Q. During the Chola period, the royal revenue department responsible for maintaining accurate land records and tax assessments was known by which of the following names?
Answer: Puravuvari-tinaikkalam
Notes: The Chola administration was highly organized. The Puravuvari-tinaikkalam was the department of land revenue. It maintained elaborate registers (vari-pottagam) to record land ownership, boundaries, and tax obligations. Variyam referred to the various committees of the village assembly (Sabha). Nagaram was an assembly of merchants in trade centers. Perumakkal were the "great men" or members of the village committees.