{"id":148475,"date":"2024-12-25T12:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T07:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=148475"},"modified":"2024-12-25T12:37:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T07:07:27","slug":"daily-static-quiz-for-upsc-25th-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-static-quiz-for-upsc-25th-december-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Static Quiz for UPSC: 25th December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_979\">\n                    <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" \n\t\t\t\t    style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\"\n\t\t\t\t   style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>This quiz is based on <strong>UPSC STATIC SYLLABUS<\/strong> and is posted regularly on the PWOnlyIAS website for UPSC IAS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To view Solutions, follow these instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To Start quiz click on \u2013 \u2018<strong>Start Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Solve all <strong>Questions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u00a0\u2018<strong>Quiz Summary&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018<strong>Finish Quiz<\/strong>\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click on <strong>\u2018View Questions<\/strong>\u2019 button to see the all <strong>Explanations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\" style=\"width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Which of the following information is mentioned in the \u201cRummindei Pillar Inscription of Ashoka\u201d?<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashoka referred as with different names such as\u00a0 \u2018Devanampiya\u2019 and \u2018Piyadassi\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The village of Lumbini was exempted from taxes of \u2018Bali\u2019 and \u2018Bhaga\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashoka worshiped the spot where Buddha Sakyamuni was born.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6124\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6124\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  1 and 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6124\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 and 3 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                           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data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6124\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1, 2 and 3\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans:D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Lumbini pillar inscription is known as Rummindei Pillar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inscription. It is an inscription in the ancient brahmi script, discovered in 1896 in Lumbini, Nepal by former Army General Jang<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bahadur Rana. This is classified as minor pillar edicts. The inscription was a commemoration of Ashoka\u2019s visit to Lumbini.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The <\/span><b>inscription mentions the Ashoka as \u2018Devanampiya\u2019 and \u2018Piyadassi\u2019. It denotes that the King was loved by both God and the people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: It is mentioned in the inscription that the<\/span><b> village of Lumbini was exempted from\u00a0 the taxes of Bali(tribute) and Bhaga(the royal share of the produce)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It is learned from the Pillar Inscription that <\/span><b>Ashoka came himself and worshiped here because the place marked the birth of Buddha Sakyamuni.<\/b><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans:D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><b> Lumbini pillar inscription is known as Rummindei Pillar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inscription. It is an inscription in the ancient brahmi script, discovered in 1896 in Lumbini, Nepal by former Army General Jang<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bahadur Rana. This is classified as minor pillar edicts. The inscription was a commemoration of Ashoka\u2019s visit to Lumbini.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The <\/span><b>inscription mentions the Ashoka as \u2018Devanampiya\u2019 and \u2018Piyadassi\u2019. It denotes that the King was loved by both God and the people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: It is mentioned in the inscription that the<\/span><b> village of Lumbini was exempted from\u00a0 the taxes of Bali(tribute) and Bhaga(the royal share of the produce)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It is learned from the Pillar Inscription that <\/span><b>Ashoka came himself and worshiped here because the place marked the birth of Buddha Sakyamuni.<\/b><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to the Ashokan rule post Kalinga war, consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashoka disapproved of rituals, especially those observed by women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He appointed \u2018Rajukas\u2019 for the administration of justice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6125\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6125\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6125\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6125\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Both 1 and 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6125\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Neither 1 nor 2\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashoka succeeded his father Bindusara. He is considered as the greatest of the Mauryan rulers. Ashokan inscriptions provide details about his rule. He appointed \u2018<\/span><b>Dharmamahamattas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 for propagating dharma among various social groups. There were many changes done in the administration of the Empire, post the Kalinga war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b> <b>Ashoka disapproved of rituals, especially those observed by women.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> He prohibited the killing of birds and animals. The objective of Ashoka\u2019s dhamma was to preserve social order. Dhamma preached that people should obey their parents and pay respect to Brahmins and Buddhist monks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct:<\/b> <b>Ashoka appointed \u2018Rajukas\u2019 for the administration of justice in his empire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. He deputed officials to help in the administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashoka succeeded his father Bindusara. He is considered as the greatest of the Mauryan rulers. Ashokan inscriptions provide details about his rule. He appointed \u2018<\/span><b>Dharmamahamattas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 for propagating dharma among various social groups. There were many changes done in the administration of the Empire, post the Kalinga war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 1 is correct:<\/b> <b>Ashoka disapproved of rituals, especially those observed by women.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> He prohibited the killing of birds and animals. The objective of Ashoka\u2019s dhamma was to preserve social order. Dhamma preached that people should obey their parents and pay respect to Brahmins and Buddhist monks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct:<\/b> <b>Ashoka appointed \u2018Rajukas\u2019 for the administration of justice in his empire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. He deputed officials to help in the administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to the ancient history of India, the term \u2018 <\/b><b><i>Rajuka\u2019 <\/i><\/b><b>refers to:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6126\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6126\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Buddhist Monastic Title\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6126\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Administrative officer\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6126\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Indian musical instrument\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6126\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Religious texts and scripture\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mauryan empire was a vast territorial entity. Various levels of administration were required to govern it well. Senior officers called pradeshikas were tasked with touring the empire every five years and performing an audit as well as keeping a check on the provincial administration. In addition, there were <\/span><b>judicial officers, rajukas, in both urban and rural areas, whose judicial functions often combined with assessment of revenue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 The <\/span><b>Yukta was a junior officer giving secretarial kind of assistance to the other two.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The officials fulfilled the following duties: survey and assessment of land; tours and inspections; revenue collection; and maintaining law and order.<\/span><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: B<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mauryan empire was a vast territorial entity. Various levels of administration were required to govern it well. Senior officers called pradeshikas were tasked with touring the empire every five years and performing an audit as well as keeping a check on the provincial administration. In addition, there were <\/span><b>judicial officers, rajukas, in both urban and rural areas, whose judicial functions often combined with assessment of revenue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 The <\/span><b>Yukta was a junior officer giving secretarial kind of assistance to the other two.