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

Question : 1

The capital of Cholas was

a) Kanchi

b) Mahabalipuram

c) Kaveripattinam

d) Tanjore

Question : 2

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Chola society?

1. The practice of ‘sati’ was not prevalent
2. The inscriptions of the later period of the Chola rule mention about two major divisions among the castes – Valangai and Idangai castes
3. The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during this period.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2, and 3

Question : 3

Which of the following statements is not true with reference to the production of commercial goods in the post Mauryan period?

1. Considerable technological advancement was reached in the production of commercial goods.
2. Production and distribution of commercial goods was organised effectively through guilds.
3. The producers worked under rigid state control.
4. The guilds used hired labour for production

a) 3 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Question : 4

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 : 5

The Ramaka Sidhanta and Paulisa Siddhanta, freely aluuded to by the great Indian astronomer Varahmihira, indicate:

a) Knowledge of Roman geography

b) Adoption of western astronomical terms by the Indian astronomers

c) Close interaction between Roman and Indian astronomers

d) Roman influence on Indian astronomy

Question : 6

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