The system according to which a person taking a land on lease had to pay a certain amount as security to the landlord was called ____.
A
Panayapattam
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B
Verumpattam
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C
Kuzhikanam
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D
Swaroopam
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Solution
The correct option is A Panayapattam The Panayapattam system which was also known as Kanam and
Otti. According to this, the person who took the land on lease
used to give an amount as security to the landlord. The Kanakudiyans were just allowed to cultivate the land that they leased out; they were not allowed to sell it or transfer it.