maurya & post mauryan period Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 31

The edicts of Ashoka which reveal his inner sorrow on account of war and violence are:

a) Dhauli and Jaugada

b) Mansehra and Girnar

c) Shahbazgarhi and Sopara

d) Maski and Bhabra

Question : 32

Statement I:
There was great exodus of Jaina monks under the leadership of Bhadrabahu to the Deccan following severe famine in the Ganga valley towards the end of Chandragupta’s reign.
Statement II:
Chandragupta Maurya joined the Jaina

a) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

b) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

c) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

d) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

Question : 33

The majority of tthe Buddhist vases in India are found in Western Maharashtra because:

a) The Sahyadri mountain in western Maharashtra with its hard trap was best suited for rock-cut architecture

b) Many of the royal dynasties of Western India were patrons of Buddhism

c) There was a long-standing tradition in this region of royal patronage to rock-cut architecture

d) The caves in this region provided a safe sanctuary away from foreign invaders

Question : 34

The greatest work of Tamil grammar was

a) Tolkappiyam

b) Silappadikaram

c) Manimekalai

d) Isa-Nunukkam

Question : 35 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]

Who was called as ‘Sandrocottos’ by Justin, the Greek Writer?

a) Chandragupta I

b) Samudragupta

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Chandragupta II