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GK QUESTION#2229

Which pair is correctly matched in historical accounts of Gupta and early medieval land-revenue administration?

  1. ADhruvadhikaranika – In charge of Treasury
  2. BTalavataka-Village AccountantCorrect answer
  3. CBhandagaradhikrita – Superintendent of Police
  4. DUtkhetayita – Officer of Land Survey
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B. Talavataka-Village Accountant

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Talavataka – village accountant. The 1940 Bengal Land Revenue Commission’s historical appendix distinguishes this officer from the dhruvadhikaranika associated with land revenue, the bhandagaradhikrita associated with the treasury, and the utkhetayita associated with tax collection.

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