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

1. Measurement of land
2. Coins of different monetary value
3. Classification of urban land
4. Religious rituals

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• During the Gupta period, inscriptions refer to various categories of land. Cultivated land was known as Kshetra, while Khila referred to uncultivable land. Aprahata denoted jungle or forest land, Gopata Sarah indicated pasture land, and Vasti referred to habitable land.
• Different regions also used different units to measure land, though their exact size is not always certain. In some areas, Nivartana was used as a unit of land measurement, whereas inscriptions from Bengal mention terms such as Kulyavapa and Dronavapa.

Answer: (a) Measurement of land; Difficulty Level: Hard