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Which of the following were administrative positions prevalent in ancient times?


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a

Kumaramatya

b

Mahadandnayaka 

c

Sandhivigrahika

d

All of the above 

answer is D.

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Administrative positions prevalent in ancient times included Kumaramatya, Mahadandanayaka and Sandhivigrahika.
During the Gupta period, to manage the state, the monarch had help from a group of officials known as the Mahadandanayaka, Sandhivigrahika, and Kumaramatyas. The most important officials in the Gupta empire were called Kumaramatyas, or ministers. The king may have appointed them and paid them a salary in the home provinces. Mahadandanayaka served as the chief justice. He was in charge of preserving law and order. During the Gupta Empire, the foreign minister was known as Sandhivigrahika, who was the minister of war and peace.
 
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