maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

Consider the following with reference to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire:

  1. Brahmanical revolt
  2. King Ashoka’s pacifist policies
  3. Invasions from outside
  4. Weakness of Ashoka’s successors
Which of the above reasons led to the disintegration and decline of the Mauryan Empire?

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) 1 and 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 32

The famous Queen’s Edict (Allahabad Pillar Inscription) of Ashoka was probably shifted to Allahabad from Kausambhi by

a) Akbar

b) Yasovarman

c) Samudragupta

d) Harsha

Answer: (a)

Question : 33

Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

a) Chandragupta was known to the Greeks as ‘Amitrochates’

b) Chandragupta died in South India

c) Chandragupta was succeeded by his son Bindusara

d) Kautilya was Chandragupta’s mentor and guide

Answer: (a)

Question : 34 [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]

When was Vikram Samvat started?

a) 57 B.C.

b) 56 B.C.

c) 78 A.D.

d) 72 B.C.

Answer: (a)

Question : 35 [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

Sarnath Pillar was built by

a) Ashoka

b) Kanishka

c) Harshavardhana

d) Gautam Buddha

Answer: (a)

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