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Consider the following statements about the Sangam age:
1. The chiefs of the Sangam age collected regular taxes from the people.
2. The Sangam works began to be composed about 2300 years ago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List-I (Tamil work) with List-II (author):
| List-I (Tamil work) | List-II (Author) |
|---|---|
| A. Tolkappiyam | 1. Sattanar |
| B. Tirukkural | 2. Tolkappiyar |
| C. Silappadikaram | 3. Ilango |
| D. Manimekalai | 4. Tiruvalluvar |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Match List-I (tinai or landscape) with List-II (deity associated with it):
| List-I (Tinai) | List-II (Deity) |
|---|---|
| A. Kurinji | 1. Indra |
| B. Mullai | 2. Varuna |
| C. Marutam | 3. Muruga |
| D. Neytal | 4. Vishnu |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Consider the following statements about the muvendar:
1. Senguttuvan, a Pandya king, began the worship of Kannagi as Pattini.
2. The Chola king Karikala is credited with building a dam on the Kaveri.
3. Ashoka's inscriptions name the Keralaputras, that is, the Cheras.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about trade with the Roman world in the Sangam age:
1. Amphorae and Arretine ware have been found at Arikamedu, near Puducherry.
2. A gold coin of the Roman emperor Augustus was found at Muziris.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the people of Sangam villages:
1. The vellalar were large landowners.
2. The uzhavar were landless labourers.
3. The kadaisiyar and adimai were landless labourers, and some of them were slaves.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about Sangam society and poetry:
1. A nadukal, or hero stone, was set up for a warrior who died in battle.
2. Sangam poems say that hero stones were worshipped with peacock feathers.
3. Akam poems deal with outer life, war and bravery.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List-I (place) with List-II (its role in the Sangam age):
| List-I (Place) | List-II (Role) |
|---|---|
| A. Korkai | 1. Chera capital |
| B. Vanji | 2. Pandya port |
| C. Uraiyur | 3. Chera port |
| D. Muziris | 4. Chola capital |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Consider the following statements about the Sangam assemblies and early Tamil inscriptions:
1. The word Sangam refers to assemblies of poets, which are believed to have been held at Madurai.
2. These assemblies of poets were patronised by the Chera kings.
3. The Mangulam inscription, found in the caves around Madurai, is in the Tamil Brahmi script.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List-I (Tamil text) with List-II (its nature):
| List-I (Text) | List-II (Nature) |
|---|---|
| A. Ettuthogai | 1. Eight anthologies of poems |
| B. Pattuppattu | 2. Ten long poems (idylls) |
| C. Tolkappiyam | 3. Earliest work on Tamil grammar |
| D. Tirukkural | 4. Short sayings on life and conduct |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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