2023 · Q105
Consider the following pairs with reference to textiles in Southern India:
(Tax): (Meaning)
Panjupeelion cotton yarn
Nulayamon cotton thread
Tari kadamaion silk clothes
Sellaon silk thread Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
history-of-indiaearly-medieval
- A1 only
- B1 and 2 only
- C2, 3 and 4 only
- D1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
In Chola-period inscriptions from southern India, panjupeeli was the tax levied on cotton yarn (panju meaning cotton) and nulayam the tax on cotton thread (nul meaning thread), so pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched. Tari kadamai was a tax on looms (tari meaning loom), not on silk clothes, and sella was not a tax on silk thread, so pairs 3 and 4 are wrongly matched. Hence 1 and 2 only.