maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 11

Which was the currency in circulation during the Maurya period?

a) Kakini

b) Pana

c) Tola

d) Dinar

Answer: (b)

Mauryas’ India had evolved its own monetary system based on indigenous standards. In the Arthasashtra, the silver pana with its sub-divisions is evidently recognized as the standard coin, while the copper mashaka with its divisions ranks as a token currency.

Question : 12

The superintendent of weights and measures in the Mauryan administration was

a) Shulkadhyaksha

b) Samsthadhyaksha

c) Lavanadhyaksha

d) Pautuvadhyaksha

Answer: (d)

Question : 13

Turamaya mentioned in the inscriptions of Ashoka was his contemporary king of

a) Macedonia

b) Afghanisthan

c) Egypt

d) Syria

Answer: (c)

In his thirteenth inscription, Ashoka mentions five Greek contemporary kings. Turamaya has been identified with the contemporary ruler of Egypt up to 247 BC.

Question : 14

Who was the writer of Mudrarakshasa?

a) Vishnugupta

b) Kautilya

c) Pushyagupta

d) Vishakhdatta

Answer: (d)

The Mudrarakshasa is a historical play in Sanskrit by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya to power in India.

Question : 15

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

a) Sarnath

b) Delhi Meerut Pillar

c) Dhauli

d) Barabar cave

Answer: (b)

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