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Question : 16

Match the following :

List-I List-II
A. Amatyas 1. Concerned with economic function and some military duties
B. Tirthas 2. Highest category of official and were eighteen in numbers
C. Adhyakshya 3. Functioned in administration and judicial capacity
D. Mahamattas 4. The Arthasastra uses this term in the sense of a minister
Codes: A B C D

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 2 3 4 1

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Answer: (d)

Amatyas, the highest category of officials and were eighteen in numbers. Tirthas, functioned in administration and judicial capacity. Adhyakshya, the Arthasastra uses this term in the sense of a minister. Mahamattas, were concerned with economic function and some military duties.

Question : 17

Which of the following statements is not correct with regarding the Maurya king Ashoka?

a) Ashoka is the first king in the Indian history who has left his records engraved on stones.

b) According to the Jaina texts, Ashoka was very cruel in his early life and captured the throne after killing his 99 brothers.

c) Ashoka is said to have added only Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.

d) The Ashokan inscriptions are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Answer: (b)

According to the Buddhist tradition, Ashoka was very cruel in his early life and captured the throne after killing his 99 brothers. But this does not appear to be correct. Not only because of the exaggerated figure of 99, but also because Ashoka himself speaks affectionately about his brothers, sisters and relatives in his edicts.

Question : 18

The Dhamma propagated by Ashoka was

a) the religious policy of the state

b) the tenets of Buddhism

c) a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time

d) a mixture of the philosophies of Ajivikas and Charvakas

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Answer: (b)

Question : 19

Match the following :

A. Uttarapatha 1. Suvarnagiri
B. Dakshinapatha 2. Takshashila
C. Prashi 3. Tosali
D. Kalinga 4. Patliputra
E. Central Province V. Taxila
Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 1 2 3 4

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Answer: (a)

The Mauryan empire was divided into provinces and the provinces divided into districts.

Provinces during the Mauryan age with their capital were:

  • Uttarapatha-Taxila;
  • Dakshinapatha-Suvarnagiri;
  • Prachya-Pataliputra;
  • Kalinga-Tosali;
  • AvantirathaUjjain.

Ashoka appointed a representative in each province. The representatives were chosen for their ability and not on the basis of birth or high connections. They enjoyed considerable freedom in the administration of their provinces.

Question : 20

Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander, the Great?

a) Pushyamitra Sunga

b) Bimbisara

c) Ashoka

d) Chandragupta Maurya

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Answer: (d)

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