{"id":149179,"date":"2024-12-28T14:20:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T08:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=daily-quiz&#038;p=149179"},"modified":"2024-12-28T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T09:00:04","slug":"daily-static-quiz-for-upsc-28th-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"daily-quiz","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-quiz\/daily-static-quiz-for-upsc-28th-december-2024","title":{"rendered":"Daily Static Quiz for UPSC: 28th December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"wpAdvQuiz_content\" id=\"wpAdvQuiz_986\">\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe king Piyadassi, the beloved of the gods, respected all sects whether ascetics or householders, and he honours them with gifts and honours of various kinds\u2026let an alien sect also be respected on every occasion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Identify the Ashokan Rock edict from the options given below: <\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6159\"\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_986_6159\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Rock Edict I\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_986_6159\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Rock Edict II                                            <\/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_986_6159\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Rock Edict XIX\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_986_6159\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Rock Edict XII\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\">A closer look at Asokan edicts illustrates that basic attributes of Dhamma included compassion (daya), charity (dana), truthfulness, purity and gentleness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pillar Edict III asks subjects to control violence, cruelty, anger and envy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rock edict I call for a ban on animal sacrifice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and social gatherings like samaj.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Rock Edict II <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">declares measures to be taken for the<\/span><b> construction of hospitals, roads, inns, wells and planting of shade giving trees.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third, Fourth and Twelfth rock edicts ask people to respect parents, relatives, brahmanas and shramanas(monks). He also appointed a special type of officials called dhamma mahamatras. Their main function was to oversee and supervise the peaceful function of the principles of Dhamma. <\/span><b>Twelfth rock edict<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is specially important since it says \u201c <\/span><b>the king Piyadassi, the beloved of the gods, respected all sects whether ascetics or householders, and he honours them with gifts and honours of various kinds\u2026let an alien sect also be respected on every occasion.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>                                <\/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\">A closer look at Asokan edicts illustrates that basic attributes of Dhamma included compassion (daya), charity (dana), truthfulness, purity and gentleness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pillar Edict III asks subjects to control violence, cruelty, anger and envy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rock edict I call for a ban on animal sacrifice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and social gatherings like samaj.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Rock Edict II <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">declares measures to be taken for the<\/span><b> construction of hospitals, roads, inns, wells and planting of shade giving trees.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third, Fourth and Twelfth rock edicts ask people to respect parents, relatives, brahmanas and shramanas(monks). He also appointed a special type of officials called dhamma mahamatras. Their main function was to oversee and supervise the peaceful function of the principles of Dhamma. <\/span><b>Twelfth rock edict<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is specially important since it says \u201c <\/span><b>the king Piyadassi, the beloved of the gods, respected all sects whether ascetics or householders, and he honours them with gifts and honours of various kinds\u2026let an alien sect also be respected on every occasion.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>Consider the following statements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The climate\u00a0 and soil of the country<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The prominence of slavery in India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The seven castes of the Indians<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pataliputra as the capital of the Maurya<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the above were mentioned by Megasthenes in Indica?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6160\"\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_986_6160\"\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_986_6160\"\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_986_6160\"\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_986_6160\"\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: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Indica is an account left by a Greek ambassador, Megasthenes. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This book has not survived, but its fragments are preserved in later Greek and Latin works of Diodorus, Pliny (Roman scholar who cite Megasthenes \u2019s observations), and Arrian.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indica describes the sub-continent in terms of its size and shape (India is a quadrilateral-shaped country, bound by the ocean on the southern and the eastern side), soil, <\/span><b>climate, rivers, plants, animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (contains lengthy descriptions of elephants, horses, and monkeys as it appears that Greeks were specially captivated by Indian animals), produce, administration, society, legends, and folklore. <\/span><b>Hence, Option 1 is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megasthenes in his book Indica wrote all<\/span><b> Indians are free and not even one of them is a slave<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><b>Hence, Option 2 is incorrect.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megasthenes, influenced by Herodotus\u2019s classification of the Egyptian society into <\/span><b>seven classes based on the professional criterion,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mentioned the existence of seven castes in India too. <\/span><b>Hence, Option 3 is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Greek ambassador also refers to the administration of <\/span><b>Pataliputra, the capital of the Mauryas.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The city was administered by six committees, each of which consisted of five members. <\/span><b>Hence, Option 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: C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exp:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Indica is an account left by a Greek ambassador, Megasthenes. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This book has not survived, but its fragments are preserved in later Greek and Latin works of Diodorus, Pliny (Roman scholar who cite Megasthenes \u2019s observations), and Arrian.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indica describes the sub-continent in terms of its size and shape (India is a quadrilateral-shaped country, bound by the ocean on the southern and the eastern side), soil, <\/span><b>climate, rivers, plants, animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (contains lengthy descriptions of elephants, horses, and monkeys as it appears that Greeks were specially captivated by Indian animals), produce, administration, society, legends, and folklore. <\/span><b>Hence, Option 1 is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megasthenes in his book Indica wrote all<\/span><b> Indians are free and not even one of them is a slave<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><b>Hence, Option 2 is incorrect.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Megasthenes, influenced by Herodotus\u2019s classification of the Egyptian society into <\/span><b>seven classes based on the professional criterion,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mentioned the existence of seven castes in India too. <\/span><b>Hence, Option 3 is correct.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Greek ambassador also refers to the administration of <\/span><b>Pataliputra, the capital of the Mauryas.