MCQ Chapter 8 History Class 11 Maharashtra Board India during Mauryan period 1. What was a notable skill of Mauryan artists?Wood carvingStone cutting and carvingCloth weavingPainting potteryQuestion 1 of 202. What is the ‘Mauryan Polish’ associated with?Cloth productionStone sculpturesIron toolsWooden buildingsQuestion 2 of 203. Which statue is considered a beautiful example of Mauryan art?Chauri bearer of DidarganjLion capital of RampurvaElephant capital of SankissaFour lions of SarnathQuestion 3 of 204. What is India’s national emblem derived from?Rampurva lion capitalSarnath four-lion capitalSankissa elephant capitalLauria Nandangarh pillarQuestion 4 of 205. Where are the first datable rock-cut caves of India located?PataliputraBarabar and Nagarjuni hillsTaxilaSarnathQuestion 5 of 206. What material was used in Chandragupta’s palace at Pataliputra?Only woodStone and woodOnly brickIron and glassQuestion 6 of 207. Who described Chandragupta’s palace at Pataliputra?MegasthenesFa-hienJames PrincepPadre TieffenthalerQuestion 7 of 208. How many classes of Indian society did Megasthenes mention?FiveSevenNineThreeQuestion 8 of 209. Which profession was NOT part of Megasthenes’ societal classes?PriestSoldierWeaverTraderQuestion 9 of 2010. What was a popular form of entertainment during the Mauryan period?Painting contestsChariot racingPoetry recitalsArchery competitionsQuestion 10 of 2011. What rights did women have over Stridhana during the Mauryan period?Partial rightsNo rightsComplete rightsTemporary rightsQuestion 11 of 2012. Who took care of orphan and disabled women during the Mauryan period?TradersThe governmentPriestsSoldiersQuestion 12 of 2013. What led to the decline of the Mauryan Empire after Ashoka?Strong successorsInefficient kingsEconomic prosperityUnified administrationQuestion 13 of 2014. Who rebuilt empires in the post-Mauryan period?Haryanka and NandaShunga and SatavahanaGupta and PalaMaurya and ShishunagaQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the concept of ‘Vishti’ related to?Land taxCraft productionMilitary serviceTrade regulationQuestion 15 of 2016. How many stupas is Ashoka said to have built during his rule?3084,000141,000Question 16 of 2017. What script were most of Ashoka’s inscriptions written in?KharoshthiBrahmiDevanagariTamilQuestion 17 of 2018. Who deciphered the Brahmi script in 1837 C.E.?Padre TieffenthalerJames PrincepMegasthenesFa-hienQuestion 18 of 2019. Which Mauryan rock edict was found at Sopara?9th14th8th1stQuestion 19 of 2020. Where are the remains of the 9th rock edict of Ashoka kept?Mathura museumAsiatic Society in MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu SangrahalayaNational Museum in DelhiQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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