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How many committees governed Pataliputra's city council of thirty commissioners?Read the answer and worked solution →Which task belonged to the third board of the city council?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bird was a dynastic symbol of the Mauryans?Read the answer and worked solution →The remains of Chandragupta's palace were found at which modern site in Patna?Read the answer and worked solution →How many columns did the pillared hall of the old palace have?Read the answer and worked solution →What feature marks the stonework of the Ashokan period?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ashokan period marked the beginning of which kind of architecture?Read the answer and worked solution →Which site is among the important stupas linked with Ashoka?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many stupas is Ashoka believed to have built across India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two children of Ashoka led the Buddhist mission to Sri Lanka?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sri Lankan king adopted Buddhist ideals after the Mauryan mission?Read the answer and worked solution →Who killed the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha in 180 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty arose after the Mauryas lost power?Read the answer and worked solution →Which son of Ashoka could not become king because he was blinded?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Ashoka's firstborn son Mahinda become?Read the answer and worked solution →Which grandson of Ashoka patronised Jainism?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Greco-Bactrian king conquered parts of northwest India around 180 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →Which modern city was the Indo-Greek king Menander's capital Sagala?Read the answer and worked solution →Which factor is listed among the reasons for Mauryan decline?Read the answer and worked solution →Which historian argued that Ashoka's pacifism undermined the military backbone?Read the answer and worked solution →Why has the Arthashastra lost value as a source for Mauryan times?Read the answer and worked solution →After being insulted by Dhana Nanda, where did Chanakya go to teach?Read the answer and worked solution →At which river did Alexander's army mutiny and refuse to advance east?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year BCE did Alexander die in Babylon?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Sangam poet described the Mauryan army invading the south?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Hellenistic ruler does the name Amtiyoko in Ashoka's edicts denote?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Ashoka's Rock Edict 1 limit in the imperial kitchen each day?Read the answer and worked solution →What term did Ashoka use in Minor Rock Edict 1 for a lay Buddhist follower?Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka visited the Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya how many years after his coronation?Read the answer and worked solution →To which sect did Ashoka donate the Barabar Caves?Read the answer and worked solution →

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How many committees governed Pataliputra's city council of thirty commissioners?

  1. Three
  2. Four
  3. Six
  4. Ten
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Correct answer: C. Six

1. Megasthenes described a municipal system. 2. Thirty commissioners were split into six boards. 3. Each board handled a separate civic task. _Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Local government_

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Which task belonged to the third board of the city council?

  1. Collecting sales tax
  2. Recording registrations
  3. Hosting foreign guests
  4. Regulating weights
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Correct answer: B. Recording registrations

1. The six boards had different duties. 2. The third board made records and registrations. 3. Foreign guests, weights and sales tax belonged to the second, fifth and sixth boards. _Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Local government_

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Which bird was a dynastic symbol of the Mauryans?

  1. Eagle
  2. Swan
  3. Parrot
  4. Peacock
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Correct answer: D. Peacock

1. Ashoka's pillars at Nandangarh and Sanchi show it. 2. The dynastic symbol was the peacock. 3. Eagle, swan and parrot are not given as symbols. _Source: Wikipedia, Maurya Empire, Architectural remains_

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