Maurya Empire MCQs with Answers Quiz 4

Question 1. Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka? 

1. Inscriptions of Ashoka
2. Dipavamsa
3. Mahavamsa
4. Divyavadana

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 and 4

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 2. Indica’ was originally written by _______.

(A) Diodorus

(B) Plutarch

(C) Megasthenes

(D) Nearchus

Question 3. Consider the following statements.

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadaratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
   
2. The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
   
3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
   

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 3

(C) Only 2

(D) 1 and 2

Question 4. Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?

(A) Arthashastra

(B) Sukra Nitisara

(C) Manavadharmashastra

(D) Kamasutra

Question 5. Which of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?

(A) Pradeshtha

(B) Antapala

(C) Vyabharika

(D) Samaharta

Question 6. Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the Penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for _______.

(A) Stenching temples

(B) Throwing garbage

(C) Slushing the road

(D) Filthy drinking water

Question 7. Indica’ was originally written by _________.

(A) Diodorus

(B) Plutarch

(C) Megasthenes

(D) Nearchus

Question 8. In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka’s edicts are also found? 

(A) None of the below

(B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvavela

(C) Nashik Prashasti regarding Gautamiputra Satakarni

(D) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman

Question 9. The system governing villages through autonomous elected panchayats was evolved by _________.

(A) Mauryans

(B) Aryans

(C) Dravids

(D) Kushans

Question 10. ‘Sita’ in the Maurya period means?

(A) Barren land

(B) Revenue from Crown land

(C) A religious sect

(D) A goddess

Question 11. Which among the following prohibits remarriage?

(A) Arthashastra

(B) Yagyavalkya

(C) Manusmiriti

(D) Jataka

Question 12. Which of the following Mauryan officers was in charge of weights and measures?

(A) Sunadhyaksha

(B) Sitadhyaksha

(C) Panyadhyaksha

(D) Pautavadhyaksha

Question 13. In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both ________.

(A) Junagarh inscription of Skandgupta

(B) Girnar inscription of Ashoka

(C) Junagarh inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman

(D) Nasik inscription of Gautami putra Shatkarni

Question 14. With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorising of Chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?

(A) Magadha

(B) Agrahaarika

(C) Parivraajaka

(D) Shramana

Question 15. Land revenue, which was the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by which officer?

(A) Akradhayaksha

(B) Sitadhyaksha

(C) Shulkadhyaksha

(D) Agronomoi

Question 16. What is the name of Megasthenes’s book? 

(A) Indica

(B) Purana

(C) Rig Veda

(D) Economics

Question 17. Realising the need for water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area, was?

(A) Skanda Gupta

(B) Rudradaman

(C) Ashoka

(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Question 18. The last Mauryan emperor was __________.

(A) Brihadratha

(B) Nandi Vardhana

(C) Avanti Verma

(D) Jaloka

Question 19. Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continued since the period of Mauryans?

(A) Protection of artisans

(B) Registration of birth and death certificate

(C) Determination of prices of goods

(D) Inspection of weight measure reamer

Question 20. Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were? 

(A) Administrative Divisions

(B) Religious Ceremonies

(C) Sources of Revenue

(D) Military Departments

Question 21. Which among the following prohibits remarriage?

(A) Arthashastra

(B) Yagyavalkya

(C) Manusmiriti

(D) Jataka

Question 22. The following Mauryan rulers were the followers of Buddhism

1. Chandragupta
   
2. Ashoka
   
3. Bindusara
   
4. Dasaratha
   

Select the correct answer.

(A) 2 and 4

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 23. The social status assigned to the foreigners in Indian society by Manu was of the __________. 

(A) Sudras

(B) Vaishyas

(C) Fallen Kshatriyas

(D) Kshatriyas

Question 24. The most famous centre of learning during the Maurya period was ________.

(A) Ujjain

(B) Taxila

(C) Nalanda

(D) Vaishali

Question 25. Who was the author of ‘Indica’? 

(A) Pliny

(B) Diamachus

(C) Megasthenes

(D) Vishnugupta