Consider the following statements regarding Indian Feudalism in the early medieval period : 1. The revenue assignments were called Bhoga. 2. The hereditary chiefs neither collected revenues nor assumed administrative powers. Which of the statements given

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Q: 9 (CDS-I/2014)
Consider the following statements regarding Indian Feudalism in the early medieval period :
1. The revenue assignments were called Bhoga.
2. The hereditary chiefs neither collected revenues nor assumed administrative powers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,61,32,61,3,14,15

keywords: 

{'indian feudalism': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'hereditary chiefs': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'revenue assignments': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'administrative powers': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'early medieval period': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'revenues': [2, 0, 5, 3], 'bhoga': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

Option 1 states that revenue assignments in Indian Feudalism during the early medieval period were called Bhoga. This statement is correct. Bhoga refers to revenue assignments given to officials or individuals for their services.

Option 2 states that hereditary chiefs neither collected revenues nor assumed administrative powers. This statement is incorrect. In Indian Feudalism, hereditary chiefs were responsible for collecting revenues and assuming administrative powers within their territories. They held a position of power and authority, overseeing the collection of taxes and maintaining law and order within their domains.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1, which indicates that statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.