maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 36

Who was Ashoka’s contemporary king of Ceylon?

a) Devanampiya Tissa

b) Abhaya

c) Pakanduka

d) Mutasiva

Answer: (a)

Ashoka maintained close relations with Tissa, the ruler of Ceylon. Devaanampiya Tissa was the second son of Mutasiva. He was a friend of Asoka even before he became king.

Question : 37

Who was the mentor of Chandragupta Maurya?

a) Megasthenes

b) Vishakhadutta

c) Chanakya

d) Patanjali

Answer: (b)

Chanakya was the mentor of Chandragupta Maurya. He was a great scholar, teacher of economics and political science in ancient India. Different lessons of politics and war were taught to Chandragupta by Chanakya. Chandragupta Maurya established Maurya Empire by defeating Dhana Nanda of Nanda dynasty.

Question : 38

Who was the greatest ruler of Satavahana dynasty?

a) Gautamiputra Satkarni

b) Satkarni I

c) Hall

d) Yajanasri Satkarni

Answer: (a)

The great rulers of the Satavahana dynasty Gautamiputra Satakarni and Sri Yajna Satakarni were able to defeat the foreign invaders like the Western Kshatrapas and stop their expansion.

Question : 39

The major contribution of the Third Buddhist Council convened by Ashoka was:

a) All the above

b) It purged the Buddhist sangha of its dissenters

c) It decided to dispatch Buddhist missions to various parts of India and foreign countries

d) At this conference kathavatthu was compiled by its President Moggaliputta Tissa

Answer: (a)

Question : 40

Who identified the name Sandrocottus as Chandragupta Maurya?

a) V.A. Smith

b) Megasthenes

c) Justin

d) William Jones

Answer: (c)

The Roman historian Justin described Sandrocottus (Greek version of Chandragupta’s name) conquered the northwest India.

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