1601. With reference to Mauryan architecture, consider the following statements:
1. Wood was the principal building material used during the Mauryan Empire.
2. Chinese traveller Fa Hien called Mauryan palaces as God gifted monuments.
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1602. Consider the following statements about Ashokan edicts?
1. They are mostly written in Pali in Brahmi script.
2. They mention that medical care provision is an important function of the state.
3. They provide crucial information about the Mauryan Empire.
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1603. "He was the first king to have a standing army. He used the policy of marital alliances to expand his kingdom. He was contemporary to the Buddha. He send Jivaka, a Vaidya to the king of Avanti who was suffering from a disease, most probably jaundice." The above quote refers to whom among the following rulers?

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1604. Consider the following statements administration of the Mauryan Empire:
1. There was a highly centralized administrative machinery.
2. The gramika was not a paid employee of the government but was elected by the village people.
3. The duty of the yukta was to tour the kingdom every five years and collect details of the administration.
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1605. Ashokan inscriptions, considered to be the earliest, were written in which of the following scripts?
1. Aramaic
2. Greek
3. Kharoshthi
4. Brahmi
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1606. The Maurya period constitutes a landmark in the system of taxation in ancient India. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. The sannidhata was the highest officer in charge of assessment and collection.
2. The samaharta was the chief custodian of the state treasury and storehouse.
3. The assessor was far more important than the chief treasurer.
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