Minor Chieftains

Q. Who were chieftains?

1. Traders controlling trade in Southern India
2. Major kings in Southern India
3. Minor kings in Southern India
4. Local supporters of Pandyas

Q. The period from 8th to 18th century saw many changes in the society in Kerala. What were some of the socio-economic features of Medieval Kerala?

1. It was an egalitarian society.
2. Agriculture was dependent on Edavapathy and Thulavarsham.
3. There were three broad types of land based on ownership.
4. Land was cultivated by middlemen (Karalar).

Q. Who were Velirs or the Vellalars?

1. Grazing class in Tamizhagam
2. Poets in the Tamizhagam
3. Land-owning ruling class in Tamizhagam
4. Those who controlled the south western peninsula

Q. Who among the following was not a major cheftain of the Ay Dynasty in the Sangam Age?

1. Anthiran
2. Nannan
3. Kathiran
4. Titiran

Q. Which of the following group of people were vested with ownership of farmland in Medieval Kerala?

1. Kulasekaras
2. Brahmins
3. Aladiyars
4. Anchuvannam

Q. The constituted the ruling and land owning class in the ancient Tamizhagam.

1. Velirs
2. Vaishyas
3. Chettiyars

Q. Which places developed as centres of power in medieval Kerala during the reign of Cheras?

1. Kavus - sacred grooves
2. Palli - the centres of education attached to Buddhist places
3. Temples - the centre of religious rituals
4. Salais - the centres of education attached to temples

Q. The Ay Dynasty controlled the south western tip of the Indian peninsula.

1. False
2. True