Q. Match List I with List II
List-I (Event/Place)
a) Chola Gangam Lake
b) Appointment of Dharma Mahamatra
c) Assembly at Prayag
d) Sudarshan Lake
List-II (Connected with Person)
1) Chandragupta Maurya
2) Harshavardhan
3) Rajendra I
4) Ashoka
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
b) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
c) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
d) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
Correct Answer : c) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
Question from BPSC PT 71, 2025
Correct Answer: c) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
Explanation:
– a) Chola Gangam Lake — Rajendra I (Chola king) built the great “Cholagangam” tank at Gangaikonda Cholapuram after his Ganga campaign.
– b) Appointment of Dharma Mahamatra — Ashoka created the post of Dharma-Mahamatras to propagate and oversee his Dhamma (mentioned in his edicts).
– c) Assembly at Prayag — Harshavardhana held grand quinquennial religious assemblies at Prayag (Allahabad), described by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.
– d) Sudarshan Lake — Originally constructed in Saurashtra during Chandragupta Maurya’s reign (by his governor Pushyagupta); later repairs are noted in the Junagadh inscriptions.
