{"id":86575,"date":"2025-06-01T03:51:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86575"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:26","slug":"consider-the-following-pairs-of-high-offices-and-concerned-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-pairs-of-high-offices-and-concerned-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments in the Mauryan Administration :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Samahartri : Chief Collector of Revenue<\/li>\n<li>2. Dauvarika : Chief of Army<\/li>\n<li>3. Akshapatala : Records-cum-Audit Officer<\/li>\n<li>4. Samnidhatri : Treasurer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 3 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#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\">\nLet&#8217;s examine each pair:<br \/>\n1. Samahartri: Chief Collector of Revenue. This is correctly matched. The Samahartri was responsible for the collection of all revenues and supervising the various departments of finance.<br \/>\n2. Dauvarika: Chief of Army. This is incorrectly matched. The Dauvarika was the Chief Royal Gate-keeper, responsible for the security and protocol of the palace. The Chief of Army was known as Senapati.<br \/>\n3. Akshapatala: Records-cum-Audit Officer. This is correctly matched. The Akshapatala was in charge of maintaining royal accounts, records, and auditing them.<br \/>\n4. Samnidhatri: Treasurer. This is correctly matched. The Samnidhatri was the chief custodian of the state treasury and storehouses.<br \/>\nTherefore, pairs 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Samahartri: Revenue collector.<br \/>\n&#8211; Dauvarika: Palace gate-keeper.<br \/>\n&#8211; Akshapatala: Accounts\/Audit officer.<br \/>\n&#8211; Samnidhatri: Treasurer.<br \/>\n&#8211; Senapati: Chief of Army.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Mauryan administration, as described in Kautilya&#8217;s Arthashastra, was highly centralized and bureaucratic. Various officers, known as &#8216;adhyakshas&#8217; and other high officials, were appointed to manage different departments of the state, including revenue, treasury, army, justice, commerce, agriculture, etc. These designations reflect a sophisticated administrative system for its time.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments in the Mauryan Administration : 1. Samahartri : Chief Collector of Revenue 2. Dauvarika : Chief of Army 3. Akshapatala : Records-cum-Audit Officer 4. Samnidhatri : Treasurer Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ? 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Samahartri: Chief Collector of Revenue. This is correctly matched. The Samahartri was responsible for the collection of all revenues and supervising the various departments of finance. 2. Dauvarika: Chief of Army. This is incorrectly matched. The Dauvarika was the Chief Royal Gate-keeper, responsible for the security and protocol of the palace. The Chief of Army was known as Senapati. 3. Akshapatala: Records-cum-Audit Officer. This is correctly matched. The Akshapatala was in charge of maintaining royal accounts, records, and auditing them. 4. Samnidhatri: Treasurer. This is correctly matched. The Samnidhatri was the chief custodian of the state treasury and storehouses. Therefore, pairs 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched. - Samahartri: Revenue collector. - Dauvarika: Palace gate-keeper. - Akshapatala: Accounts\/Audit officer. - Samnidhatri: Treasurer. - Senapati: Chief of Army.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-pairs-of-high-offices-and-concerned-departments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let&#039;s examine each pair: 1. Samahartri: Chief Collector of Revenue. This is correctly matched. The Samahartri was responsible for the collection of all revenues and supervising the various departments of finance. 2. Dauvarika: Chief of Army. 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