Skip to content Home Questions Play Progress Daily Challenge Questions › History › Ancient History › Mauryan Dynasty Questions QUESTION Which of the following sites is associated with an Ashokan Minor Pillar Edict rather than the Major Rock Edicts? Open question → QUESTION Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts are found in different parts of India. Which of the following is NOT a find spot of Ashokan Minor Rock… Open question → QUESTION Which officers did Ashoka appoint to promote dhamma and public welfare? Open question → QUESTION Which pair of cave groups contains rock-cut chambers associated with the Mauryan period in Bihar? Open question → QUESTION On NCERT’s map of the Mauryan Empire, which of these inscription sites is shown furthest south? Open question → QUESTION The Mauryan pillar capital found at_____is popularly known as the Lion Capital. Open question → QUESTION According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, the superintendent of horses was known as: Open question → QUESTION According to the Arthashastra, which responsibility belonged to the samaharta (collector-general)? Open question → QUESTION Which of the following was a Ceylonese chronicle that acted as an important literary source of the Mauryan empire? Open question → 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 → Home Questions Play Progress 