Society in Medieval Kerala

Q. Muzhikkulam Kacham was a custom during the Perumal period applicable to which of the following groups?

1. Brahmins
2. Temple Communities
3. Naduvazhis
4. Adiyalars

Q. Which of these options are true about the medieval caste system in Kerala?

1. Occupations determined the castes of the people.
2. Farmers were at the lowest rung in the caste system.
3. People were free to choose any occupation of their choice.
4. Though a caste system existed but all people lived in peace and harmony with each other.

Q. With respect to medieval Kerala, what does the term 'Naduvazhis' refer to?

1. The people who established power over large areas of land.
2. The traders with the official right to trade in the kingdom of Mahodayapuram.
3. The people with whom vested the right to ownership of farmlands.
4. None of the above

Q. How did the growth of agricultural villages create the society based on caste? Evaluate.

Q. Adiyalars occupied the highest rung in the caste hierarchy whereas the Brahmins were at the bottom.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why was Medieval Kerala considered a hierarchical society?

1. Land was cultivated by middlemen (Ooralar).
2. Naduvazhis were at the top of the power hierarchy.
3. The Brahmins owned farm lands.
4. The farmers were at the bottom of the ladder.

Q. Match the following crops with the areas where they were grown in Medieval Kerala.

1. Vayals
2. Highlands
3. Parambus

Q. Which of these statements is true about the medieval caste system in Kerala?

1. Caste system refected in the occupation taken by a person.
2. Caste system reflected in the type of land owned by a person.
3. Caste system refelected in the punishment given to a person.
4. All of the above.

Q.

At what point of time in British history was land open for tilling by anyone?

1. After the seventeenth century

2. Before the fifteenth century

3. Before the sixteenth century

4. After the eighteenth century

Q. The Nadus were the places where the people established their ______.

1. none of these
2. commercial settlement
3. residential settlement
4. agriculture settlement