A) War and love B) Trade and agriculture C) Science and philosophy D) Religion and politics
A) Puram poems B) Jain poems C) Buddhist poems D) Akam poems
A) The history of Northern India B) Instructions for iron forging C) Economic trade policies D) Human emotions linked to geographical landscapes
A) Sabha B) Korravai C) Ananku D) Durga
A) Through abandonment of traditions B) Through ignoring the sacred forces C) Through trade and commerce D) Through specific rites and rituals
A) Ananku B) Korravai C) Kali D) Lakshmi
A) Meat and toddy B) Fruits and flowers C) Iron and tools D) Gold and jewels
A) 3rd century CE B) 5th century BCE C) 3rd century BCE D) 1st century CE
A) Kudi B) Jati C) Caste D) Varna
A) Clan-based descent groups linked to production B) Religious sects of Northern India C) Administrative divisions of the palace D) Trade guilds for maritime merchants
A) Higher status B) Lower status C) Equal status D) Status was non-existent
A) Kudi B) Ananku C) Sabha D) Sangam
A) Cattle rearing B) Cotton spinning C) Silk manufacturing D) Gold mining
A) 1st century BCE to 1st century CE B) 4th century CE to 6th century CE C) 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE D) 5th century BCE to 2nd century BCE
A) Tree worship B) Sun worship C) Animal sacrifice only D) Fire worship
A) The Kaveri River delta B) The bed of the Amaravati River C) The banks of the Vaigai River D) The coast of Kochi
A) Rectangular B) Triangular C) Square D) Circular
A) Kochi B) Karur C) Madurai D) Pattanam
A) Pattanam, Cochin B) Karur C) Madras D) Amaravati
A) Exported them B) Counter-struck them C) Melted them down D) Discarded them
A) Kaveri riverbed B) Krishna riverbed C) Periyar riverbed D) Amaravati riverbed
A) Vatteluttu B) Sanskrit C) Tamil-Brahmi D) Grantha
A) The Chola-Chera joint coins B) The portrait coins C) The punch-marked coins D) The Lakshmi-type coins
A) Roman-style bristled-crown helmet B) A traditional Chera crown C) An iron war helmet D) A Vedic turban
A) Kollipporai coins B) Kuttuvan Kotai coins C) Lakshmi-type coins D) Makkotai coins
A) Copper, its alloys, or silver B) Iron and lead C) Gold only D) Bronze only
A) Having a bow and arrow B) Blank C) Featuring a tiger D) Featuring a royal seal
A) A peace treaty inscription B) A joint coin C) A joint excavation at Pattanam D) A shared mint in Karur
A) Four B) Two C) Three D) Five
A) Chandragupta B) Asoka C) Dasharatha D) Bindusara
A) Kedalaputo B) Keprobotras C) Kerobottros D) Kaelobotros
A) Pliny the Elder B) Panini C) Claudius Ptolemy D) Katyayana
A) Kedalaputo B) Kerobottros C) Kaelobotros D) Keprobotras
A) Claudius Ptolemy B) Kautilya C) Patanjali D) Pliny the Elder
A) Kaelobotros B) Keprobotras C) Kerobottros D) Kedalaputo
A) Patanjali B) Panini C) Katyayana D) Kautilya
A) Cheraman B) Tamilakam C) Sanskrit-Prakrit D) Kedala Puto/Kerala Putra
A) Roman B) Mauryan C) Indo-Aryan D) Greek
A) Pataliputra B) Athens C) Rome D) Alexandria
A) Panini B) Asoka C) Pliny D) Patanjali
A) Sangam-putra B) Chola-putra C) Pandya-putra D) Keralaputra
A) Black pepper B) Cardamom C) Cinnamon D) Turmeric
A) Thanjavur B) Kanchipuram C) Muziris D) Madurai
A) Sangam texts B) Buddhist Jataka tales C) Jain Sutras D) Vedic hymns
A) Nedunjeliyan B) Karikala C) Chenkuttuvan D) Rajaraja
A) Silappadikaram B) Manimekalai C) Purananuru D) Chilappathikaram
A) Thar Desert B) Palakkad Gap C) Khyber Pass D) Narmada Valley
A) River valley B) Ocean port C) Mountain range D) Desert plain
A) Cheraputra B) Cheralatha C) Cheranadu D) Cheramakan
A) Eight B) Ten C) Twelve D) Five
