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Topic Mauryan administration
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 7 years (2017–2024), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 4 years (2017–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2017 → NDA 2022 → CDS 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2024
Consider the following pairs of High Offices and concerned Departments in the Mauryan Administration
- Samahartri : Chief Collector of Revenue
- Dauvarika : Chief of Army
- Akshapatala : Records-cum-Audit Officer
- Samnidhatri : Treasurer
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 1, 3 and 4 only ✓
- C 3 and 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Ancient India
CAPF2023
Which one of the following political centers finds a mention in Ashokan inscriptions ?
- A Indraprastha
- B Kaushambi
- C Suvarnagiri ✓
- D Kandahar
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
NDA2022
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Mahamatta) | List II (Function) |
|---|
| A. Anta-mahamatta | 1. Women's welfare |
| B. Ithijhakha-mahamatta | 2. Spread of Dhamma |
| C. Dhamma-mahamatta | 3. Associated with city administration |
| D. Nagalaviyohalaka-mahamatta | 4. In-charge of frontier areas |
Codes:
- A A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
- B A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
- C A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 ✓
- D A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
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