HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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1, 2, 3, 4
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3, 2, 1, 4
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4, 2, 1, 3
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2, 1, 3, 4
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Detailed explanation-1: -It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and trade, the methods for screening ministers, diplomacy, theories on war, nature of peace, and the duties and obligations of a king.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kautilya: The Arthashastra, published in 2000 by Penguin Classics is the English edition of the classic treatise on classical economics and political science by the ancient Indian philosopher Kautilya. The text of this great book includes 15 books, each addressing one topic pertaining to the state and its economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -It has 150 chapters, which are distributed into fifteen books.
Detailed explanation-4: -to monarchy as the ideal form of state, Kautilya has accorded to the king “the highest place in the body-politic”. The Swami is the chief executive head of the state and, is, thus “the consummation of all other elements”. The word Swami is derived from the word swayam which refers to self-determining.