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The Arthashastra is traditionally attributed to:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides the capital Pataliputra, the Mauryan provincial centres were Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes describes a military committee with how many subcommittees?Read the answer and worked solution →Special officers appointed by Asoka to spread dhamma were the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan Empire lasted about:Read the answer and worked solution →The ancient Tamil country of the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas was called:Read the answer and worked solution →Kushana rulers adopted the title devaputra, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The Prayaga Prashasti praising Samudragupta was composed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sudarshana lake in Gujarat is known from a rock inscription of the Shaka ruler:Read the answer and worked solution →Paddy production in the Ganga valley rose dramatically through:Read the answer and worked solution →Greek sources credit the Mauryan ruler with a standing army of how many foot-soldiers?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the mahajanapadasRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mauryan wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mauryan ageRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the early society wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Maurya or GuptaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort rulers, texts and placesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Early states bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Harshacharita, a biography of Harshavardhana of Kanauj, was composed by:Read the answer and worked solution →Most surviving early land grant inscriptions were engraved on:Read the answer and worked solution →Prabhavati Gupta, who granted the village of Danguna, was the daughter of:Read the answer and worked solution →Prabhavati Gupta was married into which ruling family of the Deccan?Read the answer and worked solution →Land granted to a Brahmana, usually free of land revenue, was called an:Read the answer and worked solution →Some historians read land grants as a sign of:Read the answer and worked solution →Pataliputra began as a village known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chinese pilgrim found Pataliputra in ruins in the seventh century CE?Read the answer and worked solution →Which early city lay near the coast where sea routes began?Read the answer and worked solution →The glossy fine pottery of early cities, probably used by the rich, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Guilds of craft producers and merchants in early towns were called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Arthashastra is traditionally attributed to:

  1. Kalidasa
  2. Kautilya
  3. Harishena
  4. Banabhatta
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Correct answer: B. Kautilya

1. He is also called Chanakya. 2. Kautilya composed parts of the Arthashastra. 3. He was believed to be Chandragupta's minister. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._

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Besides the capital Pataliputra, the Mauryan provincial centres were Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and:

  1. Mathura city
  2. Vaishali town
  3. Suvarnagiri
  4. Kaushambi
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Correct answer: C. Suvarnagiri

1. All are mentioned in Asokan inscriptions. 2. Suvarnagiri was the fifth centre. 3. It likely tapped Karnataka's gold mines. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._

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Megasthenes describes a military committee with how many subcommittees?

  1. Four
  2. Nine
  3. Ten
  4. Six
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Correct answer: D. Six

1. They handled navy, transport, infantry, horses, chariots and elephants. 2. There were six subcommittees. 3. The second arranged bullock carts and food. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._

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