Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Period MCQs

86. In the Mauryan period, tax evasion was punished with 
(a) Death
(b) Confiscation of goods
(c) Imprisonment
(d) None of the above
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87. ‘Sita’ in Maurya period means
(a) a Goddess 
(b) a religious sect
(c) revenue from crown land
(d) barren land
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88. Which among the following material was used for minting coins during Mauryan Empire? 
(a) Gold and silver
(b) Silver and copper
(c) Copper and bronze
(d) Gold and copper
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89. 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 Mauryan Empire was known as
(a) Krori
(b) Rajuka
(c) Faujdar
(d) Chirastadar
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90. India’s first hospital and herbal gardens were built by
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Lord Mahavir
(d) Dhanvantari
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