Maurya & Post Mauryan Period Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 1 [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]

The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha.

a) Rummindei pillar

b) Bhabru pillar

c) Minor pillar of Maski

d) Queen pillar

Question : 2

Who was the ambassador of Selucus Nikator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

a) Barbosa

b) Fahien

c) Megasthenes

d) Itsing

Question : 3

Which of the following is not correct about the plight of women in the post-Mauryan times?

a) None of the above

b) The practice of Niyog was not prevalent

c) The practice of divorce prevailed

d) Women had no right to second marriage

Question : 4

Which of the following supposed causes of decline and disintegration of the Mauryan Empire is the least likely?

a) Succession of weak kings after Ashoka and the partition of the empire after Ashoka

b) Absence of national consciousness and representatitive institutions

c) Military inactivity on account of Ashoka’s pacifist policies

d) Brahmanical revolt against the pro-Buddhist policy of Ashoka

Question : 5 [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]

‘Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were

a) Sources of Revenue

b) Administrative Divisions

c) Military Departments

d) Religious Ceremonies