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Which of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
(a) Samaharta
(b) Vyabharika
(c) Antapala
(d) Pradeshtha
Option a – Samaharta
Which of the following Mauryan officers was in charge of weights and measures?
(a) Pautavadhyaksha
(b) Panyadhyaksha
(c) Sitadhyaksha
(d) Sunadhyaksha
Option a – Pautavadhyaksha
Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for
(a) filthy drinking water
(b) slushing the road
(c) throwing garbage
(d) stenching temples
Option b – slushing the road
The most famous center of learning during the Maurya period was
(a) Vaishali
(b) Nalanda
(c) Taxila
(d) Ujjain
Option c – Taxila
The system governing villages through autonomous elected Panchayats was evolved by
(a) Kushans
(b) Dravid’s
(c) Aryans
(d) Mauryans
Option d – Mauryans
Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continuing since the period of Mauryans?
(a) Inspection of weight and measure reamer.
(b) Determination of prices of goods.
(c) Registration of birth and death certificate.
(d) Protection of artisans.
Option c – Registration of birth and death certificate.
(a) Weight and measurement
(b) Administrative management
(c) Construction of roads
(d) Revenue management
Option c – Construction of roads
During Mauryan Period ‘Pin tax’ was a
(a) tax is given for labor
(b) irrigation tax
(c) tax on non-agricultural products
(d) a tax collected by a village
Option d – a tax collected by a village
In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with
(a) Death
(b) Confiscation of goods
(c) Imprisonment
(d) None of the above
Option a – Death
‘Sita’ in the Maurya period means
(a) a Goddess
(b) a religious sect
(c) revenue from crown land
(d) barren land
Option c – revenue from crown land
Which among the following material used for minting coins during was Mauryan Empire?
(a) Gold and silver
(b) Silver and copper
(c) Copper and bronze
(d) Gold and copper
Option b – Silver and copper
The head of a district (Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue, and the officer in charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during the Mauryan Empire was known as
(a) Krori
(b) Rajuka
(c) Faujdar
(d) Chirastadar
Option b – Rajuka
India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Lord Mahavir
(d) Dhanvantari
Option a – Ashoka
Which of the following sources states that there was no slavery in ancient India?
(a) Arthashastra
(b) Mudrarakshasa
(c) Megasthenes Indica
(d) Vayupuran
Option c – Megasthenes Indica
In how many categories did Megasthenes divide Indian Society?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
Option d – Seven
Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
(a) Kamasutra
(b) Manavadharmashastra
(c) Sukra Nitisara
(d) Arthashastra
Option d – Arthashastra
Which among the following prohibits remarriage?
(a) Jataka
(b) Manusmiriti
(c) Yagyavalkya
(d) Arthashastra
Option b – Manusmiriti
Which among the following were the followers of Buddhism? I. Chandragupta II. Ashoka III. Bindusara IV. Dashrath Codes
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) II and IV
(d) III and IV
Option d – III and IV
Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of
(a) economic life
(b) political policies
(c) religious life
(d) social life
Option a – economic life
What was “Sarthwah”?
(a) Brokers
(b) Convoy of Merchants
(c) Moneylenders
(d) Pilgrims
Option b – Convoy of Merchants
Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
(a) Agraharika
(b) Yukta
(c) Pradeshika
(d) Rajjuka
Option a – Agraharika
Remains of which ancient city has been found at the Kumrahar site?
(a) Vaishali
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Kapilavastu
(d) Shravasti
Option b – Pataliputra
In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ………
(a) Mathura
(b) Varanasi
(c) Panipat
(d) Pataliputra
Option d – Pataliputra
Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilized during the crises in the country?
(a) Sohagaura copper plate
(b) Rummindei Pillar-Edict of Ashoka
(c) Prayaga-Prasasti
(d) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
Option a – Sohagaura copper plate
Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on
(a) economic relations
(b) principles and practice of statecraft
(c) foreign policy
(d) wealth accumulation
Option b – principles and practice of statecraft
Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Krishnadeva Raya
Option a – Ashoka
An Ashokan Edict is located in Uttarakhand at
(a) Dev Prayag
(b) Kalsi
(c) Kedarnath
(d) Rishikesh
Option b – Kalsi
Ashoka’s connection with Buddhism is evident from which one of the following edicts?
