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UPSC 2016: In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs: Term — Description 1. Eripatti : Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank 2. Taniyurs : Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins 3. Ghatikas : Colleges generally attached to the temples Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a)1 and 2
(b)3 only
(c)2 and 3
(d)1 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1 and 3
Eripatti were ‘tank lands’—plots whose revenue was earmarked for maintaining the village irrigation tank, so pair 1 is correct. Ghatikas were small collegiate centres of higher learning, usually attached to South-Indian temples, so pair 3 is correct. Taniyurs were large revenue units in the Chola realm, not Brahmin-grant villages (those were called Brahmadeya), so pair 2 is incorrect. Hence only pairs 1 and 3 match. ([testbook.com](https://testbook.com/question-answer/in-the-context-of-the-history-of-india-consider-t--5f451d3496179e2366e315dd?utm_source=openai))
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