Ancient Land Measurement Units

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Question

With reference to the history of India, the terms "kulyavapa" and "dronavapa" denote

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measurement of land

Answer

coins of different monetary value

classification of urban land

religious rituals

Explanation

In ancient India, particularly during the Gupta period, terms like 'kulyavapa', 'dronavapa', and 'adhyavapa' were used as units of land measurement. They referred to the area of land that could be sown with a specific measure (kulya, drona, etc.) of seed. > One-line conceptual takeaway: Administrative terms ending in '-vapa' in ancient India usually denote land measurements linked to seed-sowing capacity. Answer: (a).