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  1. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscription is








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    The rock inscription of Davanampriya Priyadarshi were being discovered all over India for centuries. But for a long time, the identity of this 'Devanampriya Priyadarshi' remained a puzzle. In the year 1915 near a village called Maski in Raichur District of Karnataka, a rock inscription was discovered on a hill. In this inscription, for the first time, the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampriya and Priyadarshi. It was then certain that Devanapriya Priyadarshi was no other than Ashoka.

    Correct Option: D

    The rock inscription of Davanampriya Priyadarshi were being discovered all over India for centuries. But for a long time, the identity of this 'Devanampriya Priyadarshi' remained a puzzle. In the year 1915 near a village called Maski in Raichur District of Karnataka, a rock inscription was discovered on a hill. In this inscription, for the first time, the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampriya and Priyadarshi. It was then certain that Devanapriya Priyadarshi was no other than Ashoka.

  1. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?








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    The Kharosthi script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-dey Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kharosthi is mostly written right to left (type A), but some inscriptions (type B) already show the left to right direction that was to become universal for the later South Asian Scripts.

    Correct Option: A

    The Kharosthi script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-dey Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kharosthi is mostly written right to left (type A), but some inscriptions (type B) already show the left to right direction that was to become universal for the later South Asian Scripts.

  1. Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?








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    According to social law of ancient India, a woman was always considered a minor. Divorce was prohibited, although it sometimes took place. According to the Arthashastra, a wife who had been deserted by her husband could seek a divorce.

    Correct Option: B

    According to social law of ancient India, a woman was always considered a minor. Divorce was prohibited, although it sometimes took place. According to the Arthashastra, a wife who had been deserted by her husband could seek a divorce.

  1. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?








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    Maski

    Correct Option: D

    Maski

  1. The Arthashastra of Kautilya is a








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    The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy which identified its author by the names 'Kautilya' and 'Vishnugupta ' , both names that are traditionally identified with Chanakya. The book, written in Sanskrit, discusses theories and principles of governing a state.

    Correct Option: D

    The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy which identified its author by the names 'Kautilya' and 'Vishnugupta ' , both names that are traditionally identified with Chanakya. The book, written in Sanskrit, discusses theories and principles of governing a state.