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1.  
[CSSE & SI Fisheries-FEB-2023, REPORTER-2022] The name of the script used in the Sangam Age.

Correct Answer: C [Tamil-Brahmi]

Notes:

Sangam-age inscriptions are in the Tamil-Brahmi script.

2.  
[Bursar-MAR-2023] What is meant by 'Ambanam' in the Sangam period?

Correct Answer: B [A measurement of paddy]

Notes:

Ambanam was a measuring vessel used for paddy in the Sangam period.

3.  
[Health Officer-MAR-2023] Which one was not included in the forehead ornaments of the women during the Sangam period?

Correct Answer: D [Muttarai]

Notes:

Vayanthakam, Pullagam and Makarappakuvai were head/forehead ornaments; Muttaram was a pearl necklace worn on the neck.

4.  
[Health Officer-MAR-2023] The word 'Yavana Priya' denotes

Correct Answer: A [Pepper]

Notes:

Pepper was called 'Yavanapriya' because it was greatly prized by the Yavanas (Romans).

5.  
[Health Officer-MAR-2023] Padaiyachiyar were a class of

Correct Answer: D [Militants]

Notes:

'Padai' means army; the Padaiyachiyar were a warrior (military) class.

6.  
[Health Officer-MAR-2023] Match the following land divisions with animals:
(a) Kurinji - 1. Sheep
(b) Palai - 2. Buffalo
(c) Mullai - 3. Tiger
(d) Marutham - 4. Jackal

Correct Answer: C [3 4 1 2]

Notes:

Kurinji – tiger, Palai – jackal/wolf, Mullai – sheep, Marutham – buffalo.

7.  
[Health Officer-MAR-2023] Which of the following was not a leader of the Mullai land?

Correct Answer: D [Verpan]

Notes:

Verpan denotes the chief of the hilly Kurinji region, not of Mullai.

8.  
[Health Officer-MAR-2023] 'Alvilai Piramana isaivu tittu' means

Correct Answer: D [Sales document of the slaves]

Notes:

'Al-vilai piramana isaivu tittu' was a deed recording the sale of persons (slaves).

9.  
[Road Inspector-MAY-2023] Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(i) Ilanjetchenni - Chenguttuvan
(ii) Mangulam - Tamil Brahmi inscription
(iii) Uruttirankannanar - Pattinappalai
(iv) Velir Chieftains - Thithiyan

Correct Answer: A [(i) only]

Notes:

Ilanjetchenni was a Chola king while Chenguttuvan was a Chera king, so pair (i) is wrong; the others are correct.

10.  
[DEO-MAY-2023] Reason and Assertion type:
Assertion [A]: Tamil rulers patronized Tamil and Tamil poets in their courts.
Reason [R]: The words mandram, Avai, Ambalam and Mandru were used for Kings' Courts.

Correct Answer: D [Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]]

Notes:

Sangam rulers did patronize poets, and courts were called mandram, avai etc., but the names of the courts do not explain the patronage.

11.  
[DEO-MAY-2023] What basic need does IAY fulfill?

Correct Answer: C [Housing]

Notes:

Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) provided housing for the rural poor.

12.  
[LIBRARY-2023] The Sangam poets and literature were patronised by

Correct Answer: C [Pandyas]

Notes:

The Pandya kings of Madurai convened the Tamil Sangams and patronised Sangam poets and literature.

13.  
[CESS-2023] __________ gives a vivid account of Karikalan's reign.

Correct Answer: B [Pattinappalai]

Notes:

Pattinappalai by Kadiyalur Uruthirankannanar describes Karikala Chola's reign and the port city of Kaveripumpattinam in detail.

14.  
[JA-2023] Methods of measuring lands such as Are, Nivarthanam and Pattigai were followed during which king's period?

Correct Answer: D [Pallavan period]

Notes:

Pallava copper-plate grants mention land measures such as Are (Er), Nivartana and Pattika.

15.  
[JA-2023] Which flower is the symbol of chastity for women in Tamil society?

Correct Answer: C [Mullai]

Notes:

Mullai stands for patient waiting (iruttal) of the wife, so the mullai flower symbolises women's chastity ('mullai saanra karpu').

