History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2014 History
The proportion of the maximum and minimum salary of the government employees mentioned in the Arthashastra was:
A6000 : 6
B4800 : 6
C4800 : 60 ✓ Correct
D6000 : 60
Correct answer: (C) 4800 : 60 — The proportion was 4800 : 60, so the answer is 4800 : 60.
Explanation
★The proportion was 4800 : 60, so the answer is 4800 : 60.
★The Arthashastra of Kautilya lists the salaries of state officers.
★The highest officials drew about four thousand eight hundred panas.
★The lowest servants drew about sixty panas.
★This shows a very wide range of pay in the Mauryan state.
★The detailed scale reveals a well-organised and graded bureaucracy.
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