2020 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2020 · GS Paper I
Question 29: History and Culture
With reference to the history of India, the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote
ameasurement of land
bcoins of different monetary value
cclassification of urban land
dreligious rituals
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
Kulyavapa and dronavapa appear in Gupta-period land-grant and land-sale inscriptions. They are units of land measurement: the area that a kulya or a drona of seed could sow. They were used to state the extent of land sold or granted, and are not coins, urban categories or rituals.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: they measured land.
- (b) Wrong: they are not coin denominations.
- (c) Wrong: they refer to cultivated land, not classes of urban land.
- (d) Wrong: they are not religious rituals.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.