Asked: I.A.S. (Pre) 1997medium Level
ID: 6ae793ba4aac9c32d5e3f03e
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा एक प्राचीन भारत में व्यापारियों का निगम था?
Which one of the following was a corporation/guild of merchants in ancient India?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
चतुर्वेदीमंगलम्
Chaturvedimangalam
B
परिषद
Parishad
C
अष्टदिग्गज
Ashtadiggajas
D
मणिग्रामम्
Manigramam
Correct
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option D(मणिग्रामम्)
'मणिग्रामम्' (Manigramam) प्राचीन एवं मध्यकालीन दक्षिण भारत में व्यापारियों का एक शक्तिशाली निगम (व्यापारिक गिल्ड) था, जो अंतर्देशीय एवं विदेशी व्यापार का संचालन करता था। चतुर्वेदीमंगलम् ब्राह्मणों को दान में दिया गया कर-मुक्त गांव था; अष्टदिग्गज कृष्णदेव राय के आठ प्रमुख तेलुगु कवि थे।
'Manigramam' was a prominent and influential guild of merchants in ancient and early medieval South India. Chaturvedimangalam was a tax-free agrahara village granted to learned Brahmins; Ashtadiggajas were the eight celebrated Telugu poets in the court of Krishnadeva Raya.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: South India (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangama Period)
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