{"id":90906,"date":"2025-06-01T10:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90906"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:40:06","slug":"consider-the-following-pairs-with-reference-to-textiles-in-southern-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-pairs-with-reference-to-textiles-in-southern-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following pairs with reference to textiles in Southern In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following pairs with reference to textiles in Southern India :<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>(Tax)<\/th>\n<th>(Meaning)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td>Panjupeeli<\/td>\n<td>:<\/td>\n<td>on cotton yarn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>Nulayam<\/td>\n<td>:<\/td>\n<td>on cotton thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td>Tari kadamai<\/td>\n<td>:<\/td>\n<td>on silk clothes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>Sella<\/td>\n<td>:<\/td>\n<td>on silk thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Which of the pairs given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2, 3 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nDuring the medieval period in Southern India, particularly under dynasties like the Cholas, various taxes were levied on economic activities, including textile production. Terms like Panjupeeli and Nulayam were associated with taxes on cotton yarn and thread (Nul means thread\/yarn in Tamil). Tari kadamai literally means &#8216;loom duty&#8217; or tax on looms or weaving, not specifically on silk clothes. Sella is not a widely recognized tax term for silk thread.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nBased on historical records of medieval South Indian taxes, Panjupeeli and Nulayam were indeed taxes related to cotton yarn\/thread, making statements 1 and 2 correct. Tari kadamai was a tax on looms\/weavers, not specifically on silk clothes, making statement 3 incorrect. Statement 4 is also likely incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional_information\">\nTaxes like Tari-kadamai were significant revenue sources, levied on weavers based on the number of looms operated, and sometimes varying with the type of fabric produced (though &#8220;on silk clothes&#8221; is a specific interpretation). Panjupeeli and Nulayam were taxes on the raw material (yarn) used by weavers.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following pairs with reference to textiles in Southern India : (Tax) (Meaning) 1. Panjupeeli : on cotton yarn 2. Nulayam : on cotton thread 3. Tari kadamai : on silk clothes 4. Sella : on silk thread Which of the pairs given above is\/are correct ? 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