maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21 [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]

In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka’s edicts are also found?

a) Nashik Prashasti regarding Gautamiputra Satakarni

b) None of the above

c) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman

d) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvavela

Answer: (c)

Question : 22

The Dhamma propagated by Ashoka was

a) the tenets of Buddhism

b) the religious policy of the state

c) a mixture of the philosophies of Ajivikas and Charvakas

d) a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time

Answer: (a)

The word Dhamma is the Prakrit version of the Sanskrit word Dharma. Ashoka’s Dhamma is a philosophical entity that emphasizes on the high ideals in order to lead a successful life. He wanted everyone to live peacefully and co-exist in a harmonious environment.

Question : 23

Which of the following was not one of Hellenic kings to whom diplomatic missions were sent by Ashoka?

a) Xerxes of Macedonia

b) Antigonus Gonatas of Macedonia

c) Antiochus II Theos of Syria

d) Ptolemy II Philadelphos of Egypt

Answer: (a)

Question : 24

Which of the following languages was used in Ashoka’s Edicts?

a) Vasudeva

b) Sanskrit

c) Pali

d) Brahmi

Answer: (b)

Question : 25 [Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002]

Kautilya was prime minister of

a) Ashoka

b) King Janak

c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

d) Chandragupta Maurya

Answer: (d)

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