Sources of The Sangam Age

Q.

What is the difference between metallic and unmetalled roads?

Q. The earliest punch-marked coins in India were found at .

1. Kodumanal
2. Arikamedu
3. Kanchipuram

Q. Which of the following works is/are considered to be the greatest literary works in Tamil literature from the Sangam period?

1. Ettuthogai
2. Pathupattu
3. Ramayana
4. Pathinan Kilkanakku

Q. is an ancient work on Tamil grammar.

1. Manimegalai
2. Tholkappiyam
3. Silapathigaram

Q. "Tholkappiyam" is an ancient text that explains which of the below given aspects of Tamil literature?

1. Tamil history
2. Tamil poems
3. Tamil grammar
4. Sanskrit poems

Q. Which among the following branches of science relates to the study of inscriptions?

1. Archaeology
2. Epigraphy
3. Linguistics
4. Prehistory analysis

Q. What are the sources from which we can learn about ancient Tamil history?

1. Foreign literature
2. Sangam literature
3. Archeological excavations
4. Greek epics

Q. Ravi was digging in his garden when he found a small metal surface. He took it into the house to examine it carefully. He wiped off the dirt and noticed that it was a copper plate which was inscribed. He wondered what it must have been used for.

What do you think copper plates were used for?

1. Utensils
2. Weapons
3. Armour
4. Record of information

Q. The Tamil-Brahmi script was adopted to compose literature in the Tamil language.

1. True
2. False

Q. What was the most important factor that attracted foreign merchants to the Tamil region?

1. Singers of the Tamil region
2. Culture of the Tamil region
3. Trade in the Tamil region
4. History of the Tamil region