History · From State to Empire
UGC NET January 2017 History
The Kantaka-Sodhana of the Mauryan period was connected to which one of the following?
AIndustry
BAgriculture
CTolls
DJudiciary ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Judiciary — The Kantaka-Sodhana was connected to the judiciary, so the answer is the judiciary.
Explanation
★The Kantaka-Sodhana was connected to the judiciary, so the answer is the judiciary.
★There were two kinds of courts in the Mauryan period.
★One was the Dharmasthiya court.
★The other was the Kantaka-Sodhana court.
★The Kantaka-Sodhana dealt with cases between the state and individuals.
★So it was a part of the judicial system.
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