Ancient History Important MCQs Part-3 for Prelims
1. According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? [UPSC CSE 2022] A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free. 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? a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer: b) 2 and 3 only 2. Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? [UPSC CSE 2020] “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.” a) Ashoka b) Samudragupta c) Harshavardhana d) Krishanadeva Raya Correct Answer: a) Ashoka
