SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Under the Han Dynasty, people took a Civil Service Exam. This allowed them to ____
A
go to college
B
buy a house
C
enter the secret service
D
get a good job with the government
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The imperial examination (Chinese: ; pinyin: kējǔ; lit. “subject recommendation") was a civil-service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The broad purpose of the civil service examinations was to select a pool of viable candidates who were all trained in the same Confucian classics to be appointed as imperial officials at various locations and positions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Han dynasty was governed by an autocracy (government by one person) centered on the position of the emperor and supported by an impressive structure of imperial administration. The emperor sat atop the hierarchy and ruled through edicts that declared his imperial will.

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