maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions
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Question : 11
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Chandragupta | 1. Amitrochates Maurya |
B. Bindusar | 2. Sandrocotts |
C. Dakshinapatha | 3. Devanampriya |
D. Dasharatha | 4. Buddha shakya |
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 3 4 2 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 1 2 3 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
- In foreign Greek and Latin accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrocottus and Androcottus. He became well known in the Hellenistic world for conquering Alexander the Great's easternmost satrapies, and for defeating the most powerful of Alexander's successors, Seleucus I Nicator, in battle.
- Bindusara Maurya (c. 320 BC – 272 BC) was emperor of the Maurya Empire from 298 BC – 272 BC. During his reign, the empire expanded southwards. The Greeks called him Amitrochates or Allitrochades – the Greek transliteration for the Sanskrit word 'Amitraghata' (Slayer of enemies).
- In the third century B.C., King Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty supported and protected Buddhism and erected stupas and stone pillars at sites associated with Shakyamuni Buddha.
- Dasaratha is known to have dedicated three caves in the Nagarjuni Hills to the Ajivikas. Three inscriptions at the cave refer to him as ‘Devanampiya Dasaratha’
Question : 13
Who among the following was the first Satavahana king to introduce the ruler’s head on coins?
a) Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
b) Satakarni I
c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
d) Yojna Satakarni
Answer »Answer: (c)
Satavahana dynasty ruled from Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the 2nd century BC onwards. Satakarni I was the first Satavahana King to introduce the ruler’s head on the coins. The coins issued by Satavahanas had bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south Indian language.
Question : 14
During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, Pataliputra was administered by a board consisting of the members numbered.
a) 40
b) 20
c) 30
d) 50
Answer »Answer: (c)
Chandragupta, the founder of the Mauryan Empire was not only a great warrior but also an able administrator. He set up a sound and efficient system of administration in his vast empire. There was a municipal committee of 30 members to look after the affairs of the city. They looked after public buildings, water supply, sanitation, roads, gardens, hospitals, schools, temples and other works of public utility.
Question : 15
Who among the following is credited to have performed four Asvamedha sacrifices?
a) Nandivarman
b) Pushyamitra Sunga
c) Pravarasen I
d) Samudragupta
Answer »Answer: (c)
The Vakataka emperor Pravarasena I performed four Asvamedha Yajnas. Vakataka dynasty was the most important after the fall of Satavahanas and before the rise of Chalukyas they ruled in modern Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. They were contemporary of Guptas.
The dynasty was founded by Vindhyashakti but Pravarasena I was the real founder of Vakataka empire.
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