{"id":2626,"date":"2024-03-05T15:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:35:38","slug":"who-were-polygars-of-south-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-were-polygars-of-south-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Who were Polygars of South India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a98022d6fa58\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Ordinary Zarnidars                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Mahajans                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Territorial Administrative and Military Governors                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Newly enriched traders                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (c). Polygars were territorial administrative and military governors in South India. They were appointed by the Nayak rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire to oversee the administration of their territories. 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They were also granted extensive powers to rule their territories as they saw fit.<\/p>\n<p>(a) Ordinary Zarnidars were tax collectors in the Mughal Empire. They were appointed by the Mughal emperor to collect taxes from the peasants. Zarnidars were not given any administrative or military powers.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Mahajans were wealthy merchants in South India. They were not involved in the administration or military affairs of the region.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Newly enriched traders were not involved in the administration or military affairs of South India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who were Polygars of South India?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"(a) Ordinary Zarnidars were tax collectors in the Mughal Empire. They were appointed by the Mughal emperor to collect taxes from the peasants. 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