maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 21

In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka made his famous declaration “All men are my children” ?

a) Lumbini Pillar Edict

b) Minor Rock Edict of Ahrawra

c) Pillar Edict VII

d) Separate Kalinga Rock Edict I

Answer: (d)

Question : 22

Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

List ‘A’ List ‘B’
1. Devabhuti A. The last Kanva king
2. Susharman B. The last Kushana king
3. Vasudeva I C. The last Shunga king
4. Pulumavi II D. The last Satavahana king
Codes: 1 2 3 4

a) C A B D

b) B C D A

c) C B A D

d) A B C D

Answer: (a)

The Kanva dynasty replaced the Sunga dynasty and ruled in the eastern part of India from 71 BC to 26 BC. The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty Devbhuti was overthrown by Vasudeva of the Kanva dynasty in 73 BC.

Susharman, the son of Narayana inherited the throne after his father. Susharman ruled for 10 years and later the Andhras overthrew him from power.

The Andhras had captured Magadha in the tenth year of Susharman's reign. Susharman was the final ruler of the Kanva kinship.

Vasudeva I was the last of the "Great Kushans." Named inscriptions dating from year 64 to 98 of Kanishka’s era suggest his reign extended from at least 191 to 225 AD. He was the last great Kushan emperor.

Question : 23

Who was the founder of Kanva dynasty?

a) Vasudeva

b) Vasumitra

c) Bhumimitra

d) Devabhuti

Answer: (a)

Question : 24

How many Tirthas were mentioned in Arthashastra?

a) 26

b) 16

c) 18

d) 30

Answer: (c)

Question : 25

The most striking example of the architectural closeness between Achaemenid Iran and Mauryan India was:

a) Terracotta objects found at various Mauryan sites

b) The stone elephant at Dhauli

c) The royal palace at Pataliputra

d) The lion-capital at Sarnath

Answer: (c)

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