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1576. Brahmagiri is a place of historical importance because it
A. has an inscription of Ashoka
B. was a palaeolithic site
C. has an incription of Vikramaditya V1
D. was the capital of the Gangas
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1577. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped by USA on Hiroshima in Japan during the second world War ?
A. Little Boy
B. Little Fly
C. Little Devil
D. None of these
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1578. The first scholar, who read Ashokan edicts, was
A. Stuart Pigott
B. S.N. Rao
C. Adam Smith
D. None of these
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1579. The Buddhist religious literature produced during the Mauryan period was in
A. Ardhamagadhi
B. Sanskrit
C. Pali
D. Prakrit
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1580. The title Devananm Priya was given to
A. Harsha
B. Kanishka
C. Ashoka
D. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
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