UPSC CSE Mauryan Empire — practice questions
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Practice UPSC CSE Mauryan Empire in the app →An East India Company mint officer deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi in the 1830s. Who was he?In Asokan inscriptions the king is called Piyadassi. What does the title mean?Early Buddhist and Jaina texts list how many great states or mahajanapadas?Mahajanapadas where power was shared by several men called rajas were known as:Which mahajanapada in present-day Bihar became the most powerful between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE?Rajagaha, the first capital of Magadha, is present-day:Chandragupta Maurya founded his empire in about which year?Asoka conquered Kalinga, which lies in which present-day region?Megasthenes, whose account survives in fragments, was a Greek ambassador to whose court?Parts of the Arthashastra were probably composed by whom?Who was the first ruler to inscribe messages to subjects and officials on stone?Which Mauryan provincial centre, meaning golden mountain, tapped the gold mines of Karnataka?How many sub-committees did Megasthenes say coordinated Mauryan military activity?For roughly how many years did the Mauryan Empire last?Which rulers adopted the title devaputra, son of god, and set up colossal statues at Mat near Mathura?The Prayaga Prashasti praising Samudragupta was composed by which court poet?The Gandatindu Jataka describes subjects fleeing a wicked king. In which language were the Jatakas written?In Sangam texts, large landowners were called vellalar and slaves adimai. What were ploughmen called?Prabhavati Gupta, who granted a village by inscription, was the daughter of which ruler?The Harshacharita, a biography of Harshavardhana, was written by whom?The first coins bearing names and images of rulers were issued by whom?In which year did James Prinsep finally decipher Asokan Brahmi?