HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Prime Minister
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The Finance Minister
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The minister who preserved a daily record of the king’s acts and the proceedings of his court
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None of athe above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option B. Amatya or Mazumdar was the Finance Minister, overseeing records of the Empire. It is the correct option.
Detailed explanation-2: -The amatya, or mazumdar, and the pant sachir dealt with finance, the sumanta with foreign affairs, and the mantri with intelligence and police reports.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ashta Pradhan (literally, Modern council of ministers) was a system of ministerial delegation in Maratha empire. The council is credited with having implemented good governance practices in the Maratha heartland, as well as for the success of the military campaigns against the Mughal Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the Ashtapradhan Mandal of Shivaji Maharaj, the position of Ramchandra Nilkanth Muzumdar was that of Amatya. The Ashta Pradhan council of Minister had 8 Ministry structure. It was one of the successfully Ministerial delegations in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. It was an administrative and advisory council set up in 1674 by the Maratha leader Shivaji.