Maurya Empire – Ashoka

46. In which year did Ashoka convert to Buddhism?
a) 260 BCE
b) 263 BCE
c) 266 BCE
d) 269 BCE

47. Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism is said to have been influenced by which Buddhist monk?
a) Mahakasyapa
b) Upagupta
c) Dharmarakshita
d) Moggaliputta Tissa

48. What was the name of the Buddhist text that Ashoka ordered to be inscribed on pillars and rocks?
a) Dhammapada
b) Vinaya Pitaka
c) Tripitaka
d) Edicts of Ashoka

49. How many edicts of Ashoka have been found so far?
a) 25
b) 32
c) 37
d) 42

50. Which of the following was not one of the pillars erected by Ashoka?
a) Sarnath pillar
b) Lauriya-Nandangarh pillar
c) Rampurva bull capital
d) Bodh Gaya pillar