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MCQ on Mauryan Empire for UPSC Students
Which of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?
(a) Samaharta
(b) Vyabharika
(c) Antapala
(d) Pradeshtha
Option a – Samaharta
Which of the following Mauryan officers was in charge of weights and measures?
(a) Pautavadhyaksha
(b) Panyadhyaksha
(c) Sitadhyaksha
(d) Sunadhyaksha
Option a – Pautavadhyaksha
Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for
(a) filthy drinking water
(b) slushing the road
(c) throwing garbage
(d) stenching temples
Option b – slushing the road
The most famous center of learning during the Maurya period was
(a) Vaishali
(b) Nalanda
(c) Taxila
(d) Ujjain
Option c – Taxila
The system governing villages through autonomous elected Panchayats was evolved by
(a) Kushans
(b) Dravid’s
(c) Aryans
(d) Mauryans
Option d – Mauryans
Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continuing since the period of Mauryans?
(a) Inspection of weight and measure reamer.
(b) Determination of prices of goods.
(c) Registration of birth and death certificate.
(d) Protection of artisans.
Option c – Registration of birth and death certificate.
(a) Weight and measurement
(b) Administrative management
(c) Construction of roads
(d) Revenue management
Option c – Construction of roads
During Mauryan Period ‘Pin tax’ was a
(a) tax is given for labor
(b) irrigation tax
(c) tax on non-agricultural products
(d) a tax collected by a village
Option d – a tax collected by a village
In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with
(a) Death
(b) Confiscation of goods
(c) Imprisonment
(d) None of the above
Option a – Death
‘Sita’ in the Maurya period means
(a) a Goddess
(b) a religious sect
(c) revenue from crown land
(d) barren land
Option c – revenue from crown land
Which among the following material used for minting coins during was Mauryan Empire?
(a) Gold and silver
(b) Silver and copper
(c) Copper and bronze
(d) Gold and copper
Option b – Silver and copper
The head of a district (Ahara), the principal coordinator of the revenue, and the officer in charge of general and military functions in his jurisdiction during the Mauryan Empire was known as
(a) Krori
(b) Rajuka
(c) Faujdar
(d) Chirastadar
Option b – Rajuka
India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Lord Mahavir
(d) Dhanvantari
Option a – Ashoka
Which of the following sources states that there was no slavery in ancient India?
(a) Arthashastra
(b) Mudrarakshasa
(c) Megasthenes Indica
(d) Vayupuran
Option c – Megasthenes Indica
In how many categories did Megasthenes divide Indian Society?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
Option d – Seven
Which one of the following texts of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband?
(a) Kamasutra
(b) Manavadharmashastra
(c) Sukra Nitisara
(d) Arthashastra
Option d – Arthashastra
Which among the following prohibits remarriage?
(a) Jataka
(b) Manusmiriti
(c) Yagyavalkya
(d) Arthashastra
Option b – Manusmiriti
Which among the following were the followers of Buddhism? I. Chandragupta II. Ashoka III. Bindusara IV. Dashrath Codes
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) II and IV
(d) III and IV
Option d – III and IV
Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of
(a) economic life
(b) political policies
(c) religious life
(d) social life
Option a – economic life
What was “Sarthwah”?
(a) Brokers
(b) Convoy of Merchants
(c) Moneylenders
(d) Pilgrims
Option b – Convoy of Merchants
Which one of the following officials was not a part of the Mauryan administration?
(a) Agraharika
(b) Yukta
(c) Pradeshika
(d) Rajjuka
Option a – Agraharika
Remains of which ancient city has been found at the Kumrahar site?
(a) Vaishali
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Kapilavastu
(d) Shravasti
Option b – Pataliputra
In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ………
(a) Mathura
(b) Varanasi
(c) Panipat
(d) Pataliputra
Option d – Pataliputra
Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be utilized during the crises in the country?
(a) Sohagaura copper plate
(b) Rummindei Pillar-Edict of Ashoka
(c) Prayaga-Prasasti
(d) Mehrauli Pillar inscription of Chandra
Option a – Sohagaura copper plate
Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on
(a) economic relations
(b) principles and practice of statecraft
(c) foreign policy
(d) wealth accumulation
Option b – principles and practice of statecraft
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