Question

Which of the following statements best illustrates the concept of Mandarinate?

• A.
  Respecting the social values of family over and above one's own values
• B.
  System of merit linked appointment based on mastery over language
• C.
  Subduing of local chiefs without waging a war.
• D.
  The supremacy of King and his family in the social order.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

System of merit linked appointment based on mastery over language
The status of holding a position as at the official language of China.The Ming dynasty officials wore yellow robes, which may be why “mandarin” came to mean a type of citrus. And the language the Chinese officials spoke became “Mandarin