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Questions : The most informative source about Mauryan administration is?

(a) Buddhist Chronicles

(b) Indica

(c) Ashokan Inscriptions

(d) Arthashastra

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

Which of the following dynasties arose after the decline of the Satavahana empire?

  1. The Abhiras
  2. The Ikshvakus
  3. The Chutus
  4. The Pallavas
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2 and 4

c) only 2

d) 1, 2 and 4

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

The governor under Chandragupta Maurya who constructed the Sudarshana Lake is?

a) Chakrapalita

b) Parnadatta

c) Pushagupta

d) Tusaspa

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

  1. Mahapadma Nanda uprooted the kshatriya dynasties in north India and assumed the title ekarat.
  2. The Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela of Kalinga refers to the conquest of Kalinga by the Nandas.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

Answer: (a)

Mahapadma Nanda was a powerful ruler of the Nanda dynasty. He uprooted the kshatriya dynasties in north India and assumed the title ekarat. The Puranas speak of the extensive conquests made by Mahapadma. The Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela of Kalinga refers to the conquest of Kalinga by the Nandas.

Many historians believe that a considerable portion of the Deccan was also under the control of the Nandas. Therefore, Mahapadma Nanda may be regarded as a great empire builder.

Question : 4

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: (a)

Question : 5

Which one of the following dynasties was associated with Gandhara School of Art ?

a) Mauryas

b) Chalukyas

c) Kushanas

d) Guptas

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Which of the following Mauryan pillars were surmounted by lion capital?

  1. Koluha pillar
  2. Lauriya Nandangarh pillar
  3. Sanchi pillar
  4. Sarnatha pillar
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes:

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 3 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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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