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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1 and 3
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedPair 1 is correctly matched: In South Indian village administration, 'Eripatti' was tank land or revenue reserved specifically for the maintenance and repair of village irrigation tanks.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: A 'Taniyur' was a distinct, large administrative unit consisting of a big village or revenue unit functioning independently under Chola administration. Land or villages donated to Brahmins were called 'Brahmadeya' or 'Agrahara'.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: 'Ghatikas' were institutions of higher learning, often attached to Hindu temples in ancient and early medieval South India (notably under the Pallavas).
Land grants to Brahmins are standardly called Brahmadeya/Agrahara, showing that definition 2 is incorrectly paired with Taniyur.
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