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Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Krishnadeva Raya
Option a – Ashoka
An Ashokan Edict is located in Uttarakhand at
(a) Dev Prayag
(b) Kalsi
(c) Kedarnath
(d) Rishikesh
Option b – Kalsi
Ashoka’s connection with Buddhism is evident from which one of the following edicts?
(a) Major Rock Edict 13
(b) Rock Edict 6
(c) Minor Rock Edict 1
(d) Pillar Edict 4
Option a – Major Rock Edict 13
Where in Uttarakhand, was a copy of Emperor Ashoka’s Rock Edicts discovered?
(a) Nainital
(b) Pauri
(c) Tehri
(d) Kalsi (Dehradun District)
Option d – Kalsi (Dehradun District)
The accounts of the Kalinga War are known to us by the
(a) Rock Edict-XIII
(b) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(c) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
(d) Minor Rock Edict-I
Option a – Rock Edict-XIII
Kalsi is famous for
(a) Buddhist Chaityas
(b) Persian coins
(c) Rock Edicts of Ashoka
(d) Temples of the Gupta period
Option c – Rock Edicts of Ashoka
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
In which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka, mention has been made of South Indian kingdoms?
(a) Third Major Rock Edict
(b) Second Major Rock Edict
(c) Ninth Major Rock Edict
(d) First Pillar Inscription
Option b – Second Major Rock Edict
Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?
(a) Georg Buhler
(b) James Prinsep
(c) Max Muller
(d) William Jones
Option b – James Prinsep
The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was
(a) Buhler
(b) Robert Sebel
(c) James Prinsep
(d) Cordriguttan
Option c – James Prinsep
The Gujarra minor Rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in
(a) Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
(b) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jaipur district of Rajasthan
(d) Champaran district of Bihar
Option b – Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
The Ashokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include Rock edicts
(a) I and X
(b) I and XI
(c) II and XIII
(d) II and XIV
Option c – II and XIII
Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of the Kalinga war?
(a) Rock edict I
(b) Rock edict II
(c) Rock edict XII
(d) Rock edict XIII
Option d – Rock edict XIII
Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?
(a) The Pillar Edicts were located in all parts of the empire.
(b) The Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire.
(c) The subject of inscribed matter on Rock Edicts differs completely from that of the Pillar Edicts.
(d) The Greek and Aramaic Edicts are versions of translations of the texts used in other Edicts.
Option b – The Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire.
Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
(a) Rock edict XIII
(b) Rock edict XII
(c) Pillar inscription VII
(d) Bhabru minor rock edict
Option b – Rock edict XII
In which of the following inscription mentioned Chandragupta and Ashoka both?
(a) Nasik inscription of Gautami Putra Shatkarni.
(b) Junagarh inscription of Mahasatrap Rudradaman.
(c) Girnar inscription of Ashoka.
(d) Junagarh inscription of Skandagupta.
Option b – Junagarh inscription of Mahasatrap Rudradaman.
Which one of the following statements regarding Ashokan stone pillars is incorrect?
(a) These are highly polished.
(b) These are monolithic.
(c) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape.
(d) These are parts of architectural structures.
Option d – These are parts of architectural structures.
The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark
(a) birth of Buddha
(b) enlightenment of Buddha
(c) first Sermon of Buddha
(d) demise of Buddha
Option a – birth of Buddha
In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
(a) Kanganahalli
(b) Sanchi
(c) Shahbazgarhi
(d) Sohgaura
Option a – Kanganahalli
Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
(a) The Third Buddhist Council
(b) The Kalinga War
(c) His embracing of Buddhism
(d) His sending of missionary to Ceylon
Option a – The Third Buddhist Council
The notion of Saptanga that was introduced in ‘Arthashastra’ includes
(a) kings, territory, administration, and treasury.
(b) music, dance, ragas, and wrestling.
(c) ministers, civil servants, subalterns, and those involved in espionage.
(d) aristocrats, acharyas, traders, and monks.
Option a – kings, territory, administration, and treasury.
The description of the administration of Patliputra is available in
(a) Divyavandana
(b) Arthashastra
(c) Indica
(d) Ashoka’s inscriptions
Option b – Arthashastra
Kautilya was the Prime Minister of
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) King Janak
Option c – Chandragupta Maurya
The other name of Chanakya was
(a) Bhattswami
(b) Vishnugupta
(c) Rajshekhar
(d) Vishakhadatta
Option b – Vishnugupta
Rajjuka were
(a) traders in the Chola Kingdom.
(b) officers in the Mauryan administration.
(c) feudal Lords in the Gupta empire.
(d) soldiers in the Saka army.
Option b – officers in the Mauryan administration.
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