What do the terms 'Kulyavapa' and 'Dronavapa' denote with reference to the history of India?
Correct Answer: Measurement of Land
Subject: history
- Measurement of Land
- Taxation categories
- Administrative posts
- Types of gold coins
Explanation: During the Gupta period, 'Kulyavapa' and 'Dronavapa' referred to the measurement of land.
• Land survey was a regular practice, as authenticated by the Poona Plate.
• These terms were based on the amount of seed required to sow a given area of land.
• They were not taxes (like Kalpita) or coins (like Dinaras).
• Words ending in '-vapa' in ancient India usually relate to sowing and land measurement.
• Land taxes were the main sources of royal revenue.