1. Who was the founder of Puhar (Kaveripattanam)?
(a) Needujeliyan
(b) Karikala
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Adigaiman
2. Who was the founder of Pattini cult related to worship of Goddess of Chastity-Kannagi?
(a) Needujeliyan
(b) Karikala
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Adigaiman
3. Tamilakam was the name of the ancient Tamil country that included [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) present-day Tamil Nadu as well as parts of Sri Lanka
(b) land between present day Tirupati hills and the southernmost tip of peninsula
(c) present-day Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
(d) present day Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka
4. Who is praised as the lord of Korkai?
(a) Nedunchezhiyan
(b) Karikala
(c) Senguttuvan
(d) Adigaiman
5. Tolkappiyam work is related to
(a) Astronomy
(b) Grammar
(c) Music
(d) Medicine
6. The two Tamil epics of the Sangam period are
(a) Manimegalai, Thirukural
(b) Nannool, Silappathikaram
(c) Silappathikaram, Manimegalai
(d) Purananuru , Manimegalai
7. Who were the Women Poets of Sangam Age?
(a) Avvaiyar
(b) VelliVeethiyar
(c) Kakkaipadiniyar
(d) All of the above
8. According to the Tamil Sangam texts who among the following were the large landowners? [CDS 2018]
(a) Gahapatis
(b) Uzhavars
(c) Adimais
(d) Vellalars
9. Who is the author of Manimekalai ? [CDS 2018]
(a) Kovalan
(b) Sathanar
(c) llango Adigal
(d) Tirutakkatevar
10. Sangam literature formed a very important source for the reconstruction of the history of South India. It was written in : [CDS 2013]
(a) Tamil
(b) Kannada
(c) Telugu
(d) Malayalam
11. Consider the following with reference to the disintegration and decline of the Sangam age: [NDA 2004]
1. Brahmanical revolt
2. King Ashoka’s pacifist policies
3. Invasion from outside
4. Weakness of Ashoka’s successors
Which of the above reasons led to the disintegration and decline of the Sangam age ?
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
12. During the Sangam Age, which of the following dynasties was not in power ?
(a) Pandyas
(b) Cheras
(c) Cholas
(d) Pallavas
13. According to tradition the Sangams flourished at different places. Which of the following places were associated with the three Sangams?
(a) Madurai and Kapatapuram
(b) Madurai, Kapatapuram and Kaveripattanam
(c) Madurai, Uraiyur and Cholamandalam
(d) Puhar and Madura
14. Who was the author of the Tamil epic ‘Silappadikaram’?
(a) Tiruvalluvar
(b) llango
(c) Saint Agattiyar
(d) Sattanar
15. In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for
(a) its being a great centre of spice trade
(b) its being a great centre of cotton trade
(c) its being a great emporium of foreign trade
(d) its being a great centre of indigenous trade
