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UPSC Prelims Mauryan Age Questions (Ancient History): PYQs with Answers
9 UPSC Prelims questions on Mauryan Age (Ancient History) from 2016–2026, newest first. 2022 had the most (2).
- Pali Texts CoinageConsider the following statements:
- Ashoka Pradeshika Rajuka YuktaAshokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the:
- Buddha EpithetsWith reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?
- Dhanyakataka Buddhist CentreIn which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?
- Kautilya Arthashastra SlaveryAccording to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?
- Ashoka Rock Edict SitesConsider the following pairs:
- Ashoka Rock Edict XIIWho among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?
- Kanganahalli Ashoka ReliefIn which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
- James Prinsep Ashoka EdictsWho of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?