ASHOKA, THE EMPEROR

Question 1

THE EMPIRE THAT ASHOKA RULED WAS FOUNDED BY?

Answer 1

HIS GRANDFATHER, CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA.

Question 2

CHANDRAGUPTA WAS SUPPORTED BY A WISE MAN NAMED?

Answer 2

CHANAKYA OR KAUTILYA.

Question 3

MANY OF THE CHANAYAKA’S IDEAS WERE WRITTEN DOWN IN A BOOK CALLED?

Answer 3

ARTHASHASTRA.

Question 4

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF RULERS OF MAURYAN DYNASTY?

Answer 4

CBA
CHANDRAGUPTA HIS SON BINDUSARA AND BINDUSARA’S SON ASHOKA.

Question 5

WHAT ARE THE LAW COURTS OF MAURYAS AND SOURCE OF LAW?

Answer 5

1 DHARMASTHIYA- CIVIL.
2 KANTAKASODHA- CRIMINAL.
SOURCE OF LAW FOR MAURYAS WAS SUKRANEETI IN POST VEDIC AGE.

Question 6

HOW DID MAURYAS RULED THEIR EMPIRE?

Answer 6

● THROUGH DIRECT CONTROL. EXAMPLE- PATALIPUTRA UNDER DIRECT CONTROL OF EMPEROR. THIS MEANT THAT
1 OFFICIALS WERE APPOINTED TO COLLECT TAXES FROM FARMERS, HERDERS, CRAFTS PERSONS AND TRADERS, WHO LIVED IN VILLAGES AND TOWNS IN THE AREA.
2 OFFICIALS PUNISHED THOSE WHO DISOBEYED THE RULER’S ORDER.
3 MANY OF THESE OFFICIALS WERE GIVEN SALARIES.
4 MESSENGERS WENT TO AND FRO AND SPIES KEPT A WATCH ON THE OFFICIALS.
5 EMPEROR SUPERVISED THEM ALL WITH THE HELP OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND SENIOR MINISTERS.
● OTHER AREAS OR PROVINCES RULED FROM PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SUCH AS TAXILLA OR UJJAIN.
1 THERE WAS SOME AMOUNT OF CONTROL FROM PATALIPUTRA AND ROYAL PRINCES WERE OFTEN SENT AS GOVERNORS (HE USED TO SEND HIS CHILDREN TO SPREAD DHAMMA).
2 LOCAL CUSTOMS AND RULES WERE PROBABLY FOLLOWED.
3 MAURYAS TRIED TO CONTROL ROADS AND RIVERS TO CONTROL VAST AREAS BETWEEN THESE CENTRES BY COLLECTING RESOURCES AS TAX AND TRIBUTE. EXAMPLE ARTHASHASTRA TELLS US THAT THE NORTH WEST WAS IMPORTANT FOR BLANKETS AND SOUTH INDIA FOR ITS GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES (COLLECTED AS TRIBUTE).

Question 7

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN?

Answer 7

1 LAMPAKA
2 KANDAHAR (MAJOR ROCK EDICT)

Question 8

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICTS) IN PAKISTAN?

Answer 8

1 MANSEHRA
2 SAHABAZGARHI

Question 9

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN UTTARAKHAND?

Answer 9

KALSI (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).

Question 10

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN DELHI?

Answer 10

1 TOPRA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION)
2 BAHAPUR INSCRIPTION (MINOR ROCK EDICT)
3 MEERUT (PILLAR INSCRIPTION)

Question 11

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN NEPAL?

Answer 11

1 LUMBINI OR RUMMINDEI PILLAR INSCRIPTION ALSO KNOWN AS PADERIA INSCRIPTION.
2 NIGALISAGAR ALSO CALLED NIGLIVA, NIGALI SAGAR PILLAR, NIGHIHAWA PILLAR, NIGLIVA PILLAR, OR ARAURAKOT PILLAR).

Question 12

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN MADHYA PRADESH?

Answer 12

1 GUJARRA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
2 SANCHI (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
3 RUPNATH INSCRIPTION.
4 PANGURARIA INSCRIPTION.

Question 13

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN GUJARAT?

Answer 13

GIRNAR (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).

Question 14

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN BIHAR?

Answer 14

1 RAMPURWA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
2 LAURIYA ARARAJ (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
3 LAURIYA NANDANGARH (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
4 SAHASRAM (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).

Question 15

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH?

Answer 15

1 KAUSHAMBI (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).
2 SARNATH (PILLAR INSCRIPTION) IN VARANASI, UP.
3 AHRAURA (PILLAR INSCRIPTION).

