History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Which of the following statements pertaining to the Vijayanagara state is correct?
AAn administrative division called Rajya was under a superior government officer called Pradhani ✓ Correct
BThe headquarters of each rajya was called seema
CRajyas remained the basic revenue units throughout the 16th century
DRajyas were created by the rulers of the Tuluva dynasty
Correct answer: (A) An administrative division called Rajya was under a superior government officer called Pradhani — The correct statement is the one about the Rajya under a Pradhani, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The correct statement is the one about the Rajya under a Pradhani, so that is the answer.
★In the Vijayanagara state an administrative division called Rajya was under a superior government officer called Pradhani.
★The Vijayanagara administration ran from the kingdom down to the province, called Rajya or Mandala.
★Below the province were the Kottam, the Nadu, the Sthala and the Seema.
★At the base were groups of a few villages and individual villages.
★So the correct statement is that the Rajya was under a Pradhani.
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