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What groups of people were often beyond the reach of officials or samantas?
What groups of people were often beyond the reach of officials or samantas?
- Pastoralists, fisherfolk, and hunter-gatherers (correct)
- Plough agriculture practitioners
- Mobile or semisedentary artisans
- Artisans and shifting cultivators
What was the original name of Pataliputra before it became the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
What was the original name of Pataliputra before it became the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
- Magadha
- Pataligrama (correct)
- Mathura
- Rajagaha
Which economic activity did groups like pastoralists, fisherfolk, and hunter-gatherers generally not engage in?
Which economic activity did groups like pastoralists, fisherfolk, and hunter-gatherers generally not engage in?
- Trading in urban centers (correct)
- Irrigation practices
- Plough agriculture
- Transplantation of crops
Which agricultural practice aimed at increasing production is discussed in the text?
Which agricultural practice aimed at increasing production is discussed in the text?
What was a common issue between kings and the rural population, as mentioned in the text?
What was a common issue between kings and the rural population, as mentioned in the text?
What was the purpose of using transplantation in paddy cultivation as described in the text?
What was the purpose of using transplantation in paddy cultivation as described in the text?
Who were considered powerful figures emerging in the villages, exercising control over other cultivators?
Who were considered powerful figures emerging in the villages, exercising control over other cultivators?
What term was often used in Pali texts to designate landless agricultural labourers and small peasants?
What term was often used in Pali texts to designate landless agricultural labourers and small peasants?
What did the gahapati have control over within a household?
What did the gahapati have control over within a household?
What was the Manusmrti known for?
What was the Manusmrti known for?
Which planet in our Solar System is known as the 'Red Planet'?
Which planet in our Solar System is known as the 'Red Planet'?
Which planet in our Solar System is the largest?
Which planet in our Solar System is the largest?
Which planet orbits the Sun in just eighty-eight Earth days?
Which planet orbits the Sun in just eighty-eight Earth days?
Which planet is unique for being the only one to rotate in the opposite direction to most other planets?
Which planet is unique for being the only one to rotate in the opposite direction to most other planets?
Which planet is infamous for its thick, toxic atmosphere and scorching surface temperatures?
Which planet is infamous for its thick, toxic atmosphere and scorching surface temperatures?
Which planet in our Solar System is known for its iconic ring system?
Which planet in our Solar System is known for its iconic ring system?
What unique feature does Uranus have among the planets in our Solar System?
What unique feature does Uranus have among the planets in our Solar System?
Which moon in our Solar System has a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust?
Which moon in our Solar System has a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust?
What is the largest moon in our Solar System?
What is the largest moon in our Solar System?
Which planet's moons include Miranda and Sycorax?
Which planet's moons include Miranda and Sycorax?
