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The last Mauryan king was

A) Pushyamitra Sunga B) Ashoka
C) Harsa D) Brihadratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brihadratha

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The Buddhist  Doctrines were written in 

A) Sanskrit B) Pali
C) Tibetan D) Not written in any language but orally transnitted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pali

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The Phrase the ' Light of Asia' is applied to

A) Alexander B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Mahavira D) The Buddha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Buddha

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The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Ashoka was

A) Rajuka B) Yukta
C) Dharamamahamatya D) Prativedaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dharamamahamatya

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Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?

A) Sri Lankan chronicles_ Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa B) Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
C) Inscriptions of Ashoka D) Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Inscriptions of Ashoka

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Jainism was divided into two-sects Swetambaras(White-clad) and Digambaras(Sky-clad or naked) - During the reign of the

A) Nandas B) Mauryas
C) Kusanas D) Shungas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mauryas

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The 'Three Jewels ' (Triratnas) of jainism are

A) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct B) right action, right livelihood and right effort
C) right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment D) rightspeech, right thinking and right behaviour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct

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Jatakas are the stories of

A) Buddha's life B) Buddha's previous lives
C) The lives of the future Buddhas D) Great saints of Buddhism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Buddha's previous lives

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