Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions

Author:D N Kundra
6th CBSE
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Important Questions on Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions

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A Textbook of Social Sciences>Our Pasts-I>The First Empire : Ashoka The Great (The Emperor Who Gave Up War)>Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions> Q 1

Give reason to the following statement:

Ashoka had his edicts inscribed in Prakrit.

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A Textbook of Social Sciences>Our Pasts-I>The First Empire : Ashoka The Great (The Emperor Who Gave Up War)>Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions> Q 2

Why are Ashoka's edicts and inscriptions important? Why are they inscribed in Greek in Afghanistan and Prakrit elsewhere?

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A Textbook of Social Sciences>Our Pasts-I>The First Empire : Ashoka The Great (The Emperor Who Gave Up War)>Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions> Q 3

Mention the source from where we have taken the design of our national emblem.

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A Textbook of Social Sciences>Our Pasts-I>The First Empire : Ashoka The Great (The Emperor Who Gave Up War)>Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions> Q 4

What are the sources of our knowledge about Ashoka's reign?

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A Textbook of Social Sciences>Our Pasts-I>The First Empire : Ashoka The Great (The Emperor Who Gave Up War)>Ashoka's Edicts and Inscriptions> Q 5

The 'Ajivika Caves' are so called because they are dedicated to the _____ thinkers. (Ajivika/ Buddhist)