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1) Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of:
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2) Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
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3) Arthasastra was written by
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4) The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
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5) Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court ?
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6) The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the
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7) Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?
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Brihadratha Maurya was killed in 180 BCE and power usurped by his general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who then took over the throne and established the Shunga Empire.
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8) The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
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The Satavahanas started the practice of granting tax-free villages to brahmanas and Buddhist monks. The cultivated fields and villages granted to them were declared free from intrusion by royal policemen, soldiers, and other royal officers. These areas therefore became small independent islands within the Satavahana kingdom.
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9) Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
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Although societies frowned on remarriage, widow remarriage was not unusual when the women's surviving family was not able to support her and her children or did not have a male of sufficient age to ensure the family's future.
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10) Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
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The decline of the Maurya Dynasty was rather rapid after the death of Ashoka/Asoka. One obvious reason for it was the succession of weak kings. Another immediate cause was the partition of the Empire into two. Had not the partition taken place, the Greek invasions could have been held back giving a chance to the Mauryas to re-establish some degree of their previous power. Mauryan Empire began to decline after the death of Ashoka in 232 BC. The last king was Brihadratha was assassinated by his general Pushyamitra Shunga who was a Brahmin.
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