History

3 questions

• 2019 · Question 7 · Ancient India

  Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

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  (a)Chanhudaro(b)Kot Diji(c)Sohgaura(d)Desalpur

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 8 · Ancient India

  In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

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  (a)Kanganahalli(b)Sanchi(c)Shahbazgarhi(d)Sohgaura

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2019 · Question 10 · Ancient India

  With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?

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  (a)It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.(b)It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.(c)The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.(d)The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)