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Who sent the person who wrote the book " Indica "
Kautilya
Megasthenes
Seleucus.
Alexander the Great
Who is Ashoka?
Priyadarshi.
Grandfather of Chandragupta
Ruler who lost the Kalinga war
Grandson of Bindusara
None of these Answers
Guess Who?
" He stopped hunting and eating meat and abandoned the life of luxury "
Bindusara
ChandraGupta Maurya
Ashoka.
Seleucus
Alexander the Great
What was the Capital of the Nanda Dynasty?
Hastinapur
Patliputra.
Mysore
Kabul
What were the books written by:
1) Vishnugupta; 2) Megasthenes; 3) Chanakya ?
1)Arthashastra
2)Indika.
3)Arthashastra
1)Sanchi Stupa
2) Indika
3)Arthashastra
1)Kautilya
2)Arthashastra
3)Indika
1)Kautilya
2)Arthashastra
3)Kautilya
Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?
Bindusara
Kautilya
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya.
Vishnu Gupta
Whose advice did Chandragupta depend on?
Ashoka
Seleucus
Kautilya.
No one
Who laid down the foundation of Sanchi Stupa
Ashoka.
Sanchi
Buddha
Bindusara
Fill in the blank: People of ____________ suffered the most after the Kalinga War
Kalinga.
Ashoka's Army
Ashoka's enemy
Ashoka
True or False: The Kalinga war changed Ashoka's personality after he lost the war.
True
False
Who was the Prime Minister during the reign of the founder of the Mauryan Empire
Ashoka
Bindusara
Seleucus
Vishnugupta.
Chandragupta
What is contained in the Arthasastra?
A Biography of Chandragupta
Principles of Politics
Art of administration
Art of administration and Principles of Politics
What was the two main divisions of the Mauryan Administration?
Central Government and provincial government
Military administration and Central government
Civil Administration and Provincial administration
Military administration and Civil Administration
Fill in the Blanks:
Tosali is the capital of __________________.
Patliputra
Surat
The Mauryan Empire
Kalinga
Avanti
True or false:
The capital city was looked after a committee of 13 members
True
False
Toll tax was used for destroying houses
True
False
