About the Topic: Post-Mauryan Empire discusses the transitional era marked by the rise of native indigenous dynasties and incoming central Asian rulers.
The Rummindei Pillar of Ashoka was put up to mark –
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(A) Birth of Buddha
Ashoka visited Lumbini in the 20th year of his coronation. To mark the birthplace of Buddha, the pillar at Rummindei was erected along with some sacred stone structure. He condoned the religious tax of Lumbini as it was the birthplace of Buddha and reduced the rate of land revenue from 1/6 to 1/8.
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
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(C) Prabhavatigupta : Udaigiri Cave Inscription
No inscription of Prabhavati Gupta has been found from the Udaigiri caves. Rest options are correctly matched.
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The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is located in
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(B) Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
The name of Ashoka is mentioned in Gujarra minor rock edict, located in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. It was laid at the main road through Ujjain to Bharuch.
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The only pillar on which Ashoka declares himself as the emperor of Magadha –
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(D)
Bhabru pillar
Bhabru inscription proves Ashoka as Buddhist. In the same inscription, he referred to himself as ‘Piyadasi Raja’ Magadha, i.e., the king of Magadha.
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Kalsi is famous for –
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(C) Rock edicts of Ashoka
Kalsi is located in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. It is famous for Ashokan rock edict.
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In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
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(A) Kanganahalli
Kanganahalli Buddha stupa is located on the bank of Bhima River in Gulbarga district of Karnataka. There is a stone portrait of Ashoka along with his Queen below which 'Ranya Ashoka' (King Ashoka) has been written.
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Which Ashokan Rock Edict describes the victory and injuries of Kalinga war?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Rock edict XIII
Kalinga war and the victory over Kalinga was the greatest event of Ashoka’s reign. The 13th rock edict provides clear evidence of Kalinga war. It describes King Piyadasi (Ashoka) conquered Kalinga, eight years after his coronation, i.e., in 261 B.C., he described deep remorse for having conquered Kalinga on this edict.
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Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of religious tolerance completely?
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(B) Rock edict XII
In the 12th major rock edict of Ashoka, there is the declaration of religious longanimity and growth of the essence of all communities.
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Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?
"Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely."
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(A) Ashoka
Ashoka was an Indian emperor of Maurya dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent during 273 BCE-232 BCE. Mentioned statement is found on his 12th major Rock Edict by which Ashoka has preached about religious harmony.
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes:
(A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
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(A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of
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The Asokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts:
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(C) II and XIII
The rock edict second and thirteen of Ashoka tells us about the Sangam Kingdom of Chola, Pandya, Satiyaputta and Kerelaputta along with tamraparni (Sri Lanka).
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With reference to the Satavahana Rulers which of the following statement/s is/are true?
The Satavahana Kings were the nurtures of Prakrit language.
Public aspect of the arts got more encouragement during the Satavahana period.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below codes:
Correct Answer:
(B) Both 1 and 2
Satvahana rulers patronised Prakrit more than Sanskrit. Political inscriptions also threw some light on the rare use of Sanskrit Literature. Also, public aspect of the arts got more encouragement during Satavahana period. Examples of architecture and sculptures found from the Satvahana era are associated with Buddhism.