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Textbook Keyword: Dharma chakras
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Dharma chakras: They are the wheels, carved on Ashoka’s Pillar at Samath. The wheel, representing motion and progress, is seen on the Indian national flag.
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Sources: Indica and Arthashastra
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Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Dhanananda | (a) | Ashoka's Rule |
| 2 | Chanakya | (b) | Literary Source of the Mauryan period |
| 3 | 321 BC | (c) | Kalinga War |
| 4 | 305 BC | (d) | Relics of Buddha are preserved in it |
| 5 | Arthashasta | (e) | The last Nanda ruler defeated by Chandragupta |
| 6 | 273 BC to 232 BC | (f) | The first Indian empire established |
| 7 | 261 BC | (g) | Seleucus defeated |
| 8 | 185 BC | (h) | Orders issued by Ashoka for his people |
| 9 | Stupa | (i) | Kautilya |
| 10 | Edicts | (j) | End of Mauryan empire |
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In 305 BCE Alexander’s general _________ invaded India.
Answer the following question briefly:
What happened to Alexander’s vast empire after his death?
State whether the following is true or false.
Chanakya was a wise brahmana who had a personal grudge against Dhana Nanda.
Choose the correct answer:
Indika was written by ________.
Who was Chanakya?
