Post Mauryan Period Multiple Choice Questions and Answers - 2

Question: 6

The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at

(A) Nalanda

(B) Pataliputra

(C) Rajgirha

(D) Vaishali

Question: 7

Who built the city of Shrinagar in Kashmir?

(A) Chandragupta Maurya

(B) Kanishka

(C) Ashoka

(D) Porus

Question: 8

Turamaya mentioned in the inscription of Ashoka was his contemporary king of

(A) Macedonia

(B) Afghanisthan

(C) Syria

(D) Egypt

Question: 9

The most important source for the study of Mauryan history is

(A) Natural Historica

(B) Mudrarakshasa

(C) Devichandraguptam

(D) Arthashastra

Question: 10

Where Ashoka sent his son Mahendra as a Buddhist missionary?

(A) Tibet

(B) Khotan

(C) Ceylon

(D) Nepal