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The king who treated his subjects as his own children was (Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat/Chandragupta Maurya).

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Important Questions on Ancient Indian History

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Consider the following statements about Ashoka's faith in Buddhism:

1. Rummindei Pillar Inscription and Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription provide clear evidence of Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.

2. Minor Rock Edicit-I gives evidence of a sudden change in Ashoka's faith in Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Kalinga is now known as _____.
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Who among the following mentioned that slavery was absent in ancient India?
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Which is the correct chronological order?
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Who deciphered the Brahmi script on Ashokan edicts?
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Who killed his 99 brothers to assume the throne?
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Which of the following animals doesn't appear on Sarnath Pillar of Ashoka?
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Our national emblem is _____(Lion Capital of Ashoka/gold coin).

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What did Alexander conquer in the 4th century BCE?
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'Indica' the book was written by 
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Which script is mainly used in Ashokan edicts?
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Sarnath's Lion capital is attributed to?
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What is statecraft?
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Who among the following rulers was the first to construct the Sudarsana lake in Saurashtra?
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King Ashoka wanted to conquer _____.
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Alaxendar's invasion India took place in
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In which year did Kalinga war take place?

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The ambassador sent by Seleucus to the court of Chandragupta Maurya was _____(Abdul Razzak/Megasthenes).
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Ashoka's inscriptions are mainly found in _____ script(Brahmi/Devanagari).
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Name the political treatise written by Kautilya.