, and revived the ancient Vedic sacrifice including the horse-sacrifice.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Magadha emerged as the nerve centre of political activity in north India. It was endowed by nature with certain geographical and strategic advantages. These made it to rise to imperial greatness. Its strategic position between the upper and lower part of the Gangetic valley was a great advantage. It had fertile soil.

The iron ores in the hills near Rajgir and copper and iron deposits near Gaya added to its natural assets. Its location at the centre of the highways of trade of those days contributed to its wealth. Rajagriha was the capital of Magadha. During the reign of Bimbisara and Ajatshatru, the prosperity of Magadha reached its zenith.

Answer: (d)

The rock inscriptions of Devanampriya Priyadarshi were being discovered all over India for centuries. But for a long time, the identity of this ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’ remained a puzzle. In the year 1915 near a village called Maski in Raichur District of Karnataka, a rock inscription was discovered on a hill. In this inscription, for the first time, the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampriya and Priyadarshi. It was then certain that Devanampriya Priyadarshi was no other than Ashoka.