maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 6

Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in

a) Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script

b) Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script

c) Prakrit language, Brahmi script

d) Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script

Answer: (b)

Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi inscriptions of ashoka are written in Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script. Shahbaz Garhi is an historic site located in Mardan District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Mansehra is located in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Question : 7

The most informative source about Mauryan administration is?

a) Indica

b) Buddhist Chronicles

c) Arthashastra

d) Ashokan Inscriptions

Answer: (c)

Question : 8 [IAS (Pre) 1997]

Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?

a) These are monolithic

b) These are parts of architectural structures

c) These are highly polished

d) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape

Answer: (b)

Question : 9 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2007]

In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka’ has been mentioned?

a) Rock Edict XIII

b) Minor Rock Edict of Maski

c) Bhabru Edict

d) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

Answer: (b)

Question : 10 [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008]

Bulandibagh was ancient site of

a) Pataliputra

b) Varanasi

c) Kapilavastu

d) Vaishali

Answer: (a)

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