Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kinship, Caste and Class

Question:

In the context of ancient Indian non-Kshatriya kings, consider the following statements and state which one is/are correct:

I- Brahmanical texts suggested Mauryas were of low origin.
II- The Shungas and Kanvas were the immediate successors of the Mauryas and they were Brahmanas.

Options:

Only I

Only II

Both I & II

Neither I nor II

Correct Answer:

Both I & II

Explanation:

According to Brahmanical texts Mauryans were of low origin, but Buddhist texts mention them Kshatriya clan. The Shungas and Kanvas, the immediate successors of the Mauryas, were Brahmanas.