south india sangam period quiz set 7 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following products of the Sangam Age is considered to be the greatest monument of ancient Tamil literature?

a) Padienenkilkanakku

b) Ettutogai

c) Pattupattu

d) Tolkappiyam

Question : 2

The increased commercial intercourse between India and Rome led to the writing of large number of books by the western authors on India and on Indian ____________.

a) Social life

b) Geography

c) All of the above

d) Economy

Question : 3

(A): Among the many south Indian dynasties, the Cholas alone are able to ignore their feudatories to a significant extent
(R): The Chola kings granted autonomous powers to village assemblies with a view to completely eliminating the feudatory

a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of ‘A’.

b) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false

c) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

d) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’.

Question : 4

A king of South India sent an ambassador to the kingdom of Rome in 26 B.C. to which dynasty did he belong?

a) Pandya

b) Chera

c) Chola

d) Chalukya

Question : 5

Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?

a) Rajendra-I

b) Rajaraja-I

c) Aditya-I

d) Vijayalaya

Question : 6

Which of the following was not one of the popular beliefs and customs prevalent during the Sangam Age?

a) A woman with dishevelled hair was a bad omen

b) Rites were performed to avert the mischief of demons

c) Eclipses were believed to be the result of Rahu and Ketu eating up the sun and the moon

d) There was much faith in omens and astrology