Ancient Indian History Quiz Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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71. Which of the following were the principal crops grown during the Mauryan period?
1) Wheat
2) Rice
3) Barley
4) Millet
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] only 1 & 2
[B] only 1, 2, & 3
[C] only 1, 2, & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 and 4]
Notes:
During the Mauryan age, the mainstay of the economy was agriculture. The principal crops that were grown are as follows: various varieties of rice, barley, millet, wheat, sugarcane, and most of the pulses, peas, and oilseeds.
72. Which of the following officer was in charge of trade, price fixation, and sale of goods produced by state-run manufacturing units in the Mauryan administration?
[A] Panyadhyaksha
[B] Sansthadhyaksha
[C] Rupadarshaka
[D] Pautavadhyaksha
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Correct Answer: A [Panyadhyaksha]
Notes:
Panyadhyaksha was the officer who was in charge of trade, price fixation, and sale of goods produced by state-run manufacturing units in the Mauryan administration.
73. Which of the following refers to tax paid only in cash during the Mauryan period?
[A] Bhaga
[B] Bali
[C] Hiranya
[D] Kara
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Correct Answer: C [Hiranya]
Notes:
The bali which means land tax was the main item of revenue and was levied at the rate of one-sixth of the produce during the Mauryan period. Peasants had to pay many other taxes like Pindakara which was assessed on groups of villages , Hiranya which was to be paid only in cash , Kara was levied on fruits and flower gardens etc., but the exact nature of all of them is still not very clear.
74. The famous Taxila Copper Plate is ascribed to which of the following Shaka ruler?
[A] Rudradaman
[B] Azes
[C] Maues
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Maues]
Notes:
The famous Taxila Copper Plate is ascribed to Maues as Moga Inscription. It was found in the Taxila region in modern Pakistan. The inscription bears a precise data and it is written in Kharoshthi script.
75. Satavahanas claimed their descent from which of the following varna?
[A] Brahmana
[B] Kshtriya
[C] Vaishiya
[D] Shudra
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Correct Answer: A [Brahmana]
Notes:
The Satavahanas claimed their descent from Brahamana varna. They performed Vedic rituals and worshipped gods like Krishna, Vasudeva, as evident in the Naneghat cave inscription of Naganika of 1st century BCE.
76. In the Nashik inscription which of the following has been described as ekabamhana?
[A] Simuka
[B] Pulumayi II
[C] Gautamiputra Satkarni
[D] Yajna Sri Satakarni
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Correct Answer: C [Gautamiputra Satkarni]
Notes:
In the Nashik inscription Gautamiputra Satkarni is described as ekabamhana which means a peerless Brahmana and also khatiya-dapamanamada which means the one who destroyed the high handedness and pride of the Kshatriyas.
77. Which of the following allowed the absorption of Tribal communities into Brahminical society?
[A] Kushana Empire
[B] Maurya empire
[C] Gupta Empire
[D] Magadha Empire
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Correct Answer: C [Gupta Empire]
Notes:
During the Gupta empire, the Brahminical culture was extended to distant areas and a large number of tribal communities were assimilated into the Brahminical social structure. The tribal heads were included as kshatriyas, the ordinary tribals were given the status of Shudras.
78. Which of the following rulers is considered as the last ruler of the Maukharies?
[A] Ishanavarmana
[B] Grahavarmana
[C] Sarvavarmana
[D] Advaita Varmana
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Correct Answer: B [Grahavarmana]
Notes:
The Maukharies were contemporary to the imperial Guptas. Grahavarmana is considered as the last King of the Maukharies. He was killed by the king Deva Gupta of the later Gupta lineage. Gradually the Maukhari family disappeared into obscurity
79. Which of the following Pala ruler was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king, Dhruva?
[A] Gopala
[B] Devapala
[C] Dharmapala
[D] Mahipala
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Correct Answer: C [Dharmapala]
Notes:
The second Pala ruler Dharmapala initially suffered defeats at the hands of the Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas. He was defeated by the Rashtrakuta king, Dhruva. However, later Dharmapala conquered large parts of northern India.
80. Which of the following Pala ruler was called Uttarapathasvamin or Lord of Northern India?
[A] Gopala
[B] Devapala
[C] Dharmapala
[D] Ramapala
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Correct Answer: C [Dharmapala]
Notes:
Dharmapala’s sovereignty was accepted by the rulers of both west and south India including those of Punjab, western hill states, Rajputana, Malwa and Berar. He became the paramount lord in Northern India. That’s why he is also called Uttarapathasvamin or Lord of Northern India.
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