Question

What was import duty called in Mauryan Period?
(a) Nishka
(b) Nishkramya
(c) Kulkarni
(d) Praveshya

Answer 1

HELLO

YOUR ANSWER IS: Praveshya

Answer 2

The import duty during the Mauryan period was called ‘Praveshya’.

Explanation:

Import duty is imposed on the goods and products brought or purchased from another country. The borrowing country has to pay a fixed amount of money called as import duty. During early times, these imported products acted as raw material from which the final finished products were manufactured.