south india sangam period quiz set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Kannada literature during Rastrakuta period?

1. The Kannada literature saw its beginning during the period of the Rashtrakutas.
2. Amogavarsha’s Kavirajamarga was the first poetic work in Kannada language.
3. Pampa was the greatest of the Kannada poets who wrote Vikramasenavijaya.
4. Ponna was another famous Kannada poet and he wrote Santipurana.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question : 2

What were the impacts of Kautilya’s Arthashastra in Mauryan empire ?

1. The Arthashastra provided the state management of large scale trade and industry and exercise of effective control over every occupation.
2. It laid emphasis on education and moral training to the future king.
3. The Arthashastra maintained the state council to formulate the policy of the state

a) All of them

b) 3 only

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Question : 3

The capital of Cholas was

a) Kanchi

b) Mahabalipuram

c) Kaveripattinam

d) Tanjore

Question : 4

Consider the following statements

1. The three literary academics of Sangam literature were at Madurai
2. The akam genre of Tamil poetics dealt with the praise of kings.
3. The poems of the Puran genre had their own tinais and turais.
4. Each akam poem had to follow the nation of turai which had its own deity, biological organisms, subsistence pattern, musical instruments and songs.

a) 3 and 4

b) 1 and 3

c) 2 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

Who established Mamallapuram?

a) Dharmardhi Vannan

b) Mahendra Vannan

c) Kirti Varman

d) Narsingh Varman

Question : 6

Which of the following pairs of dynasties and cognomens used by them is/are correctly matched?

1. Cholas: Rajakesari and Parakesari
2. Pandyas: Satyavakya and Nitimarga
3. Western: Maravarman and Gangas Chadaiyavarman

a) (ii) only

b) (i) and (iii)

c) (ii) and (iii)

d) (i) only