. Assertion (A): Kushanas issued the dinara type of gold coins on account of
their contacts with Rome.
Reason (R): Silver and gold coins played an important role in day-to-day
transactions.
. Assertion (A): Manu ordains that one who destroys the embankment of a
tank shall be either drowned or put to death by beheading.
Reason (R): Tanks, ponds and other embanked water reservoirs had great
utility for the welfare of the community.
. Assertion (A): Majority of artisans joined guilds.
Reason (R): It was difficult for artisans to compete as individuals against the
guilds and in addition guilds offered social status and some general security.
. Assertion (A): The guild refrained from intervening in the private lives of its
members.
Reason (R): If a married woman wished to join the Buddhist order as a nun,
she had to obtain not only permission from her husband but also from the
guild to which he belonged.
. Assertion (A): Conversion of a single individual to Hinduism would create
the problem of providing him with an appropriate caste, and caste depended
on birth.
Reason (R): Conversion to Hinduism was technically difficult because of the
interconnection of caste and religion.
. Assertion (A): The Satavahana society was matriarchal in nature.
Reason (R): It was customary for the Satavahana kings to be named after
their mothers such as Gautamiputra, Vasishtiputra, and so on.
ANSWERS-II
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a)
8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (d)
15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (b)
22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (d)
29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (c)