Multiple choice

Bhukti-Vishyas-Vishyapatis-Gramika were divisions and subdivisions of _________________.

  1. state and its ministers

  2. province and its subdivision

  3. taxes and grants

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Gupta administration had a hierarchical territorial structure: Bhukti (province) was the largest division, followed by Vishya (district), then Vishyapati (district administrator), and finally Gramika (village headman). This four-tier system allowed effective governance across the vast empire. The sequence Bhukti-Vishyas-Vishyapatis-Gramika represents provincial and local administrative divisions, not taxes, state ministers, or unrelated entities. Option B correctly identifies this as provinces and their subdivisions.

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