[Solved] With reference to the history of India the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote

Q49. With reference to the history of India the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote

a. measurement of land

b. coins of different monetary value

c. classification of urban land

d. religious rituals

Answer : A

Correct Answer : Measurement of land

These terms were used in ancient India, particularly in Bengal during the Gupta and post-Gupta periods, as units for measuring land based on the amount of seed required to sow that land area

Gupta Economy: The agricultural crops constituted the main resources which the society produced and the major part of the revenue of the state came from agriculture. Various types of land are mentioned in the inscriptions:

• land under cultivation was usually called Kshetra,
• Khila was the uncultivable land,
• Aprahata was the jungle or forest land,
• Gopata Sarah was the pasture land and
• Vasti was the habitable land.

Different land measures were known in different regions such as Nivartana, Kulyavapa and Dronavapa.