UPPSC 2013 General Studies I Solved Paper

(c) Sita in Maurya age means revenue from crown land. In Maurya Empire chief source of income was land tax ($\frac{1}{4^{\mathit{t}\mathit{h}}}$ to $\frac{1}{6^{\mathit{t}\mathit{h}}}$) and tax levied on trade. In the ancient history on three places Sita word used with different meanings; In the Later Vedic times Sita means Furrow; In the Gupta age Sita was referred to as jewelry.