Question

Statement 1: The prime minister was called Uttara-Mantri.
Statement 2: The prime minister was the ruler of the kingdom.

• A. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
• C. Both statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1.
• D. Both statements are true and statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.

All royal orders were executed by a group of officials. The Prime Minister was known as the uttara-mantri. The prime minister was the royal advisor to the king in matters of governance and administration. There were other officials called Nattars who used to rule over the the Pandyan provinces, and they used to report to the Pnadyan king. The Pandya nadu was composed of many provinces called vala-nadus. The vala-nadus in turn were divided into several nadus and kurrams.