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

Answer: (a)

Ashoka maintained close relations with Tissa, the ruler of Ceylon. Devaanampiya Tissa was the second son of Mutasiva. He was a friend of Asoka even before he became king.

Answer: (b)

Chanakya was the mentor of Chandragupta Maurya. He was a great scholar, teacher of economics and political science in ancient India. Different lessons of politics and war were taught to Chandragupta by Chanakya. Chandragupta Maurya established Maurya Empire by defeating Dhana Nanda of Nanda dynasty.

Answer: (a)

The great rulers of the Satavahana dynasty Gautamiputra Satakarni and Sri Yajna Satakarni were able to defeat the foreign invaders like the Western Kshatrapas and stop their expansion.

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (a)

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.