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871. Which Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka ?
A. No. X
B. No. XI
C. No. XII
D. No. XIII
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872. Kanishka organised the fourth Buddhist Council with a view to
A. compiling the original Buddhist texts
B. honouring teh Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha
C. reviving the Buddhist Sangha
D. examining the Buddhist scriptures and preparing commentaries
Explanation:
873. The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarly one of
A. worship of nature and bhakti
B. bhakti
C. image worship and yajnas
D. yajnas and worship of nature
Explanation:
874. Arrange the following in chronological order : 1. Skandagupta 2. Rajendra Choladeva I 3. Chandragupta I 4. Harshvardhana
A. 1, 3, 2, 4
B. 2, 3, 1, 4
C. 3, 1, 4, 2
D. 4, 1, 3, 2
Explanation:
875. King Piyadassi referred to in some ancient Indian inscriptions is identified with
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Bimbisara
D. Ashoka
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