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What does the word ‘Ashoka’ literally mean?
(a) One with a pleasing appearance
(b) Beloved of gods
(c) Slayer of foes
(d) Bereft of sadness
Option d – Bereft of sadness
Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
(a) Kalsi
(b) Rummindei
(c) Special Kalinga Edict
(d) Maski
Option d – Maski
The oldest surviving Indian written record of historical significance belongs to the time of :
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Kalhana
Option a – Chandragupta Maurya
The title ‘Devanam Piya’ was given to :
(a) Harsha
(b) Kanishka
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Option c – Ashoka
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is :
(a) Priyadarsi
(b) Dharmadeva
(c) Chakravarti
(d) Dharmakirti
Option a – Priyadarsi
Which of the following regions did not form part of Ashoka’s empire?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Taxila
(c) Madras
(d) Kannauj
Option c – Madras
The Ashokan inscription which gives an account of the Kalinga War and its effects is :
(a) Girnar Rock Edict
(b) Minor Rock Edict III
(c) Minor Rock Edict IV
(d) Minor Rock Edict XIII
Option d – Minor Rock Edict XIII
Sarnath’s Lion Capital is attributed to :
(a) Kanishka
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Ashoka
(d) Chandragupta
Option c – Ashoka
Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath pillar?
(a) Elephant
(b) Horse
(c) Deer
(d) Humped bull
Option c – Deer
The term ‘Dhamma’ is :
(a) a Prakrit word
(b) a Sanskrit word
(c) a Pali word
(d) None of these
Option a – a Prakrit word
Which of the following sites, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?
(a) Sarnath
(b) Sanchi
(c) Lauriya-Nandangarh
(d) Rampurva
Option d – Rampurva
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