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The officials fulfilled the following duties: survey and assessment of land; tours and inspections; revenue collection; and maintaining law and order.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>With reference to<\/b><b> \u2018the scripts and languages used in Ashokan inscription\u2019, consider the following:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prakrit was the language used in inscriptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brahmi script used in North-Western India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kharosthi script used in Eastern india.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greek and Aramaic scripts in Western India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6127\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6127\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) 1 and 2 only\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6127\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) 2 and 3 only \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                              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data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6127\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) 1 and 4 only \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Ashokan inscriptions<\/span><b>, Brahmi, Kharosthi, Prakrit, Aramaic, and Greek languages <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(deciphered by James Prinsep in c.1837 CE) have been used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The inscriptions were composed in the <\/span><b>Prakrit language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in Magadhi, the dialect of Prakrit in Magadha) and written in Brahmi script throughout the greater part of the empire. But in the <\/span><b>north-western part, they appear in Kharosthi script<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and in Kandahar in Afghanistan, they were written in Aramaic, in Greek script and Greek language. <\/span><b>Hence statement 1 is correct but 3 is incorrect.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Brahmi script used in eastern India and Greek and Aramaic scripts in western India. Hence,Option 2 is incorrect but 4 is correct.<\/b><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: D<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Ashokan inscriptions<\/span><b>, Brahmi, Kharosthi, Prakrit, Aramaic, and Greek languages <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(deciphered by James Prinsep in c.1837 CE) have been used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The inscriptions were composed in the <\/span><b>Prakrit language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in Magadhi, the dialect of Prakrit in Magadha) and written in Brahmi script throughout the greater part of the empire. But in the <\/span><b>north-western part, they appear in Kharosthi script<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and in Kandahar in Afghanistan, they were written in Aramaic, in Greek script and Greek language. <\/span><b>Hence statement 1 is correct but 3 is incorrect.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Brahmi script used in eastern India and Greek and Aramaic scripts in western India. Hence,Option 2 is incorrect but 4 is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   width:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"clear\" value=\"Clear\"\n                               class=\"wpAdvQuiz_button wpAdvQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \twidth:px !Important; height:px !Important; background-color:  !important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                     \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                                                    <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_page\" style=display:none; >\n                            Question <span>5<\/span> of <span>5<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: inline-block;\"\n                            class=\"wpAdvQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>5<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">2 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <p><b>Consider the following pairs:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Janapada\u00a0 :\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Capital<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kashi : \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kausambi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kosala : \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kampilya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vatsa :\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Taxila<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anga : \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Champa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6128\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6128\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a) Only one \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6128\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Only two\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6128\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Only three \r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_979_6128\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) All four\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 1 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Varanasi was the capital of Kashi. It is located in the present day Varanasi. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, Kashi seems to have been the most powerful in the beginning.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But eventually, it <\/span><b>succumbed to the power of Koshala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 2 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Koshala embraced the area occupied by eastern Uttar Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and had<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">its <\/span><b>capital <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at <\/span><b>Shravasti. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koshala had an important city called <\/span><b>Ayodhya <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which is associated with the <\/span><b>story in the Ramayana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 3 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Vatsas had its capital at Kausambi near Allahabad. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Vatsas were a <\/span><b>Kuru clan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">who had shifted from <\/span><b>Hastinapur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and settled at <\/span><b>Kausambi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 4 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beginning from the east, we hear of the <\/span><b>kingdom of Anga which covered the modern districts of Monghyr and Bhagalpur. It had its capital at Champa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which shows signs of habitation in the fifth century BC, and there is a mud fort dating to that century. Eventually the kingdom of Anga was swallowed by its powerful neighbour Magadha.<\/span><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpAdvQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpAdvQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><b>Ans: A<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 1 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Varanasi was the capital of Kashi. It is located in the present day Varanasi. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, Kashi seems to have been the most powerful in the beginning.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But eventually, it <\/span><b>succumbed to the power of Koshala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 2 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Koshala embraced the area occupied by eastern Uttar Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and had<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">its <\/span><b>capital <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at <\/span><b>Shravasti. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koshala had an important city called <\/span><b>Ayodhya <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which is associated with the <\/span><b>story in the Ramayana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 3 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Vatsas had its capital at Kausambi near Allahabad. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Vatsas were a <\/span><b>Kuru clan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">who had shifted from <\/span><b>Hastinapur <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and settled at <\/span><b>Kausambi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pair 4 is correct:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beginning from the east, we hear of the <\/span><b>kingdom of Anga which covered the modern districts of Monghyr and Bhagalpur. It had its capital at Champa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which shows signs of habitation in the fifth century BC, and there is a mud fort dating to that century. 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