maurya & post mauryan period MCQ set 7 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following statements about the Mauryan Council of Ministers (mantri-parishad) is not correct?

a) It may have acted as a political check on the king

b) The members of the council were personally selected by the king

c) It was specially consulted in times of emergency

d) The number of members of the council was fixed and it consisted of three councillors and a Chief Minister

Question : 2

Who was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya?

a) Khallataka

b) Kautilya

c) Megasthenese

d) Radhagupta

Question : 3

The reign of the Kushana monarch Kanishka was a turning point in the history of Buddhism, because:

a) It witnessed the rise of Mahayanism

b) Buddhism was introduced in China and Central Asia in his time

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) The images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas began to be carved out during this period

Question : 4

Match the following :

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 1 2 3 4

Question : 5

The Dhamma propagated by Ashoka was

a) the religious policy of the state

b) the tenets of Buddhism

c) a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time

d) a mixture of the philosophies of Ajivikas and Charvakas

Question : 6

Which of the following statements is not correct with regarding the Maurya king Ashoka?

a) Ashoka is the first king in the Indian history who has left his records engraved on stones.

b) According to the Jaina texts, Ashoka was very cruel in his early life and captured the throne after killing his 99 brothers.

c) Ashoka is said to have added only Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.

d) The Ashokan inscriptions are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.