Question 1

…………. were the huge stone slabs erected over the burials.

Accepted Answer

A)  paleolithic
B)  vedic
C)  harappan
D)  megalithic D

Question 2

The ………….. region was dry and unfertile area.

Accepted Answer

A)  palai
B)  kurinchi
C)  neythal
D)  mullai A

Question 3

Manimekalai was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  kannaki
B)  sathanar
C)  naladiyar
D)  madhavi B

Question 4

Who is the Author of 'From Lineage to State''?

Accepted Answer

A)  romila thapar
B)  sastri nilakanta k.a
C)  sharma r.s
D)  karashima naboru

Question 5

Who is the author of 'the Sangam Polity''?

Accepted Answer

A)  r.s.sharma
B)  k.a.nilakanta sastri
C)  mgs
D)  n.subrahmanyam

Question 6

………….. was pastoral and jungle areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  mullai
B)  kurinchi
C)  neythal
D)  palai

Question 7

…… is a treatise on Tamil grammar and poetics

Accepted Answer

A)  tolkappiyam
B)  ettutogai
C)  pattupattu
D)  patinenkilkanakku

Question 8

The Sangam literature divided the land into …………. on the basis of soil formation and Topography.

Accepted Answer

A)  tinai
B)  vish
C)  kula
D)  gana

Question 9

The ………….. region was inhabited by Kuravar, Vetar and Kanavar.

Accepted Answer

A)  palai
B)  neythal
C)  mullai
D)  kurinchi

Question 10

The Sangam collections at present consist of ……. poems

Accepted Answer

A)  1684
B)  2248
C)  906
D)  2279

Question 11

In the ……………… age Kerala was a part of Tamilakam.

Accepted Answer

A)  mauryan
B)  jainist
C)  buddhist
D)  sangam

Question 12

The coastal region was called ……………..

Accepted Answer

A)  kurinchi
B)  neythal
C)  mullai
D)  palai

Question 13

The people of ………… worshipped the war goddess Kottavai.

Accepted Answer

A)  kurinchi
B)  palai
C)  neythal
D)  mullai

Question 14

…………. was Hilly and Forest regions.

Accepted Answer

A)  kurinchi
B)  neythal
C)  mullai
D)  palai

Question 15

Capital city of Pandyas

Accepted Answer

A)  kaveri
B)  vanji
C)  madurai
D)  uraiyur

Question 16

The main occupations of the people of …………. territory were fishing and salt making.

Accepted Answer

A)  kurinchi
B)  neythal
C)  neythal.
D)  mullai

Question 17

………………….. was a Cultivable land.

Accepted Answer

A)  marutham
B)  kurinchi
C)  neythal
D)  mullai

Question 18

The ………….. region was inhabited Maravar kallar vettuvar who resorted to plunder and warfare.

Accepted Answer

A)  palai
B)  kurinchi
C)  neythal
D)  mullai

Question 19

Who founded the Sunga dynasty

Accepted Answer

A)  brihandratha
B)  aoka
C)  pushyamitra
D)  bindusara

Exam 3: Ancient Indian History and Civilization: Part C