Consider the following pairs:
Term Description
1. Amatyas High officials in charge of various departments
2. Samaharta Revenue officer who managed taxation.
3. Mahamatras Ministers and administrators in the Mauryan bureaucracy.

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Only one
Only two
All three
None

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Consider the following pairs:
Term Description
1. Amatyas High officials in charge of various departments
2. Samaharta Revenue officer who managed taxation.
3. Mahamatras Ministers and administrators in the Mauryan bureaucracy.

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

	Only one
	Only two
	All three
	None

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Pair 1 is not correctly matched: Amatyas were ministers and administrators in the Mauryan bureaucracy, not high officials in charge of various departments.

Pair 2 is correctly matched: Samaharta was correctly matched as the revenue officer responsible for taxation.

Pair 3 is not correctly matched: Mahamatras were high officials in charge of various departments, not ministers and administrators.

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Consider the following pairs: Term Description 1. Amatyas High officials in charge of various departments 2. Samaharta Revenue officer who managed taxation. 3. Mahamatras Ministers and administrators in the Mauryan bureaucracy. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? Only one Only two All three None