Meaning of Sangam, Sangam Age and Literature

Q. Explain the social life of the people of ancient Tamilakam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q. The scholars who retrieved the Sangam literature are:

1. Maraimalai Adigal
2. Arumuga Navalar
3. U.V.Swaminathan
4. Damodharam Pillai

Q. What are the sources of the Sangam Age?

1. Literary works
2. Megaliths
3. Wood
4. Steel
5. Copper Plates
6. Inscriptions
7. Coins
8. Foreign Notices

Q. Match the following:

1. Arikamedu
2. Burials
3. Ettuthogai

Q. Which dynasties controlled the territories of Tamizhagam during Sangam Age?

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

Q. Women were the respected members of the society during the Sangam Age.

1. False
2. True

Q. is an ancient work on Tamil grammar.

1. Manimegalai
2. Tholkappiyam
3. Silapathigaram