Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

Tax	Purpose
1. Karai	Forced Gift
2. Irai	Custom Duties
3. Ulgu	Tribute Paid by feudatories
4. Iravu	Land Tax

Which of the above pairs are incorrectly matched?

• A. 1, 2 and 3 only
• B. 2, 3 and 4 only
• C. 1, 3 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1, 2, 3 and 4

Explanation:

The Sangam age lies roughly between 3rd century BCE and 3rd century CE. The earliest Tamil literature is termed as ‘Sangam’ literature because it was standardized by an Academy of scholars and poets called Sangam, maintained by the Pandya rulers at Madurai. The main theme of the Sangam literature is a war between the 3 dynasties-Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas. These taxes belong to the Sangam era:

Tax	Purpose
1. Karai	Land Tax
2. Irai	Tribute by feudatories
3. Ulgu	Custom Duties
4. Iravu	Forced Gift