Question

Assertion (A): The Ashokan inscriptions datable to third century BCE have got reference about the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas who ruled Tamilagam which was geographically outside Ashokan Empire.

Reason (R): Ancient kings of Tamilagam commenced their political rule in the Iron Age.

Read the above given statements carefully and select the option that is true.

• A. Both A and R are true. R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true. R is the incorrect explanation of A.
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. Both A and R are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both A and R are true. R is the incorrect explanation of A.

Ashoka and the Muvendhars of Sangam Age lived at the same period. Ashoka ruled the Magadha Kingdom from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. The Sangam Age of Cheras, Cholas, Pandayas spanned for 600 years from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century AD.