Who authored the treatise 'Arthasastra' that deals primarily with statecraft?
Kautilya
The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise dealing primarily with statecraft, economic policy and military strategy.
It was authored by Kautilya, also known as Chanakya or Vishnugupta, who was the chief minister of Chandragupta Maurya.
The work is a comprehensive manual on how a ruler should acquire and maintain power and administer the state effectively.
Ashoka was a Mauryan emperor, Visakhadatta wrote the play Mudrarakshasa, and Megasthenes was a Greek envoy who wrote Indica.
Hence, the author of the Arthashastra was Kautilya.
The most important achievement of Shishunaga was ____.
Which one among the following rulers established Pataliputra as the capital of the Magadhan Empire?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (Mahamatta) | List-II (Function) | ||
A. | Anta-mahamatta | 1. | Women’s welfare |
B. | Ithijhakha-mahamatta | 2. | Spread of Dhamma |
C. | Dhamma-mahamatta | 3. | Associated with city |
D. | Nagalaviyohalaka-ahamatta | 4. | In-charge of frontier areas |
Which one of the following was not a part of the dhamma of King Ashoka?
Consider the following statements about ancient Indian inscriptions:
1. The earliest inscriptions are in Sanskrit.
2. Kharosthi script, used in inscriptions in the north-west, was deciphered with the help of coins of Indo-Greek kings who ruled over the area.
3. Most of the inscriptions mention grand, unique events, and routine agricultural practices do not find mention.
How many of the above statements is/are correct
Which of the following Mauryan rulers did Seleucus fight against in the Seleucid–Mauryan War?