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GK QUESTION#2218

According to the Arthashastra, which responsibility belonged to the samaharta (collector-general)?

  1. AReserve the state treasury
  2. BRevenue assessment and collectionCorrect answer
  3. CSecurity assurance
  4. DTo correspond
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B. Revenue assessment and collection

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Revenue assessment and collection. The collector-general supervised receipts from sources such as towns, countryside, mines, forests, and trade routes, and monitored revenue accounts. The chamberlain had a different treasury role.

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