maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

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

a) Antigonus Gonatas of Macedonia

b) Xerxes of Macedonia

c) Ptolemy II Philadelphos of Egypt

d) Antiochus II Theos of Syria

Answer: (b)

Question : 17

In which of the following respect do the Ashokan epigraphs not help us to draw historical inferences?

a) In deriving conclusions regarding his relations with the members of his family

b) In delineating the boundary of the Mauryan empire

c) In inferring the impact of Kalinga War on the noncombatants

d) In inferring Ashoka’s relations with his border countries

Answer: (a)

Question : 18

Which of the following was an administrative centre of the Southern province of Ashoka’s empire?

a) Satiyaputra

b) Isila

c) Samapa

d) Keralputra

Answer: (b)

During 4th and 3rd century BCE, Karnataka was part of Nanda and Maurya Empire. The Brahmagiri edicts in Chitradurga dated around 230 BCE belong to emperor Ashoka and says of the nearby region as ‘Isila’ which means ‘fortified region’. These rock edicts indicated that the Isila was the southernmost extent of the Mauryan empire.

Question : 19

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :

  • Assertion (A): The Indo-Greek rulers were coming under the influence of Indian Culture.
  • Reason (R): Some coins of Agathocles bear the figures of Vasudeva and Balarama.
Codes:

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

b) A is true, but R is false

c) A is false, but R is true

d) Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: (b)

Question : 20

Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashoka’s inscriptions?

a) Rakhaldas Banerji

b) Charles Wilkins

c) Dayaram Sahni

d) James Prinsep

Answer: (d)

James Princep was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. Remained unread until James Princep successfully deciphered Ashoka’s edicts inscription in 1837. Stories of Ashoka flourished from the time of his death and grew more fanciful with the passing centuries.

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