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Class 7 · Social Science · Exploring Society: India and Beyond - Part I

5. The Rise of Empires

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The capital of the Mauryan empire was

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Answer: A. Pataliputra

Pataliputra is near present-day Patna.

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The Arthashastra is associated with

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Answer: A. Chanakya (Kautilya)

It is a treatise on statecraft, economy and administration.

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Ashoka spread his message of dhamma mainly through

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Answer: A. inscriptions on rocks and pillars

His edicts were in Prakrit, mostly in the Brahmi script.

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