Consider the following statements:
- The Arthashastra is the first Indian text to define a State.
- The main concerns of the Arthashastra are theoretical issues like the origins of the State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2016
– Its focus is practical statecraft (politics, economics, administration, diplomacy, military strategy).
– It does not dwell on the theoretical origins of the state.