Question

consider the following statements.
1. The Arthashastra is the first Indian text to define 9 states.
2. The main concerns of the Arthashastra are theoretical issues like the origin of the state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Hint:- The text provided in-depth examinations, among many other topics, on issues such as history, economics, politics, administration. As an important source for understanding Mauryan times, it has also been quoted.

Complete step by step answer:-
The title Arthashastra is sometimes referred to as the science of wealth" but the book Arthashastra has a wider scope. Which contains books on the essence of governance, law, civil and criminal judicial processes, ethics, economics, economies and commerce, ministerial screening procedures, diplomacy, war theories, the meaning of peace, and the roles and responsibilities of a monarch. Containing ancient economic and cultural information on agriculture, mineralogy, mines and metals, animal husbandry, medicine, forests, and wildlife, the text combines Hindu philosophy. The Arthashastra discusses social welfare problems, the collective ethics that keep a society together, recommending the king that he should undertake public projects such as the development of irrigation waterways and the construction of forts around major strategic possessions and towns and exempt taxes on those afflicted in times and areas ravaged by drought, epidemics and such acts of nature or by war. The word "Arthashastra" is sometimes referred to as the science of politics" but Arthashastra's book has a broader reach. It contained books on the essence of governance, legislation, civil and criminal cyurt regimes, ethics, finance, economies and commerce, techniques for ministerial monitoring, diplomacy, war theories, the nature of stability, and a king's duties and duties.

So the correct option is (a) Only 1.

Note:- This text refers to a tradition of political statecraft that arose in India, epitomized by the treatise written by Kautilya on government, economic policy, and military strategy. His text advised that there was no way outside the scope of a ruler to extend his territories or claim power, including the unscrupulous ethics of allowing torture, trickery, deception, and spying as valid means of obtaining.