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Match the following :
| Office | Post |
|---|---|
| (a) Peshwa | 1. Foreign Secretary |
| (b) Amatya | 2. Chief Minister |
| (c) Sachiva | 3. Finance Minister |
| (d) Sumant | 4. Superintendent |
Codes (a), (b), (c), (d):
Answer: C
The Ashtapradhan posts match as Peshwa with Chief Minister (2), Amatya with Finance Minister (3), Sachiva with Superintendent (4) and Sumant with Foreign Secretary (1), the code 2 3 4 1.
This is the council of eight ministers of the Maratha ruler Shivaji, in which the Peshwa was the head, the Amatya looked after accounts, the Sachiva handled royal correspondence and the Sumant dealt with foreign affairs.
The Ashtapradhan system of eight ministers was the council of Shivaji, and the titles are Sanskrit: Peshwa (prime minister), Amatya (finance), Sachiva (secretary or superintendent of records) and Sumant (foreign affairs).
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