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The following question based on maurya & post mauryan period topic of indian history mcq
(a) Nigalisagar Inscription
(b) Kandahar Inscription
(c) Schism Edict
(d) Bhabra Edict
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
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Question : 1
Where did Ashoka send his son Mahendra as a Buddhist missionary to
a) Tibet
b) Ceylon
c) Nepal
d) Khotan
Answer »Answer: (b)
Ashoka sent missionaries to neighbouring states and even to foreign lands. According to tradition, the Ceylonese mission was sent under Ashoka’s son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra.
Question : 2
The only ruler of India who ruled over territories in central Asia beyond the Pamirs was
a) Ashoka
b) Kanishka
c) Harsha
d) Chandragupta Maurya
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 3
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription is
a) Dharmakirti
b) Chakravarti
c) Devraja
d) Priyadarsi
Answer »Answer: (d)
The rock inscriptions of Devanampriya Priyadarshi were being discovered all over India for centuries. But for a long time, the identity of this ‘Devanampriya Priyadarshi’ remained a puzzle. In the year 1915 near a village called Maski in Raichur District of Karnataka, a rock inscription was discovered on a hill. In this inscription, for the first time, the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampriya and Priyadarshi. It was then certain that Devanampriya Priyadarshi was no other than Ashoka.
Question : 4
Who of the following was not one of the later Mauryas who succeeded Ashoka?
a) Shubhagasena
b) Dasharatha
c) Shalishuka
d) Samprati
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
Rulers of which of the following dynasties bore the title Devaputra?
a) Kushana
b) Maurya
c) Sunga
d) Saka
Answer »Answer: (a)
Kushan dynasty achieved remarkable milestones in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. His decendants called him as Devaputra which means son of gods.
Question : 6
Who was the son of Ashoka mentioned in an inscription?
a) Tivara
b) Mahendra
c) Kunala
d) Jalauka
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Buddhist texts mention about the family of Ashoka. His first wife was a princess of Ujjaini called Devi or Vedisa. His two other wives were Karuvaki and Asandhimitra. Asoka’s only son mentioned in inscriptions is Tivara, who was born to Karuvaki. The name of Karuvaki and Tivara are mentioned in Queen’s edict.
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