Q56. Consider the following statements related to the Gupta administration.
1. It wasn’t tolerant in the matters of religion.
2. Provinces were known as Deshes and were divided into group of districts known as Pradeshes.
3. A distinct feature of Gupta administration was payment of grants in land instead of salaries.
4. Land revenue and taxes were charged at various stages of the produce.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q56. Consider the following statements related to the Gupta administration.
1. It wasn’t tolerant in the matters of religion.
2. Provinces were known as Deshes and were divided into group of districts known as Pradeshes.
3. A distinct feature of Gupta administration was payment of grants in land instead of salaries.
4. Land revenue and taxes were charged at various stages of the produce.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is D (d) Only 2, 3 and 4
There was no needless interference by the government in the lives of the common public. It was tolerant in the matters of religion and temperate in the matters of repression of crimes. Provinces were known as Deshes or Bhuktis and were divided into group of districts known as Pradeshes which were divided into Vishyas or districts. The head of the district was Vishyapati.
A distinct feature of Gupta administration was payment of grants in land instead of salaries. Only military personnel were given salaries in cash. Two kinds of grants were there, namely given to the Brahmans and it was tax free and second to the Secular officials either as salaries or rewards. These grants weakened the authority of the king.
There were three varieties of land namely the waste land, crown land and the private land were there during this period. Land revenue and taxes were charged at various stages of the produce. Administration was highly centralized, but recruitment ceased to be based on merit
There was no needless interference by the government in the lives of the common public. It was tolerant in the matters of religion and temperate in the matters of repression of crimes. Provinces were known as Deshes or Bhuktis and were divided into group of districts known as Pradeshes which were divided into Vishyas or districts. The head of the district was Vishyapati.
A distinct feature of Gupta administration was payment of grants in land instead of salaries. Only military personnel were given salaries in cash. Two kinds of grants were there, namely given to the Brahmans and it was tax free and second to the Secular officials either as salaries or rewards. These grants weakened the authority of the king.
There were three varieties of land namely the waste land, crown land and the private land were there during this period. Land revenue and taxes were charged at various stages of the produce. Administration was highly centralized, but recruitment ceased to be based on merit
