Question

1. The Mauryan capital was situated......................
2...................succeeded Chandragupta Maurya to the throne.
3. Ashoka called his policy of peaceful conquest..............
4. Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to............. as missionaries
5. The emblem used on Indian currency has been adapted from the ...............​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Pataliputra
2. Chandragupta Maurya was succeed by his son, Bindusara, in 298 BCE, and then by Bindusara's son, Ashoka the Great, in 272 BCE.
3. Ashoka's policy by peaceful conquest was called dhamma. It was inspired from teachings of lord Budhha.
4. When Ashoka, a Hindu convert to Buddhism, sent his children to Ceylon as missionaries around 251 BC. Complete answer: To spread Buddhism, King Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and his daughter Sanghamitra to Sri Lanka. In the Buddhist text 'Mahavamsa,' written in Sri Lanka, their names are listed.
5. Lion Capital