1. Parshvanatha, the Jain ‘Tirthankara’ was associated mainly with which of the following places? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016] (A) Varanasi (B) Kaushambi (C) Giribraja (D)
16. Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015] (A) Shravasti (B) Vaishali (C) Kushinaga (D) Sarnath
17. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013] (A) Parsvanath – Janatrika (B) Bindusara – Shakya (C) Skandagupta – Maurya
1. Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of [46th BPSC (Pre) 2004] (A) Bhasa (B) Sudraka (C) Vishakhadatta (D) Ashvaghosha 2. Who recognized
16. The remains of which ancient city have been found at the Kumrahar site? [UPPCS(Mains) 2011] (A) Vaishali (B) Pataliputra (C) Kapilavastu (D) Shravasti
31. Rajjuka’s were [UPPCS (Pre) 1996] (A) Traders in the Chola Kingdom (B) Officers in the Mauryan administration (C) Feudal Lords in the Gupta
46. Who of the following had first decipher the edicts of Emperor Ashoka? [IAS (Pre) 2016] (A) George Buhler (B) James Prinsep (C) Max
61. The accounts of Kalinga War is known to us by the [UPPCS (Pre) 2016] (A) Rock Edict XIII (B) Rummindei Pillar Inscription (C)
76. Which of the following sources gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas? [UPPCS (Mains) 2009] (A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra (B) Megasthenes’
91. Which among of the following prohibits remarriage? [UPPCS (Pre) 2003 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002] (A) Jataka (B) Manusmiriti (C) Yagyavalkya (D) Arthashastra 92.