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Many competitive examinations include questions about Ashoka. These are difficult questions to answer, but they are also rewarding.To answer these questions, you must be familiar with the pre-independence period. You can start once you&#39;ve read about it.

You&#39;ll be able to answer these General Awareness questions with ease with a little practice. So here are ten Ashoka questions for you to practice with. Answering each of these questions should take not more than a minute.

 

<h2>Questions on Ashoka</h2>

You can also download the questions and answers pdf. Just click on the Download PDF button. So let&#39;s start with the first question.

Q:1 Name the oldest inscription of Ashoka, which is written in Kharosthi script and is part of the set of 14 major rock edicts.

1. Rummindei Inscription

2. Kandahar Inscription

3. Sannati Inscription 

4. Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra Inscription

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Do you know about his inscriptions?

Q:2 Ashoka appointed religious officials, known as:

1. Dhamma Mahamatta

2. Dhammadhiraja

3. Dhammadhikari

4. Dhammadhyaksha

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) This is a bit tricky.

Q:3 Emperor Ashoka was the king of which of the following dynasties?

1. Shunga dynasty

2. Nanda dynasty

3. Gupta dynasty

4. Maurya dynasty

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) This one&#39;s easy.

Q:4 Which of the following architecture was built by Ashoka to spread Buddhism?

1. Dhamek Stupa

2. Bharhut Stupa

3. Mahabodhi Temple

4. Lion Stambh

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) You can do this one. Think a little.

Q:5 The Kandahar Edict of Ashoka is written in which language? 

1. Greek

2. Aramic

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Kharosthi

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Read the options carefully to answer this.

Q:6 Which text tells us about Ashoka and his efforts to spread Buddhism?

1. Vajrayana 

2. Theravada

3. Mahavamsa

4. Mahayana

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) This one is a little difficult.

Q:7 Which of the following statements about the King Ashoka is False?

1. Ashoka was opposed by a wise man named Chanakya (also known as Kautilya).

2. Ashoka belonged to the Mauryan dynasty.

3. The empire that Ashoka ruled was founded by his grandfather.

4.  Ashoka is the only king in the history of the world who gave up conquest after winning a war.

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Eliminate the wrong ones.

Q:8 Ashoka sent which two religious ambassadors to Burma?

1. Mahendra and Sanghamitra

2. Mahendra and Tissa

3. Sona and Uttara

4. Maharakshit and Rajarshi

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) Have you read about it?

Q:9 When and by whom were the Ashokan Inscriptions deciphered for the first time?

1. 1787 - John Tower

2. 1810 - Harry Smith

3. 1825 - Charles Metcalfe

4. 1837 - James Prinsep

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) We have almost reached the end. Hurry up!

Q:10 Which is the most important source for information about the ascent of Kalinga by Ashoka?

1. Mahavansh

2. Divyavadan

3. 13th Great Inscription

4. 7th column inscription

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Clock&#39;s ticking. Let&#39;s get done with the last one. 

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<h2>Answer Key</h2>

Let&#39;s have a look at your score.

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Comment below your score, considering each question has 1 mark only. If you scored 8 to 10, congratulations! You are one step closer to selection. If you have scored 5 to 8 marks, then you are doing well, keep it up. If you have scored less than 5 marks then you need to work a little harder on this subject. But don&#39;t worry, we are here to help you master the subject.

Let&#39;s check the answers and solutions and try to find out what went wrong.

 

<h2>Answers and Solutions</h2>

Q:1 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Shahbazgarhi and the Mansehra Inscription

The Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi inscriptions of Ashoka are written in the Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script. Shahbaz Garhi is a historic site located in the Mardan District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Mansehra is located in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

1. The Mansehra rock edicts are cut into the surface of three large boulders on the side of a rocky outcrop close to the city of Mansehra. They record fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka (B.C. 272-235 BC), and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia.

2. The Shahbazgarhi rock edicts are cut into the surface of two large boulders on the side of a small rocky outcrop in the Vale of Peshawar. The record contains fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Asoka (r. c. 272-235 BC), and they represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia.

 

Q:2 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Dhamma Mahamatta

Ashoka appointed religious officials, known as Dhamma Mahamatta.

It was a group of officers instituted to implement and publicize the various aspects of Dhamma.

 

Q:3 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Maurya dynasty

Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty

He ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE.

His successful conquest of the Kalinga country on the east coast

The last major emperor of the Mauryan dynasty of India.

The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.

 

Q:4 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Lion Stambh

Lion Stambh was built by Ashoka to spread Buddhism. These stambhs are called Ashok Stambh.

Ashok Stambh of Sarnath was adopted as the National emblem of India.

Ashoka also built Bharhut in Madhya Pradesh, Dhamek Stupa in UP, and Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar.

 

Q:5 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Both 1 and 2

The Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription, (also Kandahar Edict of Ashoka), is a famous bilingual edict of the Maurya King Ashoka written in Greek and Aramaic.There are total 33 inscriptions.

The inscriptions were composed in the Prakrit language and written in Brahmi script throughout the greater part of the empire. But in the north-western part, they appear in Kharosthi script and in Kandahar in Afghanistan, they were written in Aramaic, in Greek script and Greek language.

 

Q:6 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Mahavamsa

Mahavamsa is a 5th century historical chronicle of Sri Lanka written in Pali language and composed by a Buddhist monk.

Mahavamsa mentions that when the Buddhist order decided to send missions abroad, Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and his daughter Sanghamitra to Sri Lanka to spead Buddhism.

 

Q:7 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Ashoka was opposed by a wise man named Chanakya (also known as Kautilya)

Ashoka, also known as “Ashoka The Great ”, is one of the greatest  emperor  born in the land of India.

Ashoka was Mauryan emperor of Mauryan Dynasty and is believed to conquer almost all of the Indian Subcontinent making Mauryan Empire one of the largest and greatest empires in the world by then.

He was also known for his sadistic rules for the criminal.

 

Q:8 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Sona and Uttara

To spread the influence of dharma, Ashoka sent Buddhist missionaries to the four corners of Asia to spread the religion.

Sona and Uttara were sent to Suvaṇṇabhūmi (Lower Burma and Thailand).

Ashoka converted to Buddhism after witnessing the destructive war against the state of Kalinga, which he conquered in about 261 B.C. After converting to Buddhism, he patronized Buddhism during his reign and promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.

 

Q:9 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. 1837 - James Prinsep

James Prinsep was an European scholar who deciphered the edicts of the Ashoka.

The inscriptions found in the central and eastern part of India were written in Magadhi Prakrit using the Brahmi script, while Prakrit using the Kharosthi script, Greek and Aramaic were used in northwest.

 

Q:10 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 13th Great Inscription.

The Ashokan edicts are divided into two groups: Major rock edicts and minor rock edicts.

13th Great Inscription which was issued at the end of the kalinga war gives a vivid picture of the change of Ashoka from an agressive and violent warrior to a geat lover and preacher of peace.

The accounts of Kalinga war was depicted in rock edict 13. 

 

So that&#39;s it for today. General Awareness issues are typically important. We&#39;ll go over another topic of General Awareness later. Until then, you can practice the questions by downloading the Ashoka PDF.

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