The Mauryan Empire UPSC Questions

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The Mauryan Empire MCQ Questions


7.
Unlike taxes, _____ was collected as and when it was possible from people who gave a variety of things, more or less willingly.
A.
Revenue
B.
Money
C.
Tribute
D.
Deficit
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ANSWER :
C. Tribute
8.
Who was the first ruler who tried to take his message to the people through inscriptions?
A.
Ashoka
B.
Bindusara
C.
Pulikesi
D.
Ajatashatru
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ANSWER :
A. Ashoka
9.
Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions were in Prakrit and were written in the _____ script.
A.
Prakrit
B.
Ancient Tamil
C.
Sanskrit
D.
Brahmi
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ANSWER :
D. Brahmi
10.
Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal _____
A.
Bihar
B.
Orissa
C.
Jharkhand
D.
Punjab
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ANSWER :
B. Orissa
11.
Who is the only king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning a war?
A.
Ashoka
B.
Bindusara
C.
Pulikesi
D.
Ajatashatru
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ANSWER :
A. Ashoka
12.

Whose statement is this?
"Eight years after becoming king I conquered Kalinga.
About a lakh and a half people were captured. And more than a lakh of people were killed.
This filled me with sorrow. Why?"

A.

Pulikesi

B.

Ashoka

C.

Chandragupta Maurya

D.

Ajatashatru

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ANSWER :

B. Ashoka