Maurya & Post Mauryan Period Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 6 [38th BPSC (Pre) 1992]

Art of Gandhara style flourished during the reign of

a) Guptas

b) Mauryas

c) Kushans

d) Akbar

Question : 7 [Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019]

Kalinga’s King Kharvel was associated with

a) Chedi dynasty

b) Rath-Bhojak dynasty

c) Mahameghvahana dynasty

d) Satvahana dynasty

Question : 8 [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]

Which of the following sources states that there was no slavery in ancient India?

a) Mudrarakshasha

b) Vayupuran

c) Arthashastra

d) Megasthenes’ Indica

Question : 9 [UPPCS (RI) 2014]

The social status assigned to the foreigners in Indian society by Manu was of the

a) Fallen Kshatriyas

b) Sudras

c) Kshatriyas

d) Vaishyas

Question : 10

Which of the following is not one of the broad categories into which the edicts issued by Ashoka can be divided?

a) Public pronouncements meant for his subjects

b) Edicts issued for the propagation of dhamma

c) Personal epistles directed to the Sangha

d) Pronouncement explaining the philosophy of Buddhism and its relevance in day-to day life