16.  
[JSO-2023] Choose the right answer:
Which of the following statements is true about the trade activities of ancient Tamilagam?
(i) Kaveri Pumpattinam was also known as Anuradhapuram
(ii) There were two kinds of markets such as Allangadi and Nallangadi
(iii) Yavanars had trade contacts with ancient Tamils

Correct Answer: B [(ii) and (iii) only]

Notes:

Kaveripumpattinam was called Puhar, not Anuradhapuram (a Sri Lankan city); Allangadi (evening) and Nalangadi (day) markets existed, and Yavanas traded with Tamils.

17.  
[JSO-2023] Which literature describes Pasumpoon Pandiyan, the Sangam king, as having had white flags flying on his elephants?

Correct Answer: A [Agananooru]

Notes:

The reference to white flags on Pasumpoon Pandiyan's elephants occurs in a poem of Akananuru.

18.  
[JSO-2023] Match List-I to List-II and answer using the codes given.
(a) Recreational Town - 1. Panaji
(b) Administrative Town - 2. New Delhi
(c) Industrial Town - 3. Jamshedpur
(d) Religious Town - 4. Madurai

Correct Answer: B [1 2 3 4]

Notes:

Panaji is a recreational (tourist) town, New Delhi administrative, Jamshedpur industrial (steel) and Madurai a religious temple town.

19.  
[COMBINED RESEARCH ASSISTANT-2023] Assertion [A]: Palai is one of the habitable regions.
Reason [R]: The people of Palai domesticated animals.

Correct Answer: B [[A] is true, but [R] is false]

Notes:

Palai is counted among the five habitable tinai regions, but its people (Eyinar, Maravar) lived by plunder, not by rearing animals (that was Mullai).

20.  
[ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER (TEXTILE)-2023] In Tamil Nadu, a Neolithic culture site is found in

Correct Answer: B [Paiyampalli]

Notes:

Paiyampalli in Vellore district is a key Neolithic site of Tamil Nadu; Kodumanal and Adichanallur are Iron Age sites.

21.  
[JUNIOR ANALYST (TN MEDICAL SERVICE)-2023] What can be said about the oral traditions in Tamil society?
(i) Paan legacy
(ii) Paanar legacy

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (ii)]

Notes:

Tamil oral tradition is described both as the Paan (song) tradition and the Paanar (bardic) tradition of the singers who carried it.

22.  
[JUNIOR ANALYST (TN MEDICAL SERVICE)-2023] Which one of the following was educational centre(s) under the Cholas?
1. Ennayiram
2. Thirubhuvanam
3. Thirumukkudal
4. Thiruvotriyur

Correct Answer: D [All the above]

Notes:

Chola inscriptions record colleges (salais) at Ennayiram, Thirubhuvanam, Thirumukkudal and Thiruvotriyur.

23.  
[MASS INTERVIEWER-2023] Which one is not matching correctly?
(i) Kurinji - Punarthal
(ii) Mullai - Iruthal
(iii) Marudam - Udal
(iv) Neydal - Pirithal

Correct Answer: D [(iv) only]

Notes:

The theme of Neydal is irangal (pining); pirithal (separation) belongs to Palai.

24.  
[HINDU RELIGIOUS EO G1-2024] Which of these items were shipped to King Solomon from Tamil Nadu in the 10th century BC?

Correct Answer: B [Peacock feather, elephant ivory, perfumes]

Notes:

Biblical accounts record that ships carried peacock (feathers), ivory and fragrant goods such as sandalwood from the Tamil coast to King Solomon.

25.  
[COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICE-2024] "The Ainnurruvar" of 8th and 13th centuries of Tamil Nadu refers to

Correct Answer: C [Merchant Guild]

Notes:

The Ainnurruvar (Five Hundred of Aihole) was a famous South Indian merchant guild.

26.  
[COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICE-2024] Match the following:
(a) Kurinchi - 1. Looting
(b) Palai - 2. Weeding
(c) Mullai - 3. Bull Fighting (Jalli Kattu)
(d) Marutam - 4. Hunting

Correct Answer: B [4 1 3 2]

Notes:

Kurinji – hunting, Palai – looting, Mullai – bull-taming (eru thazhuvuthal), Marutham – weeding in agriculture.

27.  
[G4-2024] The Roman writer Pliny the Elder writes of __________ in his Natural History as the first emporium of India.

Correct Answer: C [Musiri]

Notes:

Pliny the Elder in his Natural History calls the Chera port Muziris 'primum emporium Indiae', the first emporium of India.

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