Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period MCQs

26. Pre-Ashokan Brahmi Script was found at –
(a) Nagarjunakonda
(b) Anuradhapura
(c) Brahmagiri
(d) Maski
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27. Sarnath Pillar was built by
(a) Harshavardhana
(b) Ashoka
(c) Gautam Buddha
(d) Kanishka
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28. Who constructed the ‘Sanchi Stupa’?
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Kautilya
(c) Gautam Buddha
(d) Ashoka
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29. “In spite of being Buddhist, Ashoka did not leave belief in Hinduism” validation of this fact is 
(a) Pilgrims
(b) Belief in Moksha
(c) Epithet of “Devanampriya”
(d) Establishment of veterinary hospitals
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30. Who established ‘Rajdharma’ on triplex bases of longanimity, liberty and compassion? 
(a) Ashoka
(b) Akbar
(c) Ranjit Singh
(d) Shivaji
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