In which country was the system of appointment of Government servants by competitive examinations introduced?

China

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Solution

The correct option is A China

Civil service examination system in Imperial China was introduced to select the candidates for the state bureaucracy. Although there were imperial exams as early as the Han dynasty, the system became widely utilized as the major path to office only in the mid-Tang dynasty and remained so until its abolition in 1905, was based on the 4 books (Doctrine of the Mean, Great Learning, Analects, Mencius)

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