maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16 [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]

Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka?

  1. Inscriptions of Ashoka
  2. Dipavamsa
  3. Mahavamsa
  4. Divyavadana
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 and 4

Answer: (a)

Question : 17 [IAS (Pre) 1993]

Another name of Chanakya was

a) Vishnugupta

b) Vishakhdatta

c) Bhattswami

d) Rajshekhar

Answer: (a)

Question : 18

Which of the following statements about the Mauryan kings is not correct?

a) They had extensive powers encompassing administrative, judicial, and legislative functions

b) The kings often laid down codes of regulation for the guidance of their officers and the people

c) They laid claim to divinity

d) Appointments to the most important offices were made by the ruler himself

Answer: (c)

Question : 19 [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2014]

According to the ‘Arthashastra’ of Kautilya the following courts existed in the judicial system of Mauryan Age

  1. Dharmamahamatra
  2. Dharmasthiya
  3. Rajjuka
  4. Kantakshodhana
Code

a) 2 and 3

b) 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 1 and 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 20

Who among the following Hellenistic rulers was/were contemporaries of Ashoka?

a) All of the above

b) Alexander

c) Antiochos

d) Magas

Answer: (a)

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