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Ordinary ploughmen in the Tamil region were known as:

ABhojaka
BUzhavar
CVellalar
DAdimai
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Uzhavar
1. The terms come from Sangam literature. 2. Uzhavar were the ploughmen. 3. Adimai were slaves. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 8, Vital Villages, Thriving Towns._
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