maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1

The earliest epigraphic reference to Chandragupta Maurya is found in the

a) Junagarh Rock Edict of Ashoka

b) Barabar cave inscription of Ashoka

c) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela

d) Junagarh Rock inscription of Rudradaman

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

The Ashoka major rock edicts which tell us about the Chola, Pandya, Satyaputta and Kerelaputta?

a) II and XII

b) I and VII

c) II and III

d) II and XIII

Answer: (d)

Major Rock Edict II mentions Chola, Pandya, Satyaputra and Keralpautra kingdoms in South India. Major Rock Edict XIII speaks of Asoka’s annexation of Kalinga. It mentions Asoka’s victory by dhamma over Greek kings and the Chola, Pandya, and Andhra kingdoms in South India.

Question : 3

Which of the following metals were mostly used for minting coins during the Mauryan period?

a) Lead and silver

b) Bronze and gold

c) Silver and copper

d) Gold and lead

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Rupadarsaka in the Mauryan administration was

a) Examiner of coins

b) Manager of stage

c) Examiner of gold, silver and copper

d) Superintendent of courtesans

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Visti signifies

a) Forced labour

b) Religious tax

c) Irrigation tax

d) Trade tax

Answer: (d)

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