A. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
1. Mention the main sources of information about the Mauryan administration.
2. The Mauryan kings were influenced by the great religious teachings of their times. What was the princip
they followed?
3. What was the capital of the Mauryan empire? Where was it located?
4. Why did the Mauryan rulers maintain a number of spies?
5. Mention two ways in which the network of roads constructed by the Mauryan kings was useful.
6. Mention the two main functions of the Mauryan army.
7. What were the main sources of revenue in the Mauryan empire?
8. Who occupied the highest position in Mauryan society?
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1-The two main sources of information on the Mauryan period are Indika by Megasthenes and Arthashastra by Chanakya (also known as Kautilya).
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3-Mauryan empire, in ancient India, a state centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 bce and was the first empire to encompass most of the Indian subcontinent.
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