Ancient Indian History MCQs

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Kautilya or Chanakya mentions certain emergency taxes which were called Pranaya or additional levies that the state could impose if the treasury got depleted. These emergency taxes included a tax on farmers, an additional levy on the traders, and taxes on the income of actors, singers, and prostitutes.

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In the Mauryan period, the kings directly dealt with the question of exemption of land from land tribute. The state officials such as the revenue collectors made a direct assessment of the land under cultivation. The villages that were exempted from taxation were called as Pariharaka.

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After the death of Pushyamitra shunga, founder of the Shunga dynasty his son Agnimitra, became the second ruler of the Shunga dynasty. His reign lasted for a short period of 8 years, that is, from 149 BCE to 141 BCE.

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The Indo-Greeks were the first to issue gold coins. Much of the lineage of Indo-Greeks is determined on the basis of excavated coins which include coins of sliver, copper, and nickel as well.

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The Satavahanas were considered identical with the ‘Andhras’ which are mentioned in Puranas. However, the name Andhra does not appear in Satavahana inscriptions. Also the Puranas do not speak of the Satavahanas . They only refer to Andhras.

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The Satavahanas claimed their descent from Brahamana varna. They performed Vedic rituals and worshipped gods like Krishna, Vasudeva, as evident in the Naneghat cave inscription of Naganika of 1st century BCE.

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Dharmapala founded a splendid monetary at Odantapuri in Bihar. Haribhadra who was a Buddhist writer, was patronised by Dharmapala. Dharmapala was great both in arts of peace and war.

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Jayapida or Vinayaditya was the grandson of Lalitaditya Muktapida, the greatest ruler of the Karkota dynasty. He is credited for many adventures. It is stated that he defeated and dethroned Vajrayudha, the king of Kanauj.

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The Pallavas succeeded the Ikshavakus in the Krishna-Guntur region. The Pallavas were a local tribe. They expanded their empire over both the southern Andhra and the northern Tamil Nadu.

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The Kadamba dynasty was founded by Mayurasharman. Mayurasharman defeated the Pallavas with the help of forest tribes. The Pallavas formally presented Mayurasharman with royal insignia to give recognition to his authority.