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  1. 511BPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Who was the author of ‘Indica’?

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    Correct option: B — Megasthenes

  2. 512UPPSC1996HistoryEnglish

    ‘Bhaga’ and ‘Bali’ were

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    Correct option: B — Sources of Revenue

  3. 513RPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Land revenue, which was the chief source of income during the Mauryan period, was collected by which officer?

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    Correct option: C — Sitadhyaksha

  4. 514UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    ‘Sita’ in Maurya period means

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    Correct option: C — Revenue from Crown land

  5. 515UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Who of the following was associated with the collection of revenue in Mauryan Mantriparishad?

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    Correct option: A — Samaharta

  6. 516UPPSC2012HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following Mauryan officers was incharge of weights and measures?

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    Correct option: A — Pautavadhyaksha

  7. 517RPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    ‘Pankodakasannirodhe’ was the Penalty in Mauryan administration, charged for

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    Correct option: B — Slushing the road

  8. 518UKPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    The most famous centre of learning during Maurya period was

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    Correct option: C — Taxila

  9. 519RPSC1992HistoryEnglish

    Which aspect of municipal administration of today is continuing since the period of Mauryans?

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    Correct option: C — Registration of birth and death certificate

  10. 520UPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorising of Chronicles, dynastic histories, and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?

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    Correct option: D — Magadha

History practice — common questions

Page 52 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these History MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
Are the questions available in Hindi?
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