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The city was administered by six committees, each of which consisted of five members. <\/span><b>Hence, Option 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                               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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>Which among the following rulers was the first person to issue inscriptions which are mostly written in Prakrit language?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6161\"\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_986_6161\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Ashoka                                             <\/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_986_6161\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Kanishka\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_986_6161\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Samudragupta\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_986_6161\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) Rudradaman I\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><b>Ashoka,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the renowned Mauryan ruler, notably pioneered the <\/span><b>dissemination of his message through inscriptions, predominantly scripted in Prakrit and composed in the Brahmi script. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, some inscriptions in the northwest were inscribed in Kharosthi. To ensure comprehension among local communities, the scripts in Afghanistan were also translated into Aramaic and Greek. The decipherment of the Brahmi script, facilitated by James Princep, a British civil servant during British rule, occurred in 1837.<\/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><b>Ashoka,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the renowned Mauryan ruler, notably pioneered the <\/span><b>dissemination of his message through inscriptions, predominantly scripted in Prakrit and composed in the Brahmi script. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, some inscriptions in the northwest were inscribed in Kharosthi. To ensure comprehension among local communities, the scripts in Afghanistan were also translated into Aramaic and Greek. The decipherment of the Brahmi script, facilitated by James Princep, a British civil servant during British rule, occurred in 1837.<\/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 the Mauryan empire, the term <\/b><b><i>\u2018Samharta\u2019 <\/i><\/b><b>refers to which one of the following?<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6162\"\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_986_6162\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a)  Collector of revenue\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_986_6162\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b) Chief treasury 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_986_6162\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) Viceroy of a province\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_986_6162\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) District Magistrate\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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Samaharta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was<\/span><b> in charge of collection of revenue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from various parts of the Mauryan kingdom and looked after the income and expenditure by supervising the works of the akshapatal adhyaksha (Accountant General). Among all the executive officials, Samahartri was the most important and his responsibility involved maintaining accounts and collection of taxes from all types of sources.<\/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:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Samaharta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was<\/span><b> in charge of collection of revenue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from various parts of the Mauryan kingdom and looked after the income and expenditure by supervising the works of the akshapatal adhyaksha (Accountant General). Among all the executive officials, Samahartri was the most important and his responsibility involved maintaining accounts and collection of taxes from all types of sources.<\/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>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>With reference to the \u2018Mauryan empire\u2019, consider the following statements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trade or exchange held the dominant share of both total state revenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The crafts were predominantly urban based hereditary occupations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was no uniform method of administration throughout the Empire.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How many of the statements given above are correct?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpAdvQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6163\"\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_986_6163\"\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_986_6163\"\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_986_6163\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c) All 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_986_6163\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d) None\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><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Agriculture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">formed the backbone of the economy. It was the l<\/span><b>argest sector in terms of its share in total revenue to the state and employment.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Besides food grains, India also grew commercial crops such as sugarcane and cotton, described by Megasthenes as a reed that produced honey and trees on which wool grew. These were important commercial crops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><b>Crafts were predominantly urban based hereditary occupations and sons usually followed their fathers in the practice of various crafts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Craftsmen worked primarily as individuals, though royal workshops for producing cloth and other products also existed. Each craft had a head called pamukha (pramukha or leader) and a jettha (jyeshtha or elder) and was organised in a seni (srenior a guild), so that the institutional identity superseded the individual in craft production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The Mauryan Empire contained smaller kingdoms with a range of administrative structures not necessarily similar to that in Magadha. Different parts of the empire like the core, the metropolis and the peripheries were administered in different ways. Thus <\/span><b>there did not exist a uniform method of administration in the whole Mauryan Empire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. While the core and the metropolis were directly administered by the state; the periphery region was given more autonomy as more importance was given to the collection of taxes and tributes from these regions<\/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><b>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/b><b>Agriculture <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">formed the backbone of the economy. It was the l<\/span><b>argest sector in terms of its share in total revenue to the state and employment.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Besides food grains, India also grew commercial crops such as sugarcane and cotton, described by Megasthenes as a reed that produced honey and trees on which wool grew. These were important commercial crops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 2 is correct: <\/b><b>Crafts were predominantly urban based hereditary occupations and sons usually followed their fathers in the practice of various crafts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Craftsmen worked primarily as individuals, though royal workshops for producing cloth and other products also existed. Each craft had a head called pamukha (pramukha or leader) and a jettha (jyeshtha or elder) and was organised in a seni (srenior a guild), so that the institutional identity superseded the individual in craft production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statement 3 is correct: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The Mauryan Empire contained smaller kingdoms with a range of administrative structures not necessarily similar to that in Magadha. Different parts of the empire like the core, the metropolis and the peripheries were administered in different ways. Thus <\/span><b>there did not exist a uniform method of administration in the whole Mauryan Empire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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