The Sangam Age

Q. What were the five different landforms or eco regions called?

1. Vanupalam
2. Kurinji
3. Thinais
4. Manupalam

Q. Assertion [A]: The assembly of the poets was known as Sangam.

Reason [R]: Tamil was the language of Sangam literature.

Read the above given statements and select the correct option.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true and R is the incorrect explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. Both A and R are false.

Q. Which among the following provides the most accurate explanation for the earliest Tamil literature being termed as the Sangam literature?

1. The earliest Tamil literature was a joint creation of one school of scholars.
2. The earliest Tamil literature was created at the sangam of three South Indian rivers.
3. The earliest Tamil literature was a union of an academy of scholars and poets.
4. The earliest Tamil literature was patronised by the kings of the Sangam Dynasty.

Q. The kings of which dynasty gave patronage to the poets of the Sangam Age?

1. Pandya
2. Chera
3. Chola
4. Ayi

Q. Who were Sangams?

1. A group of painters
2. A group of poets
3. A group of singers
4. A group of dancers

Q. On the basis of fertility, under which categories was the land divided in Sangam Age?

1. Hard land
2. Soft land
3. Fertile land
4. Infertile land

Q. Which among the following Tamil epics mentions a charecter named Kannagi?

1. Pathupattu
2. Silapathikaram
3. Manimegalai
4. Maduraikanji

Q. 1. Coins as a medium of exchange were introduced for the first time in the Sangam Age.

2. Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period.

3. Vienna Papyrus, a Roman document, mentions trade related to Poompuhar.

Select the incorrect statement(s) from the following.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q. Select the incorrect statements about the ancient Tamil literature in the Sangam Age.

1. It had significant influences from Sanskrit.
2. Sangam poems revolve mainly around two themes: love and warfare.
3. Tolkappiyam is the oldest work that has survived from the Sangam Age.
4. It is largely silent on religious practices.

Q. Which of the following were part of Sangam Literature?

1. Poems
2. Epics
3. Dance forms
4. Vedas

Q. Tamizhagam extends from in the north to in the south.

1. Tirunelveli
2. Kancheepuram
3. Vengadam
4. Kanyakumari

Q. Which among the following dynasties did not control the territories of Tamizhagam during the Sangam Age?

1. Cheras
2. Pandyas
3. Guptas
4. Cholas