south india sangam period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The Variyam members were

a) Honorary

b) Half paid

c) Receivers of land grants

d) Paid

Question : 2

Which was got a Upsamiti of Variyam?

a) Gold Samiti

b) Bag Samiti

c) Tank Samiti

d) Varshik Samiti

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 4 2 3 1

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 3 4 1 2

Question : 4

Which of the following South Indian state was famous for its naval power?

a) Pallava

b) Chera

c) Chola

d) Rashtrakuta

Question : 5

Writing about the volume of Indo-Roman trade, who bitterly remarked “not a year passed without the (Roman) Empire paying out 100 million sesterces (nearly one and a half-crore rupees) to India, to the Chera land and Arabia”?

a) Pliny

b) Author of Periplus

c) Caldwell

d) Ptolemy