1. Who started the institution of Dharma Mahamatras?
Ashoka
2. Who organized the third Buddhist council?
Ashoka
3. What was the other name of Ashoka?
Devanampiya Piyadassi
4. Who converted Ashoka to Buddhist?
Nigrodh
5. Which is the only edict mentioning the name Ashoka?
Maski edict discovered in 1915
6. Who deciphered the Ashokan edicts?
James Princep in 1837
7. What was the script and language of Ashokan edicts?
Most of the edicts are written in Brahmi script. The language is Prakrit
8. Who constructed Sanchi Stupa at Vidisha(MP)?
Ashoka
9. The Topra and Meerut pillars of Ashoka were brought to Delhi by whom?
Feroz Shah Tughlaq
10. The Kausambi pillar of Ashoka was brought to Calcutta by whom?
Jahangir
11. The Bairat inscription of Ashoka was brought to Allahabad by whom?
Cunningham
12. Which Ashokan pillars contains reference of Samudra Gupta and Jahangir?
Allahabad pillars which is also called Queen’s edict
13. How many major rock edicts are found?
Fourteen
14. How many pillar edicts are found?
Thirteen
15. Which is the longest rock edict?
13th rock edict found in Odisha
16. Which is the longest pillar edict?
7th pillar edict
17. What is the period of reign of Chandragupta Maurya?
322BC to 298BC
18. What is the period of reign of Bindusara?
297BC to 272BC
19. What is the period of reign of Ashoka?
273BC to 232BC
20. Who was Chanakya?
He was the teacher cum chief minister of Chandragupta Maurya and is Brahmin by birth. He is also known as Vishnugupta and Kautilya
21. Who wrote Arthashastra?
Chanakya
22. Who is known as “Indian Machiavelli”?
Chanakya