'Sita' in Mauryan period means:
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013
A. A goddess
B. A religious sect
C. Revenue from Crown land
D. Barren land
Answer: Revenue from Crown land
Option c is the correct answer.
In the Mauryan period, "Sita" referred to revenues collected from crown land. These were revenues obtained from the land directly controlled by the monarch, forming a significant part of the revenue system in the ancient Mauryan administration.