Ashoka sent a mission to spread the principle of Dhamma led by his son, Mahendra and daughter, Sanghamitra to_________.

[SSC CGL 2023]

One of the earliest explorers who visited India was Megasthenes. Which country did he hail from?

[RRB ALP CBT]

The ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by the Greek ruler Seleucus Nicator is ____.

[SSC MTS 2022]

As per the contents mentioned in Asokan inscriptions, how many major political centres were there in the Mauryan empire?

[SSC MTS 2022]

Who was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty?

[SSC MTS 2024]

Which of the following was NOT one of the basic attributes of Ashokas' Dhamma?

[SSC CGL 2024]

The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?

[SSC MTS 2024]

Which of the following Ashokan rock edicts declares prohibition of animal sacrifice ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

Who among the following envoys was sent by Seleucus I to the court of Chandragupta Maurya ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

Who among the following deciphered the Brahmi Script of the Mauryan period?

[SSC MTS 2024]

The earliest deciphered epigraphy of Ashoka‘s inscription in India was written in which script?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

Which Mauryan ruler was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya?

[SSC GD 2024]

Who mentioned Adhyakshas as the superintendents of different departments in the Mauryan Administration?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

Which Mauryan emperor had his inscriptions engraved on rocks and pillars during his reign from 272/268-231 BCE?

[NTPC CBT 2]

Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts are found in different parts of India. Which of the following is NOT a find spot of Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts in Karnataka?

[SSC CGL 2021]

"Amatya '' in the Saptang Theory of Kautilya denotes which of the following?

[SSC CGL 2023]

Megasthenes was an ambassador who was sent to the court of _____ by the ______ ruler.

[SSC MTS ]

Identify the Mauryan king who gave up conquest after winning a war.

[SSC GD 2022]

The foundation of the Mauryan empire was laid by________

[SSC CHSL 2022]

According to the Ashokan Inscription which of the following was NOT a provincial centre in Magadha Empire?

[SSC MTS 2022]

What was the function of an officer called Samaharta?

[SSC CGL 2023]

After which war, Ashoka abandoned the policy of physical occupation?

[SSC MTS 2022]

Who among the following was the second ruler of the Maurya Empire?

[SSC GD 2024]

James Prinsep, an archeologist, philologist and official of the East India Company, deciphered Ashokan edicts (which were in the Brahmi script) in the year:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

The capital of the Maurya Empire was _____.

[SSC GD 2024]

Who, with the help of Kautilya, overthrew Dhanananda, the last Nanda ruler, in 322 BC?

[SSC MTS ]

When did Ashoka, the Mauryan ruler, die?

[SSC GD 2022]

Who was the grandfather of King Ashoka ?

[NTPC CBT 2]

Who sent the Greek ambassador Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

[SSC CGL 2023]

Who among the following was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan edicts?

[SSC CGL 2020]

Which of the following was the first subcontinental empire?

[SSC MTS 2024]

Kautilya in Arthashastra has mentioned ________ sources of law.

[NTPC CBT 2]

The Lauria Nandangarh Pillar is located in ______.

[NTPC CBT 2]

Who among the following Mauryan kings fasted to death and died at Shravanabelagola?

[SSC CPO 2023]

Which Mauryan ruler was called Amitrochates by the Greeks?

[SSC MTS 2022]

In which part of Ashoka's empire were his inscriptions written in Kharosthi script?

[CONSTABLE EXECUTIVE ]

Ashoka appointed ______ to solve the social problems in his region.

[SSC CGL 2022]

Who among the following was the author of 'Indica', an account of India under the reign of the Maurya dynasty?

[SSC CGL 2023]

In which state The Jaugada Rock Edict of Asoka is located?

[SSC CGL 2019]

Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of the ______ at Magadha with the aid of Kautilya and founded a glorious Mauryan empire in 322 BC.

[SSC CGL 2021]

Which of the following pairs of ‘Name of Ruler – Empire’ is correctly matched?
I. Mahapadma Nanda – Magadha Empire
II. Ajatasatru – Maurya Empire

[RRB NTPC CBT]

Who was the main ruler associated with the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

The ancient city of Champa is believed to be the capital of ______ Mahajanapada.

[SSC CGL 2021]

Which of the following was the capital of Mahajanapada Gandhara in 6th century BC?

[SSC MTS ]

______ was an important port city in ancient India.

[SSC CGL 2021]

In ancient times, the area to the south of the Ganga was known as ______.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

Kosal, Agna, Kashi and Vajji were all:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

The Gautama Buddha taught in the language of the ordinary people_______.

[SSC GD 2024]

In ancient times, the area to the south of the Ganga was known as _______.

[SSC CGL 2022]

When did the second urbanisation in Ganga Valley take place ?

[SSC CPO 2024]