From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 2 — Unit 2: From State to Empire unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
In the Mauryan administration, the Sitadhyaksha was the head of which department?
State agriculture and crown lands ✓
Customs and tolls
Mining and metallurgy
Shipping and maritime trade
The Sitadhyaksha (Superintendent of Agriculture) managed crown/state-owned agricultural lands (Sita land) in the Mauryan system, distinct from ordinary privately cultivated land, reflecting direct state involvement in agrarian production.
Which assembly in early Buddhist monasticism was used to recite the monastic rules (Patimokkha) during full moon and new moon days?
Uposatha ✓
Pavarana
Kathina
Upasampada
The Uposatha assembly, held on full-moon and new-moon days, was when the Sangha gathered to recite the Patimokkha (code of monastic rules) and monks confessed any violations — a regular disciplinary and communal ritual of early Buddhist monastic life.
The famous Sultanaganj Buddha, a massive copper standing figure, belongs to which artistic period?
Mauryan Period
Sunga Period
Gupta Period ✓
Pala Period
The Sultanganj Buddha, a large bronze/copper standing image now in Birmingham, is dated to the Gupta period and is celebrated as a masterpiece of Gupta-era metal casting and Buddhist iconography.
Which of the following Mahajanapadas was structured as a confederacy of eight clans (Atthakula), with the Licchavis being the most prominent?
Malla
Vajji ✓
Chedi
Kuru
The Vajji Mahajanapada was a confederacy of eight (or more) clans, the Licchavis of Vaishali being the most powerful and prominent — it is the best-documented example of the Gana-Sangha/oligarchic-republican model.
King Kharavela of Kalinga belonged to which dynasty?
Chedi (or Mahameghavahana) Dynasty ✓
Satavahana Dynasty
Sunga Dynasty
Bhauma-Kara Dynasty
Kharavela belonged to the Chedi, also called Mahameghavahana, dynasty of Kalinga — his own Hathigumpha inscription is the principal source for his reign and military campaigns.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
