south india sangam period quiz set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The Goddess Kannagi, whose many temples were erected during the Sangam Age, was the Goddess of:

a) Learning

b) Chastity

c) Prowess

d) Wisdom

Question : 2

Who of the following Chinese travellers has given an account of the relationship of China with India during the reign of Chalukyas?

a) It-Sing

b) Hiuen-Tsang

c) Fa-Hien

d) Matwalin

Question : 3

Which river was the lifeline of Pandya state?

a) Tungabhadra

b) Krishna

c) Godavari

d) Vengi

Question : 4

Which of the following is not one of the sources from which evidence of Indo-Roman trade during the Sangam Age is derived?

a) The Roman coins ofsilver and gold found on the South Indian coast

b) Discovery of a Roman hoard at Arikamedu, near Pondicherry

c) The accounts of Chinese and Roman travellers

d) Sangam literature

Question : 5

The Chola king who built Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore?

a) Adhirajendra

b) Raja Raja

c) Vimaladitya

d) Rajadhiraja

Question : 6

The term ‘Variyam’ during the Sangam Age signified the:

a) Unit of revenue yielding territory

b) Officer-incharge collecting the land revenue

c) Managing committee of the village assemblies

d) Revenue-free villages granted to Brahmanas