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 empire
(D) Soldiers in the Saka army
32. What were ‘Sarthwah’? [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
(A) Brokers
(B) Convoy of Merchants
(C) Money lender
(D) Pilgrims
33. Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration? [RAS/RTS (Re. Exam)(Pre) 2013]
(A) Agraharika
(B) Yukta
(C) Pradeshika
(D) Rajjuka
34. Sarnath Pillar was built by [UP Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Ashoka
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Kanishka
35. Which one of the following is considered the best Stupa? [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
(A) Amaravati
(B) Bharhut
(C) Sanchi
(D) Sarnath
36. Who of the following ruler constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’? [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Bimbisara
(B) Ashoka
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Pusyamitra
37. Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’? [MPPCS (Pre) 1995, 2006, 12]
(A) Chandragupta
(B) Kautilya
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Ashoka
38. Language used in the inscription of Ashoka is [44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]
(A) Sanskrit (B) Prakrit
(C) Pali (D) Hindi
39. Which one of the following Ashokan inscription is in ‘Kharosthi’ script? [Chhattisgarh PCS(Pre) 2011]
(A) Khalsi
(B) Girnar
(C) Shahbazgarhi
(D) Meerut
40. The earliest inscription on stone was in which language? [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]
(A) Pali (B) Sanskrit
(C) Prakrit (D) Brahmi
41. The Brahmi Script was first deciphered by letters inscribed on [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
(A) Stone tablets (B) Seal
(C) Pillars (D) Coins
42. The first scholar who read Ashokan edicts was [UPPCS (GIC) 2010 UPPCS (Mains) 2006 IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Buhler
(B) Robert Sebel
(C) James Prinsep
(D) Cordriguttan
43. Ashokan inscriptions were first deciphered by [UPPSC (RI) 2014]
(A) James Prinsep
(B) George Buhler
(C) Vincent Smith
(D) Ahmad Hasan Dani
44. Who first deciphered the Brahmi Script? [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2008 48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) A. Cunningham
(B) A. H. Dani
(C) Buhler
(D) James Prinsep
45. Who was the First Britisher to study Ashoka’s edicts? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003]
(A) John Tower
(B) Harry Smith
(C) Charles Metcalfe
(D) James Prinsep
Answer Sheet:-
31. (B)
32. (B)
33. (A)
34. (B)
35. (C)
36. (B)
37. (D)
38. (B)
39. (C)
40. (C)
41. (A)
42. (C)
43. (A)
44. (D)
45. (D)