Consider the following statements about the Mauryan State and the forest people: 1. The forest people were subjected to new forms of political and economic dominance and the necessity to subordinate and assimilate them led to a change in the earlier attitude of excluding these people from imperial territory. 2. The State recognised that the forest produce was the sole monopoly of the forest people. 3. The State was concerned with the conservation of forests and to this end the burning of forests was prohibited. 4. The forest people could be harnessed to serve the State and could be used as troops, spies and assassins. How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about ancient Indian inscriptions : 1. The earliest inscriptions are in Sanskrit. 2. Kharosthi script, used in inscriptions in the north-west, was deciphered with th…

Consider the following statements with reference to the inscriptions of Ashoka : 1. Most of the inscriptions are in the Prakrit language and Brahmi script. 2. The inscriptions found at Mansehra and S…

Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments in the Mauryan Administration: 1. Samahartri: Chief Collector of Revenue 2. Dauvarika: Chief of Army 3. Akshapatala: Records-cum…

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 legall…

Consider the following statements with respect to Ashoka : 1. The definition of Dhamma given by Ashoka is taken from "Rahulovada-sutta" 2. In the 14th year of his coronation, Ashoka appointec a new t…