A) Manimekalai B) Sivaka Chintamani C) Valayapathi D) Silappathikaram
A) Madurai B) Kanchi C) Vanchi D) Puhar
A) Mahasena B) Parakramabahu C) Gajabahu D) Dutugamunu
A) Tiruvalluvar B) Ilango Adigal C) Sittalai Sattanar D) Kambar
A) Chenguttuvan B) Anthuvan Cheral Irumporai C) Makkodai D) Kanaikkal Irumporai
A) Chenguttuvan B) Gajabahu C) Nedum Chezhian II D) Mudittalai Ko Perunar Killi
A) Rajasuyam Vetta Perunar Killi B) Ugra Peruvaluti C) Thalaiyalanganam Nedum Chezhian II D) Killi Valavan
A) In the battle of Vilamkil B) During a temple consecration C) By execution at the hands of the Pandya king D) Suicide by starvation
A) Chengannan B) Nedum Chezhian II C) Ugra Peruvaluti D) Mudittalai Ko Perunar Killi
A) It is perfectly established by archaeological data B) It contradicts all other Sangam literature C) It is considered entirely mythological and fictional D) It has not yet been worked into a connected history
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Kerala C) Sri Lanka D) Tamil Nadu
A) Korkai B) Uraiyur C) Vanchi-Karur D) Puhar
A) Ay dynasty B) Ezhimala dynasty C) Pandya dynasty D) Chola dynasty
A) Ay rulers B) Ezhimala rulers C) Chera rulers D) Pandya rulers
A) Karur B) Madurai C) Muchiri-Vanchi D) Uraiyur
A) Chola B) Chera C) Pandya D) Ay
A) Chera B) Chola C) Pandya D) Ezhimala
A) Unrelated dynasties that fought for land B) Subordinate governors under one king C) A single centralized ruling family D) Collateral branches that competed for leadership
A) Muchiri B) Pugalur C) Madurai D) Vanchi
A) Kon B) Vel C) Vendar D) Chief
A) Centralized bureaucracy B) Peaceful coexistence C) Democratic elections D) Violent conflicts
A) Redistributive social relationships B) A rigid legal code C) A standing national army D) Extensive taxation systems
A) Industrial manufacturing B) Total reliance on foreign gold C) State-controlled capitalism D) Agro-pastoral subsistence
A) The Vendar B) Pugalur C) The Velir D) R. Champakalakshmi
A) Election by citizens B) Appointment by foreign kings C) An investiture ceremony D) Hereditary taxation
A) Northern Indian merchants B) Arab spice traders C) Chinese navigators D) Merchants from the Graeco-Roman world
A) Trade winds B) Coastal tides C) Ocean currents D) Monsoon winds
A) Spices B) Tea C) Cotton D) Coffee
A) Near the Arabian Sea ports B) The interior Ghat Mountains C) In northern India D) The Malabar coast
A) Wool B) Iron C) Silk D) Wheat
A) Seric B) Slag C) Wootz D) Magnetite
A) Seric B) Kodumanal C) Avārai D) Wootz
A) Charcoal B) Bamboo trees C) Avārai D) Magnetite
A) Tissamaharama B) Kodumanal C) Samanalawewa D) Anuradhapura
A) Pallava kingdom B) Chola kingdom C) Medieval Chera kingdom D) Pandya kingdom
A) Vattezhuthu B) Karur C) Kulasekhara D) Adigaman
A) The spice trader B) The Chera king C) The port ruler D) The southern saint
A) Thagadur B) Kollam C) Mahodayapuram D) Karur
A) Brahmi B) Grantha C) Sanskrit D) Vattezhuthu
A) Kalabhras B) Adigaman C) Kulasekharas D) Vanchi-Karur
A) Southeast Asia B) Northern Tamil Nadu C) The Middle East D) Former Chera territories
A) They joined the Chola empire B) They moved to the Kongu country C) They became independent D) They became parts of the Pallava-Pandya domain
A) The Chalukyas B) The Kalabhras C) The Romans D) The Rashtrakutas
A) Architectural styles B) Religious conversion C) Military tactics D) Economic organization
A) Romila Thapar B) Rajan Gurukkal C) Kesavan Veluthat D) Walter J. Fischel
A) Astrology B) Historical geography C) Medical science D) Naval architecture |