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The following question based on maurya & post mauryan period topic of indian history mcq
- Koluha pillar
- Lauriya Nandangarh pillar
- Sanchi pillar
- Sarnatha pillar
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the northern Indian subcontinent, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BC. The pillars, listed with crowning animal sculptures and the edicts inscribed, are as follows:
- Sarnath, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, four lions, Pillar Inscription, Schism Edict
- Sanchi, near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, four lions, Schism Edict
- KolhuaVaishali, Bihar, single lion, with no inscription
- Lauriya-Nandangarth, Champaran, Bihar, single lion, Pillar Edicts I, II, III, IV, V, VI
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Question : 1
Which one of the following dynasties was associated with Gandhara School of Art ?
a) Mauryas
b) Chalukyas
c) Kushanas
d) Guptas
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 2
The Mauryan state had monopoly over which of the following sectors?
a) All the above
b) Mining and Metallurgy
c) Armaments and ship building
d) Coins and currency
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 3
The most informative source about Mauryan administration is?
a) Buddhist Chronicles
b) Indica
c) Ashokan Inscriptions
d) Arthashastra
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 4
The officer of the Central Government, who was in-charge of collection of revenue, was:
a) Karmika or Clerk
b) Adhyaksha or Superintendent of Departments
c) Samaharta or Collector General
d) Sannidhata or High Treasurer
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
Ring wells are identified for the first time in?
a) Post-Mauryan
b) Later Vedic age
c) Mauryan period
d) Pre-mauryan age
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 6
From which of the following source/sources it is learnt that Ashoka fought a fierce battle in Kalinga?
- Separate Kalinga Rock Edict of Ashoka
- Rock Edict XIII of Ashoka
- Dipavamsa
- Divyavadana
a) 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1 only
Answer »Answer: (a)
Asoka's response to the Kalinga War is recorded in the Edicts of Asoka. The Rock Edict XIII and Minor Rock Edict I state that the Kalinga War prompted Ashoka to take Buddhist religion and to adopt the path of `Dhamma Vijaya` (win through religion) and `Ahimsa`(non-violence).
After conquering Kalinga, Ashoka stopped the expansion of his empire and concentrated on spreading the Buddhist religion. Ashoka reigned for more than forty years more and brought prosperity and harmony to his sovereignty
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