maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 6

According to which of the following sources, did Ashoka in his old age abdicate the throne in favour of his grandson Samprati?

a) Ashokavadana

b) Gargi-Samhita

c) Divyavadana

d) Mahavamsa

Answer: (c)

Question : 7 [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]

Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?

a) Bharhut

b) Sarnath

c) Amaravati

d) Sanchi

Answer: (d)

Question : 8

Which among the following was the first investigated pillar of Ashkoa?

a) Delhi Meerut Pillar

b) Sarnath

c) Barabar cave

d) Dhauli

Answer: (a)

Question : 9

Which one of the following statements about Chandragupta II is not correct ?

a) Kalidas and Amarsingh were famous scholars in his court

b) He married his daughter Prabhawati to an Ahom prince

c) He expanded his empire both through matrimonial alliances and conquests

d) He married a Naga princess, named Kubera Naga

Answer: (c)

Chandragupta Maurya-II expanded his kingdom/ empire through matrimonial relationship and conquests.

Question : 10

Which form of Prakrit was uniformly used by Ashoka in all his inscriptions?

a) Marathi

b) Ardha-Magadhi

c) Suraseni

d) Magadhi

Answer: (b)

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