This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Sangam Age – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sangam Age Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sangam literature formed a very important source for the reconstruction of the history of South India. It was written in A) Malayalam. B) Tamil. C) Telugu. D) Kannada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil. 2. Small village Assemblies during the Sangam Age were known as: A) Avai. B) Manaram. C) Podiyil. D) Ambalam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avai. 3. The word 'Sangam' is associated in Tamil history with: A) The literature produced during the reign of the great Pallava dynasty of Kanchi. B) The poems written in praise of the Pandyan kings of the early Christian era. C) The court poetry of Chola kings who were famous for patronizing artists. D) A college or assembly (literary academy) of Tamil scholars held under the royal patronage of Pandyan kings at Madurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A college or assembly (literary academy) of Tamil scholars held under the royal patronage of Pandyan kings at Madurai. 4. A righteous government to the Sangam Tamils meant one which: A) Pursued social and ethical values. B) Promoted agriculture and trade. C) Maintained social solidarity. D) Provided correct, quick and straight justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provided correct, quick and straight justice. 5. Sangam literature is : A) Sanskrit works of Puranic nature dealing with the sanctity of the place where there is confluence of rivers in Prayaga. B) Classical Sanskrit literature patronised by the Guptas. C) Early Tamil literature attributed to the first three centuries of the Christian Era. D) Pali literature dealing with the history of the Buddhist Samghas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early Tamil literature attributed to the first three centuries of the Christian Era. 6. During the Sangam Age a tutelary tree called Kadimaram or Kavalmaram was planted by the rulers at a central place in the town and they took great care to protect the tree because: A) It was believed that the tree had power to protect the town. B) The destruction of the tree was symbolic of the defeat of the ruler. C) Both A and B. D) The tree was symbolic dynastic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 7. Which of the following was not one of the popular beliefs and customs prevalent during the Sangam Age? A) Rites were performed to avert the mischief of demons. B) There was much faith in omens and astrology. C) A woman with dishevelled hair was a bad omen. D) Eclipses were believed to be the result of Rahu and Ketu eating up the sun and the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eclipses were believed to be the result of Rahu and Ketu eating up the sun and the moon. 8. The Third Tamil Sangam was held at A) Madurai. B) Tanjore. C) Kanjeevaram. D) Mahabalipuram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madurai. 9. Which one of the following was not a front during the Sangam age? A) Uraiyar. B) Karkai. C) Arikamedu. D) Alangulam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uraiyar. 10. Which of the following works provides a beautiful account of Madurai during the Sangam Age? A) Pattupattu. B) Manimekalai. C) Kural or Tirukural. D) Silappadikaram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manimekalai. 11. Sangam is meant for? A) Assemblies of Tamil Scholars. B) Ancient name of South India. C) Tamil religious literature. D) Dynasty of South India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assemblies of Tamil Scholars. 12. Which of the following are correct about the Sangam or Sangam Literature? A) Sangam was held under royal patronage at Madurai. B) The didactic works of Sangam Literature are called Kilkanakku. C) The narrative texts of Sangam Literature are called Melkannakku. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 13. One of the religious beliefs of the Sangam people, which was primitive in nature, was: A) Worship of the Gods and Goddess of the hill-side. B) Worship of totemic symbols. C) Worship of stars and planets. D) Ancestor worship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worship of totemic symbols. 14. In the Sangam age, Uraiyur was important for A) It's being a great centre of spice trade. B) It's being a great center of indigenous trade. C) It's being a great center of cotton trade. D) It's being a great emporium of foreign trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's being a great center of cotton trade. 15. Which of the following dynasties were constantly at war with the Chaeras during the later Sangam Age? A) Chola. B) Pandaya. C) Ikshvaku. D) Pallava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pandaya. 16. The spies during the Sangam Age were known as: A) Sanjayans. B) Spasas. C) Orrars. D) Dutas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orrars. 17. In whichlanguage were the Sangam classics written? A) Malayalam. B) Tamil. C) Telugu. D) Kannada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil. 18. Which of the following was not one of the methods of disposal of the dead practiced in the Sangam Age? A) Urn burial. B) Cremation. C) Simple burial. D) Giving watery grave to the dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giving watery grave to the dead. 19. The centre of Sangam literature and the patrons of Sangam poets were: A) The Cheras of Vanji. B) The Cholas of Uraiyur. C) The Pandyas of Madurai. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Pandyas of Madurai. 20. Which of the following products of the Sangam Age is considered to be the greatest monument of ancient Tamil literature? A) Padienenkilkanakku. B) Tolkappiyam. C) Pattupattu. D) Ettutogai. 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