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Mauryan & Post-Mauryan — UPSC Prelims Ancient & Medieval previous year questions — page 3

82 solved previous year questions on Mauryan & Post-Mauryan, papers from 1995 to 2021, drawn from State PCS, UPPCS, UPSC CSE Prelims. Each carries the printed answer key and the explanation from the source compilation.

1. #81Full-length test
   Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the inscriptions and edicts of the Ashoka?
   • AAshoka's Major Rock Edict XIII provides { } information about the Kalinga war
   • BThe Rummindei Pillar Edicts mention Ashoka's visit to Lumbini
   • CThe Kalsi inscription of Ashoka is' found on the southern banks of the Krishna River
   • DThe Maski js one of JQ-e inscriptions in.India to explicitly mention the name 'Asliok 1
   Answer: (C) The Kalsi inscription of Ashoka is' found on the southern banks of the Krishna River
   Explanation

   Option c is the correct answer. The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of 33 inscriptions, Pillars of Ashoka as well as boulders and cave walls made by the emperor during 269 BCE to 232 BCE. Statement a is correct: Major Rock Edict XIII provides information about the Kalinga war. It is also mentioned in it that after the Kalinga war, Emperor Ashoka abandoned the policy of war and adopted the policy of Dhamma. It also mentions the names of the border states of Emperor Ashoka b is correct: The Rummindei Pillar about Ashoka's visit to Lumbini (the Buddha). These are written in Brahmi script. Ashoka Lumbini from paying tax and fixed its grain at c is incorrect: Kalsi is a small town and Dehradun on the banks of Yamuna inscriptions site at Kalsi is unique as it is the in North India where the great Mauryan Emperor the set of fourteen rock edicts. The language and script is Brahini. Hence, it i

2. #82Full-length test
   With reference to the period of Mauryan dynasty in ancient India, the towns Bharuch, Sopara and Tamralipti were primarily
   • Aports handling foreign trade
   • Bplaces where copper coins were minted
   • Cimportant Buddhist pilgrimage sites
   • Dimportant sites of Ashokan inscriptions
   Answer: (A) ports handling foreign trade
   Explanation

   Option a is the correct the Mauryan period, maritime trade was carried along the coast. The ports along the west coast those of Bharuch (Bharukaccha) at the mouth river Narmada and Sopara near present day the east, Tamralipti or present day Tamluk provided outlet for ships sailing to Burma

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