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31.
Maurya empire declined after Ashoka mainly because of
  • A.
    Weak successors of Asoka
  • B.
    Decentralisation of powers
  • C.
    Ashoka's excessive patronage to Buddhism.
  • D.
    The policy of ahimsa leading to military weakness.
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Answer : [A]
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32.
The most commonly used coin, during the Mauryan period, was
  • A.
    Nishka
  • C.
    Suvarna
  • B.
    Karashapana
  • D.
    Kakini
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Answer : [B]
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33.
The first monarch of Magadh kingdom in the sixth century B.C. was
  • A.
    Jarasandha
  • C.
    Prasenajit
  • B.
    Bimbisara
  • D.
    Ajatashatru
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Answer : [B]
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34.
Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north -west upto
  • A.
    Indus
  • C.
    Hindukush
  • B.
    Sutlej
  • D.
    Ravi
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Answer : [C]
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35.
Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of Nandas at
  • A.
    Taxila
  • C.
    Ujjain
  • B.
    Sravana Belgola
  • D.
    Magadha
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Answer : [D]
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