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UPSC CDS Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 28

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Which Mauryan city lay on the route from north to south India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which area was under the direct control of the Mauryan emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Per the Arthashastra, the north-west was important for blankets and south India for:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes was sent to Chandragupta's court by the Greek ruler:Read the answer and worked solution →According to Megasthenes, the wall of Pataliputra had how many towers?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Most Ashokan inscriptions used which script?Read the answer and worked solution →Kalinga is the ancient name of:Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka is called the only king in world history who gave up conquest after:Read the answer and worked solution →Officials Ashoka appointed to teach people about dhamma were the:Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka sent messengers about dhamma to Syria, Egypt, Greece and:Read the answer and worked solution →The finely polished Rampurwa bull from a Mauryan pillar is now placed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan empire collapsed about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →After the Mauryas, which general set up a kingdom in north and central India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Shungas were followed by which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gupta empire was established about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →The Satavahana kingdom, established about 2100 years ago, lasted about:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Central Asian people followed the Indo-Greeks in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Mauryan placesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop Ashoka's worksRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mauryan lineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Mauryan wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Tax or tributeRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the dynastiesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Mauryan bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The eighteenth-century political formations are studied from Aurangzeb's death in 1707 to the third battle of Panipat in:Read the answer and worked solution →Nadir Shah of Iran sacked and plundered Delhi in:Read the answer and worked solution →Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded north India how many times between 1748 and 1761?Read the answer and worked solution →The two rival factions of later Mughal nobles were the Iranis and the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Mauryan city lay on the route from north to south India?

  1. Sarnath
  2. Vaishali
  3. Ujjain
  4. Taxila
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Correct answer: C. Ujjain

1. Merchants, officials and craftspersons lived in the cities. 2. Ujjain linked north and south. 3. It was also a provincial capital. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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Which area was under the direct control of the Mauryan emperor?

  1. Around Taxila city
  2. Around Ujjain city
  3. Around Kalinga coast
  4. Around Pataliputra
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Correct answer: D. Around Pataliputra

1. Officials collected taxes and spies watched them. 2. The area around Pataliputra was directly ruled. 3. Provinces followed local customs under princes. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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Per the Arthashastra, the north-west was important for blankets and south India for:

  1. Gold and precious stones
  2. Elephants and teak timber
  3. Honey and beeswax stocks
  4. Cotton and paddy fields
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Correct answer: A. Gold and precious stones

1. These may have been collected as tribute. 2. The south gave gold and precious stones. 3. Forest people gave elephants, timber, honey and wax. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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