The Mauryan Empire & The Ashoka

15 Questions
  1. 1
    Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the
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  2. 2
    According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct ?
    1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment.
    2. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free.
    3. If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son.
    Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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  3. 3
    Consider the following pairs:
    Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts Location in the State of
    1. Dhauli Odisha
    2. Erragudi Andhra Pradesh
    3. Jaugada Madhya Pradesh
    4. Kalsi Karnataka
    How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
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  4. 4

    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.’

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  5. 5

    With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:

    Famous Place Present State
    1. Bhilsa Madhya Pradesh
    2. Dwarasamudra Maharashtra
    3. Girinagar Gujarat
    4. Sthanesvara Uttar Pradesh

    Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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  6. 6
    In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
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  7. 7
    Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
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  8. 8

    The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?

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  9. 9

    Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire. Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.

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  10. 10

    The Ashoka major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts:

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    Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilised during the crises in the country?

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  12. 12

    Assertion (A): According to Ashoka's edicts social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion.
    Reason (R): He spread ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.

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  13. 13

    Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?

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  14. 14

    Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

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  15. 15

    Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?

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