Here is Question No. 29 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2020.
Q29. 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
In the Gupta era, the terms Kulyavapa, Dronavapa, and Adhavapa were related to land measurements mainly mentioned in the
copper plate inscriptions that were found in Bengal. These words indicate the area of land that was required to sow seed grains of the weight respectively of one kula, Drona and Dhaka. The element “vape” in the compound “kulyavapa”, derived from the root “vap”, means the act of sowing (throwing or scattering).
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