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Mauryan Empire and Administration

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Prelims 2025

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History & CultureAncient HistoryMauryan Empire and AdministrationMedium
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Single choice
Skill:
Fact recall
Related topics:
Ancient Sources, Inscriptions, Sites and Travellers
2025 · Q19

Prelims 2025, question 19: Mauryan Empire and Administration

Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradesika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the

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Prelims 2022

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History & CultureAncient HistoryMauryan Empire and AdministrationMedium (editorial estimate)
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Type:
Pairs
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Ashokan edicts · Mauryan Empire and Administration
Related topics:
Ancient Sources, Inscriptions, Sites and Travellers

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2022 · Q91

Prelims 2022, question 91: Mauryan Empire and Administration

Consider the following pairs: Site of Ashoka's major rock edicts : Location in the State of 1. Dhauli : Odisha 2. Erragudi : Andhra Pradesh 3. Jaugada : Madhya Pradesh 4. Kalsi : Karnataka How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

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Prelims 2020

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History & CultureAncient HistoryMauryan Empire and AdministrationMedium (editorial estimate)
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Single choice
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Ashokan religious tolerance · Mauryan Empire and Administration
Related topics:
Religion, Philosophy and Schools of Thought

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2020 · Q30

Prelims 2020, question 30: Mauryan Empire and Administration

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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Prelims 2019

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History & CultureAncient HistoryMauryan Empire and AdministrationEasy (editorial estimate)
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Single choice
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Ashokan portrait inscriptions · Mauryan Empire and Administration
Related topics:
Sculpture, Painting and Iconography

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2019 · Q8

Prelims 2019, question 8: Mauryan Empire and Administration

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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