Palayakkarar and Palayams

Q. Palayakkarar system was followed under ______ of the _____ kingdom before it was implemented in Tamil Nadu.

1. Madura Nayaka, Kakatiya
2. Prataba Rudhra, Kakatiya
3. Viswanatha Nayaka, Madurai Nayak
4. Prataba Rudhra, Madurai Nayak

Q. Which of the following were the duties of the Palayakkarars?

1. Collection of revenue and administration of the territory.
2. Collection of revenue only.
3. Settling disputes and maintaining law and order.
4. Providing military for the kings only.

Q. Palayakkarars system was practised in the Kakatiya kingdom under the rule of .

1. Viswanatha Nayaka
2. Ariyanathar
3. Prataba Rudhra
4. Velunachiyar

Q. Assertion [A]: The Nawab of Arcot created the problem, but the Palayakkarars were paying the price.
Reasoning [R]: The Nawab gave authority to the British to collect revenue from the southern Palayakkarars when he could not pay off his debt.

1. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
3. A is false but R is true.
4. A is true but R is false.

Q.

Write opposite of

“$20m$ below the danger mark of the river Brahmaputra”

Q. Which of the Palayakkarars did not fall under the Eastern Bloc?

1. Naduvakurichi
2. Singampatti
3. Panchalamkurichi
4. Nagalapuram

Q. A Palayakkarar refers to the holder of a little kingdom as a feudatory to a higher sovereign. Which among the following duties fell under the direct purview of the Palayakkarars?

1. Revenue collection
2. Administration of territories
3. Settlement of local disputes
4. Maintaining law and order

Q. Why do you think the Palayakkarars vehemently opposed the territorial rule of the British?

1. The land from which the British wanted to collect tax revenue belonged to the Palayakkarars.
2. They could not afford to pay the taxes levied on them by the British.
3. The British posed a threat to the territorial expansion of the Palayakkarars.
4. It felt unfair to pay taxes on ancestral lands to a foreigner.

Q. Select the correct option based on the statements given below.

Assertion (A): The Palayakkarar wars began after the Carnatic wars.

Reason (R): This was because the East India Company began its expansion in this region.

1. Both A are R are correct.
2. Both A and R are incorrect.
3. A is correct but R is wrong.
4. Both A and R are correct but R is the wrong explanation for A.

Q. Select regions that were a part of the western Palayam.

1. Sattur
2. Uthumalai
3. Naduvakurichi
4. Singampatti
5. Panchalamkurichi
6. Nagalapuram
7. Seithur
8. Thalavankottai

Q. Who sanctioned the East India Company to collect revenue from the southern Palayakkarars in order to clear his debt?

1. Nawab of Arcot
2. Yusuf Khan
3. Hyder Ali
4. Nawab Chanda Sahib

Q. Who implemented the Palayakkarar system in Tamil Nadu?

1. Ariyanathar
2. Puli Thevar
3. Viswanatha Nayaka
4. Prataba Rudhra