The Tamil word "Puram" is used for a:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Village
In Tamil, pet means a settlement, while puram is used for a village; Madras grew by taking in many such villages.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Colonial Cities’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “4.1 Settlement and segregation in Madras … Mylapore and Triplicane were earlier Hindu religious centres that supported a large group of Brahmins. San Thome with its cathedral was the centre for Roman Catholics. All these settlements became part of Madras city. Thus the incorporation of many villages made Madras a city of wide expanse and low density. This was noticed by European travellers and commented on by officials. Pet is a Tamil word meaning settlement, while puram is used for a village.” |