Question

Consider the following statements in the context of Mauryan administration:

1.Mauryan administration had an elaborate bureaucracy.

2. Spoils system was not adopted by the Mauryan kings.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 1 only
  
• B. 2 only
  
• C. Both 1 and 2
  
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only


Spoils system was adopted by the Mauryan rulers while recruiting officials to the administration.
Historians theorise that the organisation of the Empire was in line with the extensive bureaucracy described by Kautilya in the Arthashastra: a sophisticated civil service governed everything from municipal hygiene to international trade.