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State PCS PYQPrelims 2020

UPPCS · Question 4

The official 'Agronomoi' during the Mauryan age was related to which of the following fields?

  1. Weight and measurement
  2. Administrative management
  3. Construction of roads
  4. Revenue management
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Answer: (C) Construction of roads

Explanation

Megasthenes says the agronomoi were rural officials in charge of rivers, land measurement, irrigation and roads (including milestones). The key links them to road construction.