81). Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
| A). Jatakas : Mauryan chronology and genealogy |
| B). Puranas : Ashoka's efforts to spread Buddhism to Sri Lanka |
| C). Dipavamsha: Socio-economic conditions of the Mauryan period |
| D). Dighanikya : influence of Buddhist ideas and Mauryan polity |
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82). In the ladder of Mauryan administration who were just below the Pradesikas?
| A). Rajukas |
| B). Sthanikas |
| C). Samahartas |
| D). Yuktas |
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83). Which one of the following Mauryan kings was known as Amitrochates or Amritaghata,
which appears to be a derived from the Sanskrit word Amritghata, by the Greek writers?
| A). Chandragupta |
| B). Bindusara |
| C). Ashoka |
| D). Dasaratha |
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84). It is said that Ashoka's personal religion was Buddhism. Which of the following shows
that he was a Buddhist?
| A). Ashoka appointed Dharma Mahamatra to supervise the moral conduct of his subject |
| B). He declared that anybody who tried to create schism would be severly punished |
| C). He got the doctrines of Dharma engraved on rocks and pillars |
| D). Ashoka renounced the policy of conquest |
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85). Identify the places where fourteen major rock edicts of Ashoka are located.
| A). Kaisi, Manshera |
| B). Sopara, Yersagudi |
| C). Girnar, Junaguda |
| D). All of the above |
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86). Who was referred to as 'Vrishala' and 'Kulahina'?
| A). Ashoka |
| B). Bindusara |
| C). Chandragupta Maurya |
| D). Kanishka |
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87). Which one of the following was the actual cause of the Kalinga war?
A). Ashoka wanted to control both the land and sea routes to South India. and any hostile
power obstructing the route would have to be conquered |
| B). Kalinga had grown very powerful during the reign of Bindusara and was posing a danger to the Mauryan Empire |
C). The Nagas, the sea faring people of Kalinga. were indulged in piracy and obstructing
the foreign trade |
| D). Kalinga was a throne in the body-politic oi the empire |
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88). Which of the following sources contains the pronouncement “All men are my children"?
| A). 1st separate rock edict |
| B). 2nd separate rock edict |
| C). 5th rock edict |
| D). 6th pillar edict |
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89). The typical pottery oi the Mauryan period was
| A). PGW |
| B). Ochre coloured pottery |
| C). NBPW |
| D). Red ware |
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90). In which of the edicts is found the mention of Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism and his
reverence for his religion?
| A). Kalinga edicts |
| B). Bhabru Bairat edicts |
| C). Major pillar edicts |
| D). Minor rock edicts |
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