{"id":86565,"date":"2025-06-01T03:51:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86565"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:15","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-administrative-measures-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-administrative-measures-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of Shivaji:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The scheme of Ashta Pradhan (eight ministers) was completed and announced at the time of Shivaji&#8217;s coronation with regulations and duties properly defined.<\/li>\n<li>2. Shivaji introduced Marathi in place of Persian and coined Sanskrit technical terms for administrative purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Ashta Pradhan Mandai (Council of Eight Ministers) system was in existence before Shivaji&#8217;s formal coronation in 1674. Their roles became more clearly defined and their positions gained greater prestige at the time of the coronation, which formalized Shivaji&#8217;s sovereignty, but the scheme itself was not initiated or completed *at* the coronation.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Shivaji actively promoted the use of Marathi in administration, replacing Persian, which was common under Mughal influence. He also commissioned the compilation of a dictionary, &#8216;Rajavyavaharakosha&#8217;, to replace Persian and Arabic terms with Sanskrit equivalents for administrative purposes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nShivaji&#8217;s administrative system was well-organized, featuring a council of ministers (Ashta Pradhan) and a focus on local language for administration.<br \/>\nThe Ashta Pradhan were advisors, not hereditary officers, and were accountable to Shivaji.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe eight ministers in the Ashta Pradhan included the Peshwa (Prime Minister), Amatya\/Mazumdar (Finance Minister), Waqianavis (Superintendent), Sumant\/Dabir (Foreign Secretary), Sachiv\/Surunavis (Home Secretary), Pandit Rao (Ecclesiastical Head), Nyayadhish (Chief Justice), and Senapati (Commander-in-Chief).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of Shivaji: 1. The scheme of Ashta Pradhan (eight ministers) was completed and announced at the time of Shivaji&#8217;s coronation with regulations and duties properly defined. 2. Shivaji introduced Marathi in place of Persian and coined Sanskrit technical terms for administrative purposes. Which of the statements given &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-administrative-measures-of\/#more-86565\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1103,1361,1122],"class_list":["post-86565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1103","tag-maratha-state-and-confederacy","tag-medieval-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements about the administrative measures of<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is incorrect. 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