History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET December 2023 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Assertion (A): Land grants were given to only Brahmins
Reason (R): Reason (R): Such grants are not based on caste; even barbers were given grants during the Vijayanagara kingdom's rule
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C(A) is true but (R) is false
D(A) is false but (R) is true ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) (A) is false but (R) is true — The answer is that A is false but R is true.
Explanation
★The answer is that A is false but R is true.
★Land grants were not given only to Brahmanas, since such grants were not based on caste.
★Even barbers received land grants during the rule of the Vijayanagara Empire.
★In the Chola period land granted to Brahmanas was called Brahmadeya or Chaturvedimangalam.
★In Vijayanagara, Devadeya was tax-free land for temples and Amaram was granted to officers for service.
★Thus the Assertion is false while the Reason is true and self-standing.
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