Question 16

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN MUMBAI?

Answer 16

SOPARA (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).

Question 17

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN KARNATAKA?

Answer 17

1 SANNATHI INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
MINOR ROCK EDICTS ARE
1 MASKI INSCRIPTION.
2 GAVIMATH.
3 BRAHMAGIRI INSCRIPTION.
4 PALKIGUNDU.
5 JATINGA RAMESHWAR.
6 SIDDAPUR.
7 UDEGOLAM.
8 NITTUR.

Question 18

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH?

Answer 18

1 JONNAGIRI ERRAGUDI YERRAGUDI INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
2 RAJULA MANDAGIRI (MINOR ROCK EDICT).

Question 19

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTIONS IN ODISHA?

Answer 19

1 DHAULI INSCRIPTION
2 JAUGADA INSCRIPTION (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).
THEY BOTH ARE ALSO CALLED KALINGA INSCRIPTIONS.
3 SHISHUPALGARH (MAJOR ROCK EDICT).

Question 20

WHICH AMBASSADOR WAS SENT TO THE COURT OF CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA?

Answer 20

MEGASTHENES WAS AN AMBASSADOR SENT BY THE GREEK RULER OF WEST ASIA NAMED SELEUCUS NICATOR.

Question 21

THE 1ST RULER WHO TRIED TO TAKE HIS MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH INSCRIPTIONS?

Answer 21

ASHOKA.

Question 22

LANGUAGE OF ASHOKA’S INSCRIPTIONS?

Answer 22

MOST OF THE ASHOKA’S INSCRIPTIONS WERE IN PRAKRIT AND WERE WRITTEN IN THE BRAHMI SCRIPT.

Question 23

THE BULL PLACED AT RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN IS?

Answer 23

RAMPURWA BULL WHICH WAS PART OF A MAURYAN PILLAR FOUND IN RAMPURWA, BIHAR.

Question 24

WHAT WAS ASHOKA’S DHAMMA?

Answer 24

DHAMMA INCLUDED RESPECT TOWARDS ELDERS, GENEROSITY TOWARDS BRAHMANAS AND THOSE WHO RENOUNCED WORLDLY LIFE, TREATING SLAVES AND SERVANTS KINDLY, AND RESPECT FOR RELIGION AND TRADITIONS OTHER THAN ONE’S OWN.
1 DID NOT INVOLVE WORSHIP OF GODS.
2 NO PERFORMANCE OF SACRIFICES.
3 ASHOKA WAS ALSO INSPIRED BY THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA.

Question 25

WHAT ARE DHAMMA MAHAMATTA AND WHY WERE THEY APPOINTED?

Answer 25

OFFICIALS WHO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT ASHOKA’S DHAMMA WERE KNOWN AS DHAMMA MAHAMATTA.
THEY WERE APPOINTED BY ASHOKA TO
1 TO STOP ANIMAL SACRIFICES.
2 TO RESOLVE QUARRELS IN FAMILIES AND AMONGST NEIGHBOURS.
3 TO PREVENT ILL TREATMENT OF SLAVES AND SERVANTS.
4 TO SPREAD DHAMMA.

Question 26

ASHOKA SPREAD HIS DHAMMA TO OTHER LANDS OUTSIDE INDIA SUCH AS?

Answer 26

SEGS
1 SYRIA 🇸🇾
2 EGYPT 🇪🇬
3 GREECE 🇬🇷
4 SRI LANKA
HE BUILT ROADS AND, DUG WELLS AND BUILT REST HOUSES.
BESIDES HE ARRANGED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BOTH HUMAN BEINGS AND ANIMALS.

Question 27

IF ONE PRAISES ONE’S OWN RELIGION WHILE CRITICISING ANOTHER’S ONE IS ACTUALLY DOING GREATER HARM TO ONE’S OWN RELIGION IS SAID BY?

Answer 27

ASHOKA.

Question 28

BEGINNING OF MAURYAN EMPIRE ABOUT?

Answer 28

2300 YEARS AGO.

Question 29

PODUCA WAS THE ROMAN NAME OF?

Answer 29

ARIKAMEDU.

Question 30

ANCIENT NAME OF SRI LANKA?

Answer 30

TAPROBANE.

Question 31

ASHOKAN INSCRIPTION IN RAJASTHAN?

Answer 31

1 BAIRAT
2 BHABRU
BOTH MINOR ROCK EDICTS.