Maurya & Post Mauryan Period Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 31

What was the function of Samaharta in Mauryan Administration?

a) To Collect Revenue

b) Delivering Justice

c) To Work as a Judge

d) Leadership of Army

Question : 32 [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]

The division of Mauryan ‘Society into seven classes’ is particularly mentioned in

a) Ashokan Edicts

b) Megasthenes’ Indica

c) Kautilya’s Arthashastra

d) The Puranas

Question : 33

Which of the following is not one of the sources for determining the geographical extent of the Mauryan empire during the reign of Ashoka?

a) The distribution of his rock and pillar edicts

b) Numismatic evidence

c) The contents of his inscriptions

d) The literary and religious traditions

Question : 34 [44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]

Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is

a) Prakrit

b) Hindi

c) Sanskrit

d) Pali

Question : 35 [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]

Who among the following kings had heavily leaned towards Jainism?

a) Brihadratha

b) Huvishka

c) Dashratha

d) Kharavela