maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

During the reign of Ashoka the huge Maurya empire divided into

a) Six Provinces

b) Four Provinces

c) Five Provinces

d) None of these

Answer: (c)

Question : 32

Which of the following Saka rulers was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?

a) Rudradaman

b) Nahapana

c) Menander

d) None of these

Answer: (a)

Question : 33

Consider the following statements regarding the description of Megasthenese.

  1. Megasthenese describes the seven castes in India
  2. Megasthenese describes salavary system is not found in India
  3. There is no femine in India
  4. Writing skill was not developed in India. Which of the above statements are correct?

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1 and 2 only

Answer: (c)

Question : 34

The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of

a) Udayagiri near Bhubaneshwar

b) Chunar near Mirzapur

c) Sarnath near Varanasi

d) Lauriya in Nandangarh

Answer: (b)

Question : 35

The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at

a) Pataliputra

b) Rajgriha

c) Vaishali

d) Nalanda

Answer: (a)

According to the Theravada commentaries and chronicles, the Third Buddhist Council was convened by the Mauryan king Ashoka at Pataliputra, under the leadership of the monk Moggaliputta Tissa.

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