WBCS.LIVE practice question

. In south India, the __________ was a village assembly found in areas where the landowners were not brahmins.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Kayasthas
  2. Samantas
  3. Ur
  4. Nagaram

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Ur

Explanation: The correct answer is C. Ur. In ancient South India, particularly during the Chola period, village assemblies played a crucial role in local self-governance. The ‘Ur’ was the village assembly that operated in settlements inhabited by non-Brahmin peasants. It was responsible for administrative functions such as land revenue collection, maintenance of law and order, irrigation works, etc.