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3 questions

• 2022 · Question 60 · Ancient India

  According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct ? 1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. 2. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free. 3. If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master’s son. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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  (a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3

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

• 2022 · Question 91 · Ancient India

  Consider the following pairs : Site of Ashoka’s major rock edicts | Location in the State of 1. Dhauli — Odisha 2. Erragudi — Andhra Pradesh 3. Jaugada — Madhya Pradesh 4. Kalsi — Karnataka How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?

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  (a)Only one pair(b)Only two pairs(c)Only three pairs(d)All four pairs

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

• 2022 · Question 93 · Ancient India

  Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct ?

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  (a)Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture.(b)The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.(c)Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic.(d)Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.

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