Types of Taxes

Q. During the age of the mahajanapadas, tax on crops was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as _______.

1. charasana
2. bali
3. bhaga
4. bhoga

Q. Which of the following groups of people paid taxes to the rulers of mahajanapadas?

1. Traders
2. Hunters and gatherers
3. Craft persons
4. Farmers

Q. Taxes on crafts persons were in the form of _______.

1. crop produce
2. labour
3. forest produce
4. animal produce

Q. Taxes on crops were fixed at ______ of what was produced.

1. 1/8th
2. 1/6th
3. 1/5th
4. 1/3rd

Q.

Jainism was mostly supported by

1. Farmers

2. Gatherers

3. Hunters

4. Traders

Q. The total number of members of the Rajya Sabha is _____.

1. 200
2. 245
3. 250
4. 500

Q. Herders paid taxes in the form of ________.

1. crop produce
2. animal produce
3. labour
4. forest produce

Q. Sikkaliars are a manual scavenging community belonging to the state of ____.

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Punjab

Q. A farmer in Magadha produced 15 kg rice. How much tax would he pay to the ruler as bhaga or share?

1. 1.6 kg
2. 2.5 kg
3. 3 kg
4. 1.5 kg

Q. Choose the correct statement(s) about the people associated with non-agricultural work in mahajanapadas.

1. Craftspeople like blacksmiths used to produce different kinds of tools and craftwork.
2. Grihapatis bought tools from craftspeople and paid in kind.
3. Weavers wove clothes which were popular in towns and mahajanapadas.
4. Traders bought produce from grihapatis and craftspersons and sold them in distant lands.

Q. A weaver would pay tax to the ruler in which of the following manner?

1. Honey
2. Robe
3. Rice
4. Berries

Q. Taxes on crops were fixed at ______ of what was produced.

1. 1/8th
2. 1/6th
3. 1/5th
4. 1/3rd

Q. A farmer in Magadha produced 15 kg rice. How much tax would he pay to the ruler as bhaga or share?

1. 1.5 kg
2. 1.6 kg
3. 2.5 kg
4. 3 kg

Q. Herders paid taxes in the form of ________.

1. crop produce
2. animal produce
3. labour
4. forest produce

Q. During the age of the mahajanapadas, tax on crops was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as _______.

1. charasana
2. bhaga
3. bhoga
4. bali

Q. Taxes on crops were fixed at ______ of what was produced.

1. 1/8th
2. 1/5th
3. 1/6th
4. 1/3rd

Q. During the age of the mahajanapadas, tax on crops was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as _______.

1. charasana
2. bhoga
3. bali
4. bhaga

Q. A weaver would pay tax to the ruler in which of the following manner?

1. Honey
2. Rice
3. Robe
4. Berries

Q. Which of the following groups of people paid taxes to the rulers of mahajanapadas?

1. Traders
2. Hunters and gatherers
3. Craft persons
4. Farmers

Q. The taxes paid by farmers in the mahajanapadas was known as bhaga.

1. False
2. True

Q. Taxes on crafts persons were in the form of _______.

1. labour
2. crop produce
3. forest produce
4. animal produce