In the revenue administration of the medieval Chola Empire, what specific financial term was used to denote the primary land tax levied on agricultural produce?

💡 Solution & Explanation

In Chola administrative records land revenue collected by the state was designated as Kadamai while Vellan-vagai referred to lands cultivated by non-brahmin peasant proprietors. Other options represent land holding categories or social designations rather than the principal agricultural tax. Chola revenue officials assessed tax rates based on soil fertility and crop yield determined through careful agrarian surveys.