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  1. Ashoka spread Buddhism all over India and Ceylon by

  2. A.

    Teaching the Triratnas

    B.

    Sending the Dharma Mahamantras

    C.

    Wagins wars

    D.

    Becoming a Buddhist Monk

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  3. In which Rock Edict Ashoka mentions about the casualities of Kalinga War and declares the renunciation of war?

  4. A.

    Maski Edict

    B.

    Rock Edict XIII

    C.

    Rock Edict XI

    D.

    Rock Edict X

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  5. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at

  6. A.

    Ujjayani

    B.

    Pushkalavati

    C.

    Taxila

    D.

    Rajagriha

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  7. Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan

    Court.

  8. A.

    Alexander

    B.

    Megasthanese

    C.

    Plato

    D.

    Aristotle

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  9. The author of Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of

  10. A.

    Ashoka

    B.

    Chandragupta Maurya

    C.

    Samudragupta

    D.

    Chandragupta Vikramaditya

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  11. Which Indian rular fought the Kalinga War?

  12. A.

    Samudragupta

    B.

    Chandragupta

    C.

    Shivaji

    D.

    Ashoka

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  13. The capital of the Mauryan kingdom was located at

  14. A.

    Pataliputra

    B.

    Vaishali

    C.

    Lumbini

    D.

    Gaya

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  15. Who took the throne after Chandra Gupta

    Maurya?

  16. A.

    Bimbisara

    B.

    Ashoka

    C.

    Bindusara

    D.

    Vishnugupta

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  17. Chandra Gupta Maurya spend his last days here

  18. A.

    Kashi

    B.

    Pataliputra

    C.

    Ujjain

    D.

    Shravanabelagola

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  19. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan's period?

  20. A.

    District Administrator

    B.

    Provincial Administrator

    C.

    Village Administrator

    D.

    City Administrator

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