Edicts of Ashoka

Q. Statement I: Two kinds of taxes were mentioned in the Edicts of Ashoka.

Statement II: Bhaga was a religious tribute. Bali was a kind of tax levied on agricultural produce and cattle.

Choose the correct option:

1. Both the statements are false.
2. Both the statements are true.
3. Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true, Statement II is false.

Q. The national emblem of India was adopted from the _____________.

1. Sanchi Stupa
2. Ashokan capital of Sarnath pillar
3. Caves built in the period of Ashoka
4. Palace in Patliputra

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true about Ashoka?

1. Ashoka built a welfare state for his people.
2. Ashoka being a follower of Buddhism imposed Buddhism on his subjects.
3. As part of Ashoka's Dhamma principle, he considered the people in his empire as his children.
4. Ashoka sent messengers to different countries to spread the idea of Dhamma.

Q.

During whose rule was Buddhism declared as the state religion?

1. Ashoka

2. Samudragupta

3. Chandragupta

4. Bindusara

Q. what does Ashok Chakra stands for

Q. Which of the following were the most important taxes?

1. Taxes of crafts persons
2. Taxes of crops
3. Taxes of traders
4. Taxes of hunters

Q. During Ashoka's reign, official orders or proclamations issued by people with authority were recorded in the form of edicts.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why did Ashoka use the language Prakrit to communicate his message of Dhamma?

1. Ashoka loved Prakrit more than any other language.
2. Pakrit was easy to write.
3. Pakrit was the language of elites.
4. Pakrit was the language used by the common people.