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1. When did Mahajanapadas emerge?
2. Anguttara Nikaya is related to which religion?
3. In which Mahajanapada did the republican system exist?
4. Bimbisara belonged to which dynasty?
5. Who was the founder of Nanda dynasty in Magadha?
6. Who wrote Indica?
7. Who founded the Mauryan dynasty?
8. Who gets the credit for bringing Ashoka's inscriptions to light?
9. Of which metal were punch marked coins of the Mauryan period made?
10. Where have the cave inscriptions of Mauryan period been found?
11. Which Mauryan ruler was called 'Amitraghata' by the Greeks?
12. When did the Kalinga war take place?
13. What was the main source of income during Mauryan period?
14. Of which metal was the Mauryan period coin Pana made?
15. Who was the head of state agriculture during the Mauryan period?
16. In which inscription has Ashoka mentioned the horrors of the Kalinga war?
17. Who appointed an officer named Dhamma-Mahamatras for the propagation of Dhamma?
18. Megasthenes has described the administration of which city of Mauryan period?
19. In which Buddhist text is the conversation between Menander and Nagasena described?
20. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi?
21. Who got the Junagarh inscription written?
22. Under whose influence did Gandhara art develop in India?
23. When did Shaka Samvat start?
24. Where did the fourth Buddhist council take place under the patronage of Kanishka?
25. Which empire rose on the ruins of the Mauryan empire in the Deccan?
26. In which period did the practice of land grants begin?
27. Hathigumpha inscription is related to which king?
28. Who re-established the Satavahana power?
29. In which language was Sangam literature composed?
30. Which was famous for cotton textile industry?
31. What do you understand by Mahajanapada?
32. State two main causes of the rise of Magadha empire.
33. Write the names of any two major literary sources of Mauryan history.
34. Write the names of any four Mahajanapadas of 6th century B.C.
35. Write the measures adopted by Ashoka to promote Dhamma.
36. Who was the founder of Haryanka dynasty? What was his period?
37. Write two features of Ashoka's inscriptions.
38. What impact did the Kalinga war have on Ashoka?
39. What is the difference between Brahmi and Kharoshthi script?
40. Write about cave inscription of Ashoka.
41. Mention the city administration of Pataliputra as described by Megasthenes.
42. Mention the salient features of the Mauryan administration.
43. Describe the life sketch and achievements of Chandragupta Maurya.
44. Describe the characteristics of Gandhara art.
45. Describe the characteristics of Indo-Greek ruling period.