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Multiple choice geography kerala, from eighth to eighteenth century kerala during medieval period in the land of kerala study of kerala

Which is the correct power hierarchy from top to bottom?

  1. Naduvazhis, Karalars, Ooralars

  2. Karalars, Ooralars, Naduvazhis

  3. Ooralars, Naduvazhis, Karalars

  4. Naduvazhis, Ooralars, Karalars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Owners of devaswam land were called Ooralars. The rulers, Brahmins or the people of the temple did not directly cultivate in this land. They used to give the land for cultivation to middle men called, Karalar. According to the power hierarchy, Naduvazhis were at the top, and Ooralars and Karalars were below them.

Multiple choice geography kerala, from eighth to eighteenth century kerala during medieval period in the land of kerala study of kerala

What was the Verumpattam custom?

  1. Land given to the Kudiyans by Janmis with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Janmi.

  2. Land given to the Kudiyans by Naduvazhis with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Naduvazhis.

  3. Land given to the Kudiyans by Brahmins with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Brahmins.

  4. Land given to the Kudiyans by Temples with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Temples.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Jenmi, consisting mainly of the Nambudiri Brahmins and Nambiar chieftains, were the highest level of the hierarchy, and a class of people given hereditary land grants by the Naduvazhis or rulers'. The rights conveyed by this janmam were not a freehold in the European sense, but an office of dignity. Owing to their ritual status as priests ( Nambudris ), the jenmis could neither cultivate nor supervise the land but would instead provide a grant of kanam to an individual from the Kanikkaran ethnic group in return for a fixed share of the crops produced. Typically, a jenmi would have a large number of kanikkaran under him.

Multiple choice geography kerala, from eighth to eighteenth century kerala during medieval period in the land of kerala study of kerala

What was Janman Land?

  1. The land under control of brahmins

  2. The land under the control of the Naduvazhis

  3. The land passed on from one generation to another

  4. The land under the control of temples
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

There were many changes in the land ownership rights between the 12th and 18th centuries CE in Kerala. The rights over the land passed on from one generation to another and became a birth right. This kind of land came to be known as Janmam Land and the people who had the ownership right over those lands as Janmis.

Multiple choice geography kerala, from eighth to eighteenth century kerala during medieval period in the land of kerala study of kerala

What was Panayapattam system?

  1. Land given to the Kudiyans by Janmis with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Janmi.

  2. Land given to the Kudiyans by Brahmins with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Brahmins.

  3. Land given to the Kudiyans by Temples with the agreement that a predetermined share of the produce would be given to the Temples.

  4. The person who took the land on lease (Kanakudiyan) used to give an amount as security to the landlord when he leased the land for cultivation.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Panayapattam system which was also known as Kanam and Otti became prevalent after the period of the Perumals. According to this, the person who took the land on lease known as Kanakudiyan used to give an amount as security to the landlord when he leased the land for cultivation. The Kanakudiyan did not have the right to sell or transfer this land. He just had the right to cultivate in this land.

Multiple choice geography understanding maps maps - our companions maps and its study contour maps and landforms

Nathu La and Sipki La are names of __________.

  1. Rivers

  2. Mountains peaks

  3. Mountain passes

  4. Mountain glaciers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas.
  •  It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet autonomous Region.
  •  In 1904, Major Francis Younghusband, serving as the British Commissioner to Tibet, led a successful mission through Nathu La to capture Lhasa.
  •  Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border.
Multiple choice geography understanding maps maps - our companions maps and its study contour maps and landforms

 Most common map projections are based on _________.

  1. four shapes

  2. three shapes

  3. five shapes

  4. two shapes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 Most common map projections are based on three shapes.

The three types of developable surfaces are cylinder, cone and plane, and their corresponding projections are called cylindrical, conical and planar. Projections can be further categorized based on their point(s) of contact (tangent or secant) with the reference surface of the Earth and their orientation (aspect).

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Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?

  1. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan and Tajikistan

  3. India and Pakistan

  4. India and Afghanistan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar is one of the important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kabul with Peshawar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest.

The Khyber Pass has long been one of the most important trade routes and strategic military locations in the world. Nestled in the mountains that divide present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, it forms the bridge between Central and South Asia.

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Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The above statement is True.
The Survey of India  is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps.