south india sangam period (Chola, Chalukya, Pallav... Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 16

Who was the son and successor of the Chola king Aditya?

a) Parantaka II

b) Raja Raja

c) Rajendra

d) Parantaka I

Question : 17

The most favourite God of the Tamils during the Sangam Age was:

a) Murugan

b) Tirumal

c) Varuna

d) Indra

Question : 18 [UPPCS (Pre) 1997]

Which one of the following ports was known as Poduke to the author of ‘The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea’?

a) Korkai

b) Tamralipti

c) Arikamedu

d) Barbaricum

Question : 19

Which of the following institutions did not exist during the Sangam Age?

a) Sati

b) Ritualistic marriage

c) Courtesans

d) Slavery

Question : 20

Which of the following statements about the social structure of the Sangam Age is not correct?

a) Sangam literature mentions three regular varnas, namely, Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaisyas

b) There were four castes, namely, Tudiyan, Panan, Paraiyan and Kadamban

c) People were organized in professional social groups living apart from one-another

d) The difference in the status and economic conditions was well accepted and rarely challenged by the people