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From State to Empire
UGC NET HISTORY – Solved PYQs (UNIT 2)
1. Which one of the following pairs is not correct? (June 2012)
(1) Rock Edict – Sarnath
(2) Minor Rock Edict – Bahapur
(3) Pillar Edict – Rampurva
(4) Minor Pillar Edict – Sanchi
Answer: 1
Rock Edict is not present in Sarnath. Rock Edicts were built by Ashoka that contains practical and religious instructions. Sarnath is a Buddhist pilgrim site located near Varanasi. Sarnath is famous for the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon and Ashoka’s pillar edict, which contains the country’s National Emblem.
2. Which one of the following administrative structure in ascending order is correct? (June 2012)
(1) Dronamukha, Sthaniya, Samgrahana, Karvatika
(2) Sthaniya, Karvatika, Dronamukha, Samgrahana
(3) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana
(4) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Samgrahana, Karvatika
Answer: 3
Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana are the correct order. Kautilya mentions administrative structure in his work Arthashastra which are as follows Sthaniya was a provincial capital of 800 villages. Dronamukha was a district municipality of 400 villages. Karvatika was a country seat for 200 villages. Samgrahana was a revenue collection center for 10 villages.