Question : Which of the following Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka states that Dhammayatras (tours) would be undertaken by the emperor?
Option 1: Major Rock Edict IV
Option 2: Major Rock Edict VIII
Option 3: Major Rock Edict IX
Option 4: Major Rock Edict V
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Correct Answer: Major Rock Edict VIII
Solution : The correct answer is Major Rock Edict VIII.
Major Rock Edict XIII of Ashoka is the only one that specifically mentions the emperor's commitment to Dhammayatras (tours). In this edict, Ashoka declares his intention to personally go on Dhammayatras, which were journeys or tours undertaken to spread moral, and ethical teachings, particularly those associated with Buddhism.
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Question : Which of the following places is not a find-spot of major rock edicts of Ashoka?
Option 1: Sopara
Option 2: Mansehra
Option 3: Bhabru
Option 4: Jaugada
Question : The Directive Principles of State Policy figure in part __________of the Constitution of India.
Option 1: V
Option 2: III
Option 3: VIII
Option 4: IV
Question : Emperor Ashoka was the son of which of the following Mauryan rulers?
Option 1: Samudragupta
Option 2: Bindusara
Option 3: Chandragupta
Option 4: Kanishka
Question : Megasthenes, a Greek historian and diplomat, came to India as an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator. In which of the following Mauryan emperor's courts did he come?
Option 1: Chandragupta Maurya
Option 2: Brihadratha
Option 3: Ashoka
Option 4: Samprati
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Several stone pillars were erected by the reign of Ashoka.
Option 1: Several stone pillars
Option 2: of Ashoka
Option 3: were erected
Option 4: by the reign
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