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Arthashastra

Arthashastra is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2016). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

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1 · 2016–2016
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ख्रिस्त पूर्व 323 मध्ये बॅबीलोन येथे अलेक्झांडरचा मृत्यू झाल्याची बातमी आली आणि ______ आणि ______ यांनी लोकांना परकीय आक्रमणका विरुद्ध भडकावले. / As the news of Alexander's death at Babylon, in 323 BC came, ______ and ______ roused the people against the foreign invader.

a)चंद्रगुप्त, चाणक्य / Chandragupta, Chanakya✓ Correct
b)अशोक, बिंदुसार / Ashoka, Bindusara
c)चंद्रगुप्त, बिंबीसार / Chandragupta, Bimbisara
d)अशोक, राधागुप्त / Ashoka, Radhagupta

Upon hearing the news of Alexander's death in 323 BC, Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya capitalized on the political vacuum and roused people against foreign garrisons in Punjab.

पुढीलपैकी विजोड व्यक्ती ओळखा. अ. चाणक्य ब. विष्णुगुप्त क. रामगुप्त ड. कौटिल्य इ. विष्णू शर्मा फ. पक्षिन स्वामी Pick out the odd persons from the following. a. Chanakya b. Vishnugupta c. Ramgupta d. Kautilya e. Vishnu Sharma f. Pakshin Swami

(a)चाणक्य / Chanakya

(b)विष्णुगुप्त / Vishnugupta

(c)रामगुप्त / Ramgupta

(d)कौटिल्य / Kautilya

(e)विष्णू शर्मा / Vishnu Sharma

(f)पक्षिण स्वामी / Pakshin Swami

1)फक्त अ आणि इ / a and e only
2)फक्त ब, क आणि फ / b, c and f only
3)फक्त ड आणि इ / d and e only
4)फक्त क आणि इ / c and e only✓ Correct

Chanakya, Vishnugupta, Kautilya, and Pakshin Swami are various names/appellations of the same legendary statesman and author of Arthashastra. Ramgupta (Gupta king) and Vishnu Sharma (author of Panchatantra) are completely different individuals.

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