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Ashoka himself considered his policy of Dhamma as

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Important Questions on Ancient History

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In spite of his gradual conversion to Buddhism and the concept of Dhamma Vijaya, Ashoka was not a total pacifist. Which of the following does not confirm this view?
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 Which of the following statements about the Mauryan relations with Sri Lanka is not correct?
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Which of the following statements about the Mauryan kings is not correct?
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 Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

Name of the official                         Duty

1. Sannidhata                          Chief treasury officer

2. Samaharta                           Collector general of revenue

3. Yukta                                    Subordinate revenue officer at the district level

4. Gopa                                    Responsible to accounts

5. Sitaadhyaksha                      Supervised agriculture 

Select the correct answer using the codes given below                

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Which of the following was/were causes of decline and disintegration of the Mauryan empire?
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Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I (Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka)             List Il (Contents)

A. Rock Edict XIII                                       Prohibition of animal sacrifices and gatherings

B. Rock Edict I                                            Appointment Dhamma Mahamatras andtheir duties

C. Rock Edict V                                          System of Dhamma Yatras

D. Rock Edict VIII                                        Conquest through dhamma instead of war (Bherighosa to Dhammaghosa)

E. Rock Edict X                                          Kalinga mentions five contemporary Greek Kings

F. Rock Edict VII and XII                             Need and appeal for tolerance among all religious sects

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A      B    C    D     E    F

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Which one of the following Mauryan Province had a foreign governor (Greek-Yavana)?

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The destruction of the Mauryan Empire was followed by a series of invasions, and the first to invade India were the