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| 4351. |
Visti signifies |
| A. | Religious tax |
| B. | Irrigation tax |
| C. | Forced labour |
| D. | Trade tax |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4352. |
Which of the followdng taxes was paid in cash? |
| A. | Bhaga |
| B. | Hiranya |
| C. | Pranaya |
| D. | Ball |
| Answer» C. Pranaya | |
| 4353. |
In Mauiya empire, province was known as |
| A. | Chakra |
| B. | Mandal |
| C. | Ahar |
| D. | Vishaya |
| Answer» B. Mandal | |
| 4354. |
During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, Pataliputra was administered by a board consisting of the members numbered. |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» C. 40 | |
| 4355. |
During the reign of Ashoka the huge Maurya empire divided into |
| A. | Four Provinces |
| B. | Five Provinces |
| C. | Six Provinces |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Six Provinces | |
| 4356. |
Who of the following has mentioned &n the absence of slavery in Mauiya period? |
| A. | Megasthenes |
| B. | Kautilya |
| C. | Vishakhadatta |
| D. | Justin |
| Answer» B. Kautilya | |
| 4357. |
Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated wdth |
| A. | Nalanda |
| B. | Vaishali |
| C. | Takshashila |
| D. | kramshila |
| Answer» D. kramshila | |
| 4358. |
The last Mauryan emperor was |
| A. | Kunal |
| B. | Jalok |
| C. | Samprati |
| D. | Brihadratha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4359. |
The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at |
| A. | Rajgriha |
| B. | Vaishali |
| C. | Pataliputra |
| D. | Nalanda |
| Answer» D. Nalanda | |
| 4360. |
The most famous educational centre during the period of Mauryan age was |
| A. | Nalanda |
| B. | Vaishali |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Takshila |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4361. |
Which of the following languages is used in the inscriptions of Ashoka? |
| A. | Pali |
| B. | Prakrit |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Apabhramsa |
| Answer» C. Sanskrit | |
| 4362. |
Who was the writer of Mudrarakshasa? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Pushyagupta |
| C. | Vishnugupta |
| D. | Vishakhdatta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4363. |
Which of the following Indian kings defeated Seleucus, the administrator of Sindha and Afghanistan? |
| A. | Chandragupta |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Bindusar |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 4364. |
Who was the mentor of Chandragupta Maurya? |
| A. | Vishakhadutta |
| B. | Chanakya |
| C. | Megasthenes |
| D. | Patanjah |
| Answer» C. Megasthenes | |
| 4365. |
Which rock edict of Ashoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga war? |
| A. | Kalinga Edict |
| B. | 11th Rock Edict |
| C. | 12th Rock Edict |
| D. | 13th Rock Edict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4366. |
Who of the following historical personalities of India is also known as Vishnugupta? |
| A. | Bindusara |
| B. | Kunala |
| C. | Chanakya |
| D. | Shreegupta |
| Answer» D. Shreegupta | |
| 4367. |
In Arthashastra, the superintendent of commerce is known as |
| A. | Panyadhyaksha |
| B. | Samsthadhyaksha |
| C. | Sulkadhyaksha |
| D. | Mudradhyaksha |
| Answer» B. Samsthadhyaksha | |
| 4368. |
Where did Ashoka send his son Mahendra as a Buddhist missionary to? |
| A. | Ceylon |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Tibet |
| D. | Khotan |
| Answer» B. Nepal | |
| 4369. |
Who built the city of Shrinagar in Kashmir? |
| A. | Porus |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» D. Kanishka | |
| 4370. |
Kautilya's Arthashastra deals with the aspects of |
| A. | Economic life |
| B. | Religious life |
| C. | Social life |
| D. | Political policies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4371. |
Who of the following was known as Amitrochates? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Bindusar |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Kautilya |
| Answer» C. Ashoka | |
| 4372. |
The division of Mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentioned in |
| A. | Mudrarakshasa |
| B. | Purans |
| C. | Arthashastra |
| D. | Indica |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4373. |
Who of the following also had the name Devanama Priyadasi? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Bindusara |
| D. | Harsha |
| Answer» C. Bindusara | |
| 4374. |
The main officer of town in Mauryan empire was calledby Megasthenes as |
| A. | Astyonmoi |
| B. | Agronomoi |
| C. | Nagarica |
| D. | Overseers |
| Answer» B. Agronomoi | |
| 4375. |
Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashoka "s inscriptions? |
| A. | Charles Wilkins |
| B. | Dayaram Sahni |
| C. | Rakhaldas Banerji |
| D. | James Prinsep |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4376. |
Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas? |
| A. | Kautilya's Arthashastra |
| B. | Megasthanese's Indica |
| C. | Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadutta |
| D. | Inscription of Ashoka |