(a) Major Rock Edict 13
(b) Rock Edict 6
(c) Minor Rock Edict 1
(d) Pillar Edict 4
Option a – Major Rock Edict 13
Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashoka’s Rock Edicts discovered?
(a) Nainital
(b) Pauri
(c) Tehri
(d) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
Option d – Kalsi (Dehradun District)
The accounts of the Kalinga War are known to us by the
(a) Rock Edict-XIII
(b) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(c) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
(d) Minor Rock Edict-I
Option a – Rock Edict-XIII
Kalsi is famous for
(a) Buddhist Chaityas
(b) Persian coins
(c) Rock Edicts of Ashoka
(d) Temples of the Gupta period
Option c – Rock Edicts of Ashoka
Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
(a) Kalsi
(b) Rummindei
(c) Special Kalinga Edict
(d) Maski
Option d – Maski
In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms?
(a) Third Major Rock Edict
(b) Second Major Rock Edict
(c) Ninth Major Rock Edict
(d) First Pillar Inscription
Option b – Second Major Rock Edict
Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
(a) Georg Buhler
(b) James Prinsep
(c) Max Muller
(d) William Jones
Option b – James Prinsep
The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
(a) Buhler
(b) Robert Sebel
(c) James Prinsep
(d) Cordriguttan
Option c – James Prinsep
The Gujarra minor Rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in
(a) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
(b) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jaipur district of Rajasthan
(d) Champaran district of Bihar
Option b – Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include Rock edicts
(a) I and X
(b) I and XI
(c) II and XIII
(d) II and XIV
Option c – II and XIII
Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of the Kalinga war?
(a) Rock edict I
(b) Rock edict II
(c) Rock edict XII
(d) Rock edict XIII
Option d – Rock edict XIII
Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?
(a) The Pillar Edicts were located in all parts of the empire.
(b) The Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire.
(c) The subject of inscribed matter on Rock Edicts differs completely from that of the Pillar Edicts.
(d) The Greek and Aramaic Edicts are versions of translations of the texts used in other Edicts.
Option b – The Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire.
Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
(a) Rock edict XIII
(b) Rock edict XII
(c) Pillar inscription VII
(d) Bhabru minor rock edict
Option b – Rock edict XII
In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both?
(a) Nasik inscription of Gautami Putra Shatkarni.
(b) Junagarh inscription of Mahasatrap Rudradaman.
(c) Girnar inscription of Ashoka.
(d) Junagarh inscription of Skandagupta.
Option b – Junagarh inscription of Mahasatrap Rudradaman.
Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?
(a) These are highly polished.
(b) These are monolithic.
(c) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape.
(d) These are parts of architectural structures.
Option d – These are parts of architectural structures.
The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark
(a) birth of Buddha
(b) enlightenment of Buddha
(c) first Sermon of Buddha
(d) demise of Buddha
Option a – birth of Buddha
In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
(a) Kanganahalli
(b) Sanchi
(c) Shahbazgarhi
(d) Sohgaura
Option a – Kanganahalli
Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
(a) The Third Buddhist Council
(b) The Kalinga War
(c) His embracing of Buddhism
(d) His sending of missionary to Ceylon
Option a – The Third Buddhist Council
The notion of Saptanga that was introduced in ‘Arthashastra’ includes
(a) kings, territory, administration, and treasury.
(b) music, dance, ragas, and wrestling.
(c) ministers, civil servants, subalterns, and those involved in espionage.
(d) aristocrats, acharyas, traders, and monks.
Option a – kings, territory, administration, and treasury.
The description of the administration of Patliputra is available in
(a) Divyavandana
(b) Arthashastra
(c) Indica
(d) Ashoka’s inscriptions
Option b – Arthashastra
Kautilya was the Prime Minister of
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) King Janak
Option c – Chandragupta Maurya
The other name of Chanakya was
(a) Bhattswami
(b) Vishnugupta
(c) Rajshekhar
(d) Vishakhadatta
Option b – Vishnugupta
Rajjuka were
(a) traders in the Chola Kingdom.
(b) officers in the Mauryan administration.
(c) feudal Lords in the Gupta empire.
(d) soldiers in the Saka army.
Option b – officers in the Mauryan administration.
The ‘Dhamma’, propagated by Ashoka was
(a) the tenets of Buddhism.
(b) a mixture of the philosophies of Ajivikas and Charvakas.
(c) a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time.
(d) the religious policy of the state.
Option a – the tenets of Buddhism.
Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka was the ruler of
(a) Egypt
(b) Corinth
(c) Macedonia
(d) Syria
Option a – Egypt
Ptolemy, Philadelphus who had diplomatic relations with Ashoka, was king of
(a) Cyron
(b) Egypt
(c) Macedonia
(d) Syria
Option b – Egypt
Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the third Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka? I. Inscriptions of Ashoka II. Dipavamsa III. Mahavamsa IV. Divyavadana Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I and IV
Option b – II and III
In the course of the pilgrimage, Emperor Ashoka visited the following places. Which route did he follow? I. Gaya II. Kapilavastu III. Kushinagar IV. Lumbini V. Samath VI. Shravasti Codes
(a) I, II, III, IV, V and VI
(b) I, III, IV, II, V and VI
(c) IV, V, VI III, II and I
(d) IV, II, IV, VI and III
Option b – I, III, IV, II, V and VI
Consider the following statements. Assertion (A) Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire. Reason (R) Kalinga controlled the land-sea routes to South India. and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option a – Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa?
(a) Amravati
(b) Bharhut
(c) Sanchi
(d) Sarnath
Option c – Sanchi
Which of the following South Kingdoms is not mentioned in the Ashokan inscriptions?
(a) Chola
(b) Pandya
(c) Satiyaputta
(d) Satavahana
Option d – Satavahana
Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by
(a) James Prinsep
(b) George Buhler
(c) Vincent Smith
(d) Ahmad Hasan Dani
Option a – James Prinsep
Which of the following information is found in Ashoka’s inscriptions?
(a) Life story
(b) Internal policy
(c) Foreign policy
(d) All options are correct.
Option d – All options are correct.
Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka?
(a) Vinaya Pitaka
(b) Sutta Pitaka
(c) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(d) Mahavamsa
Option c – Abhidhamma Pitaka
The name Dharmashoka was found in the
(a) Maski Edict
(b) Junagarh Inscription
(c) Sarnath Inscription
(d) Allahabad Pillar Inscription
Option d – Allahabad Pillar Inscription
In which of the following inscriptions the name of ‘Ashoka has been mentioned?
(a) Bhabru Edict
(b) Rock Edict XIII
(c) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(d) Minor Rock Edict of Maski
Option d – Minor Rock Edict of Maski
Pre-Ashokan Brahmi Script was found at
(a) Nagarjunakonda
(b) Anuradhapura
(c) Brahmagiri
(d) Maski
Option b – Anuradhapura
Sarnath Pillar was built by
(a) Harshavardhana
(b) Ashoka
(c) Gautam Buddha
(d) Kanishka
Option b – Ashoka
Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Kautilya
(c) Gautam Buddha
(d) Ashoka
Option d – Ashoka
“In spite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism” validation of this fact is
(a) Pilgrims
(b) Belief in Moksha
(c) Epithet of “Devanampriya”
(d) Establishment of veterinary hospitals
Option c – Epithet of “Devanampriya”
Who established ‘Rajdharma’ on triplex bases of longanimity, liberty, and compassion?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Akbar
(c) Ranjit Singh
(d) Shivaji
Option a – Ashoka
Buddhist Council during the reign of Ashoka was held at
(a) Magadha
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Samastipur
(d) Rajgriha
Option b – Pataliputra
Which one of the following inscriptions contains the name, Ashoka?
(a) Gujarra
(b) Ahraura
(c) Brahmagiri
(d) Sarnath
Option a – Gujarra
Which one territory of the following was not a part of Ashoka’s empire?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bihar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Kalinga
Option c – Sri Lanka
The language used in the inscriptions of Ashoka is
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Apabhramsa
(d) Hindi
Option b – Prakrit
Which one of the following Ashokan inscriptions is in the “Kharosthi” script?
(a) Khalsi
(b) Girnar
(c) Shahbazgarhi
(d) Meerut
Option c – Shahbazgarhi
Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice at a certain festive gathering, which probably included a ban on animal killing as well?
(a) Rock Edict I
(b) Pillar Edict V
(c) Rock Edict IX
(d) Rock Edict, XI
Option a – Rock Edict I
In which of the following inscriptions, Ashoka’s edicts are also found?
(a) Junagadh Inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman.
(b) Nashik Prashasti regarding Gautamiputra Satakarni
(c) Hathigumpha Inscription of Kharavela
(d) None of the above
Option a – Junagadh Inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman.
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