maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 36

The most informative source about Mauryan administration is?

a) Buddhist Chronicles

b) Indica

c) Ashokan Inscriptions

d) Arthashastra

Answer: (d)

Question : 37

Which of the following dynasties arose after the decline of the Satavahana empire?

  1. The Abhiras
  2. The Ikshvakus
  3. The Chutus
  4. The Pallavas
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2 and 4

c) only 2

d) 1, 2 and 4

Answer: (a)

Question : 38

The governor under Chandragupta Maurya who constructed the Sudarshana Lake is?

a) Chakrapalita

b) Parnadatta

c) Pushagupta

d) Tusaspa

Answer: (c)

Question : 39

Consider the following statements:

  1. Mahapadma Nanda uprooted the kshatriya dynasties in north India and assumed the title ekarat.
  2. The Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela of Kalinga refers to the conquest of Kalinga by the Nandas.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

Answer: (a)

Mahapadma Nanda was a powerful ruler of the Nanda dynasty. He uprooted the kshatriya dynasties in north India and assumed the title ekarat. The Puranas speak of the extensive conquests made by Mahapadma. The Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela of Kalinga refers to the conquest of Kalinga by the Nandas.

Many historians believe that a considerable portion of the Deccan was also under the control of the Nandas. Therefore, Mahapadma Nanda may be regarded as a great empire builder.

Question : 40

Which of the following statements about the conversion of Ashoka to Buddhism is generally believed to be correct?

a) He became a convert to Buddhism under the influence of Upagupta

b) It took place as a dramatic event soon after the Kalinga War

c) His conversion to Buddhism was a gradual process

d) Ashoka was never converted to Buddhism; he only borrowed some if its ideas to propound his doctrine of dhamma

Answer: (c)

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