Maurya & Post Mauryan Period Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 11

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

• Assertion (A): Like Buddha, Jain Tirthankar is depicted on some Kushan coins.
• Reason (R): Mathura was a great centre of Jainism during the Kushan period.

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not 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

Question : 12

Which God is depicted on the Yaudheya coins?

a) Vasudeva

b) Indra

c) Shiva

d) Kartikeya

Question : 13

The head of a district (Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue and the officer incharge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during Mauryan empire was known as

a) Chirastadar

b) Krori

c) Foujdar

d) Rajuka

Question : 14

Match the five major Mauryan provinces with their capitals:

a) I II I III V

b) II III I IV V

c) III II I IV V

d) V I II III IV

Question : 15

Which of the following languages is used in the inscriptions of Ashoka?

a) Sanskrit

b) Pali

c) Prakrit

d) Apabhramsa