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The last Mauryan king was
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Brihadratha Maurya was the last ruler of the Maurya Empire. He ruled from c. 187 – c. 180 BCE. He was killed by his general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire.
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How did the Maurya Empire finally end?
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Answer: Option A
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After the death of Ashoka, the Mauryan empire did not get strong rulers and the empire became weak and later the last ruler of the dynasty, Brihadratha Maurya got killed by his own senapati Pushyamitra Shunga and then Mauryan empire came to an end and the Shunga dynasty came in power.
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The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
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Answer: Option C
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The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy.
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Who amongst the following also had the name 'Devanama Piyadassi'?
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Answer: Option A
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Ashoka the Great known also as Piyadasi (Pali. Sanskrit:Priyadarsin – meaning 'good looking'), and Devanaŋpiya was the emperor of the Mauryan Empire from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. Ten years (of reign) having been completed, King Piodasses (Piyadassi) made known (the doctrine of) Piety to men; and from this moment he has made men more pious, and everything thrives throughout the whole world.
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During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at __________
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Answer: Option C
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During the reign of Bindusara the people of Taxila rose against the Magadha empire to quell that agitation Bindusara sent Ashoka at Taxila. Upon the civil unrest in the kingdom, Nanda resigned and disappeared into exile.
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Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha.
Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
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Answer: Option A
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The Maurya Empire was a geographically-extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between 322 and 187 BCE.
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The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to beautify his capital, was
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Answer: Option C
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Firuz Tughluq, The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to beautify his capital. Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. His father's name was Rajab who had the title Sipahsalar.
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The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
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Answer: Option D
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Acharya Bhadrabahu (c. 367 - c. 298 BCE) was, according to the Digambara sect of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin in Jainism. He was the last acharya of the undivided Jain sangha. He was the last spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya.
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Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
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Answer: Option B
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The Indo-Greeks were the first rulers in India to issue coins which can definitely be attributed to the kings. They were the first to issue gold coins in India.
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The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
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Answer: Option C
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The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of animal figure. Stone pillars were erected all over the Mauryan Empire. The top portion of the pillar was carved with figures like a bull, lion, elephant, etc. All the capital figures (usually animals) are vigorous and carved standing on a square or circular abacus.