Skip to content Home Questions Play Progress Daily Challenge Questions › History › Ancient History Questions QUESTION Who among the following Mauryan rulers was the first, who tried to convey his messages to his subjects concerning the idea and practice of… Open question → QUESTION In which present-day district are the Barabar caves with inscriptions of Ashoka located? Open question → QUESTION In the Greek diplomatic account discussed in histories of the Mauryas, which ruler requested a sophist from Antiochus I? Open question → QUESTION The Bhabru, or Second Bairat, rock edict expressing Ashoka’s faith in the Buddha, dhamma, and sangha was found in which present-day state? Open question → QUESTION Which of the following Ashokan rock edicts declares prohibition of animal sacrifice? Open question → QUESTION The name ‘Piyadassi’ is associated with whom among the following Mauryan kings? Open question → QUESTION Consider the following statements regarding the Edicts of Ashoka: 1. Rock Edict XIII describes the Kalinga war and Ashoka’s remorse after it. 2. Pillar… Open question → QUESTION Consider the account of city administration attributed to Megasthenes and preserved by Strabo: A) It describes city commissioners. B) The commissioners formed six groups.… Open question → QUESTION A distinctive characteristic of the pillars erected during Ashoka’s reign was that: Open question → QUESTION Who wrote the Sanskrit political drama Mudrarakshasa? Open question → QUESTION The Greek envoy Megasthenes came to the court of Chandragupta Maurya representing which Hellenistic ruler? Open question → QUESTION Who succeeded Chandragupta Maurya as ruler of the Mauryan dynasty? Open question → QUESTION The famous stone pillars of Emperor Ashoka were primarily made from which type of rock? Open question → QUESTION Which Buddhist monument is especially renowned for its finely carved stone gateways, or toranas? Open question → QUESTION To whom is the Arthashastra traditionally attributed? Open question → QUESTION In which language were most of Emperor Ashoka’s edicts written? Open question → QUESTION According to NCERT’s Arts of the Mauryan Period, the life-size Didarganj Yakshini holding a flywhisk exemplifies which period’s sculptural tradition? Open question → QUESTION The rock-cut sculpture at Dhauli in Odisha is artistically carved to represent which animal? Open question → QUESTION Which animal is absent from the lion, bull, horse, and elephant figures described on the Sarnath Lion Capital and its abacus? Open question → QUESTION Which of the following site–state pairs is correctly matched? Open question → QUESTION In the Arthashastra’s discussion of royal administration, who are the amatyas? Open question → QUESTION Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire? Open question → QUESTION According to NCERT’s account of the Mahajanapadas, crop tax called bhaga was usually what fraction of the produce? Open question → QUESTION Match the following Mahajanapadas with the modern regions or places corresponding to part of their ancient territory: List I (Mahajanapada) | List II (Modern… Open question → Home Questions Play Progress 