Question

Kettezhuthu and Kandezhuthu were the systems of ____.

• A. ownership of land
• B. cultivation of land
• C. taxation on land
• D. survey of land

Answer 1

The correct option is D survey of land

Kettezhuthu and Kandezhuthu were the systems of land surveys introduced by the British. The land was divided into acres and cents and allotted survey numbers. In Kochi, it was known as Kettezhuthu and in Travancore, it was known as Kandezhuthu. Tax was assessed based on the land.