The Mauryan Empire UPSC Questions

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The Mauryan Empire MCQ Questions


13.
Which one of the following books ofancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?
UPSC - 2016
A.
Swapnavasavadatta
B.
Malavikagnimitra
C.
Meghadoota
D.
Ratnavali
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ANSWER :
B. Malavikagnimitra
14.
Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal _____
A.
Bihar
B.
Orissa
C.
Jharkhand
D.
Punjab
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ANSWER :
B. Orissa
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Emperor Ashoka appointed officials, known as the dhamma mahamatta who went from place to place teaching people about _____.
A.
Sanskrit
B.
Prakrit
C.
Dhamma
D.
Karma
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ANSWER :
C. Dhamma
18.
Ashoka also sent messengers to spread ideas about dhamma to other lands, such as
A.
Syria
B.
Egypt
C.
Greece
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above