| Answer» C. Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadutta | |
| 4377. |
The Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Kanishka |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Dharmapal |
| Answer» B. Kanishka | |
| 4378. |
Realizing the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area was |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Rudradaman |
| D. | Skandagupta |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 4379. |
Which of the following were called Sarthavaha? |
| A. | Brokers |
| B. | Carvan of traders |
| C. | Moneylenders |
| D. | Pilgrims |
| Answer» C. Moneylenders | |
| 4380. |
The Ashoka major rock edicts which tell us about the Chok Pandya, Satyaputta and Kerelaputta? |
| A. | I and VII |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | II and XII |
| D. | II and XIII |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4381. |
Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka? |
| A. | Kaisi |
| B. | Rummindei |
| C. | Special Kalinga Edict |
| D. | Maski |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4382. |
Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband? |
| A. | Kamasutra |
| B. | Arthashastra |
| C. | Sukra Nitisara |
| D. | Mudrarakshasa |
| Answer» C. Sukra Nitisara | |
| 4383. |
The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a |
| A. | Play about Chandragupta Mauiya |
| B. | Biography |
| C. | History of Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Book on principles of Government |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4384. |
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription is |
| A. | Chakravarti |
| B. | Devraja |
| C. | Dharmakirti |
| D. | Priyadarsi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4385. |
Name the famous ruler of ancient India, who adopted Jain Dharm in his last days. |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Bindusara |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 4386. |
The superintendent of weights and measures in the Mauryan administration was |
| A. | Samsthadhyaksha |
| B. | Lavanadhyaksha |
| C. | Shulkadhyaksha |
| D. | Pautavadhyaksha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4387. |
Rupadarsaka in the Maun'an administration was |
| A. | Manager of stage |
| B. | Examiner of gold, silver and copper |
| C. | Examiner of coins |
| D. | Superintendent of courtesans |
| Answer» D. Superintendent of courtesans | |
| 4388. |
The earliest epigraphic reference to Chandragupta Mauiya is found in the |
| A. | Barabar cave inscription of Ashoka |
| B. | Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela |
| C. | Junagarh Rock Edict of Ashoka |
| D. | Junagarh Rock inscription of Rudradaman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4389. |
The book Indica was written by |
| A. | Seleucas |
| B. | Megasthenes |
| C. | Kalidas |
| D. | Pliny |
| Answer» C. Kalidas | |
| 4390. |
Who of the Jain saints is associated with Chandragupta Maurya? |
| A. | Umaswami |
| B. | Sthulbhadra |
| C. | Haribhadra |
| D. | Bhadrabahu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4391. |
The most important source for the study of Mauryan history is |
| A. | Mudrarakshasa |
| B. | Natural Historica |
| C. | Devichandraguptam |
| D. | Arthashastra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4392. |
Which of the following was an administrative centre of the Southern province of Ashoka's empire? |
| A. | Isila |
| B. | Samapa |
| C. | Satiyaputra |
| D. | Keralputra |
| Answer» B. Samapa | |
| 4393. |
Which of the Mauryan kings wanted a Sophist from Greece to his court? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Kunal |
| Answer» C. Ashoka | |
| 4394. |
Which of die 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 |
| Answer» C. Pillar inscription VII | |
| 4395. |
The Gujarra minor rock edict, on which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
| 4396. |
Turamaya mentioned in the inscriptions of Ashoka was his contemporary king of |
| A. | Afghanisthan |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | Macedonia |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» C. Macedonia | |
| 4397. |
Who replaced Megasthanese as tlie ambassador of the Syrian king Antiochus I in the court of Bindusara? |
| A. | Diodoais |
| B. | Arrian |
| C. | Dionysius |
| D. | Deimachos |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4398. |
Ashoka's deep devotion to Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is mentioned in which of following inscriptions? |
| A. | Rock Edict III |
| B. | Pillar Edict VII |
| C. | Rock Edict XIII |
| D. | Bhabru Minor Rock Edict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4399. |
The officers related to survey and settlement work under Ashoka were called |
| A. | Rajukas |
| B. | Prativedaka |
| C. | Dharma Mahamatra |
| D. | Sannidhata |
| Answer» B. Prativedaka | |
| 4400. |
Who was the founder of Maurya dynasty? |
| A. | Chandragupta II |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Vishnugupta |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» C. Vishnugupta | |