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State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 66

'Ashta Pradhan' was a Council of Ministers in the:

Gupta administration
Chola administration
Maratha administration
Vijayanagara administration

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Answer: (C) Maratha administration

Explanation

Shivaji's Ashta Pradhan included the Peshwa, Amatya, Sachiva, Sumant and others.

(A) Incorrect
Wrong: not Gupta.
(B) Incorrect
Wrong: not Chola.
(C) Correct
Correct: Shivaji's council of eight ministers.
(D) Incorrect
Wrong: not Vijayanagara.