Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Whom did Asoka appoint to spread the message of 'Dhamma'?

Options:

Dhamma Dandadhikari

Dhamma Mahamatya

Amatya Pradhan

Dhamma Pradhan

Correct Answer:

Dhamma Mahamatya

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Dhamma Mahamatya

 Asoka appointed Dhamma Mahamatyas to spread the message of 'Dhamma'.

Asoka also tried to hold his empire together by propagating dhamma, the principles of which, as we have seen, were simple and virtually universally applicable. This, according to him, would ensure the well-being of people in this world and the next. Special officers, known as the dhamma mahamatta, were appointed to spread the message of dhamma.