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Defeat in the Battle of Talikota saw the downfall of which empire?

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  1. Ahmedanagar

  2. Vijaynagar

  3. Chola

  4. Rashtrakuta

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Correct Option: B

_______ country during Sangam age was noted for its jackfruit, pepper and turmeric.

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  1. Chola

  2. Pandya

  3. Chera

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

During Sangam Age, agriculture was the main occupation and the Chera country was noted for its jackfruit, pepper and turmeric.

Who were known as uzhavar?

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  1. Large Landowners

  2. Ordinary ploughmen

  3. Landless labourers

  4. Slaves

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the Tamil region, large landowners were known as vellalar, ordinary ploughmen were known as uzhavar, and landless labourers, including slaves, were known as kadaisiyar and adimia.

Karikala was the centre of many legends found in ______.

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  1. Manimekalai

  2. Silappadhikaram

  3. Purananuru

  4. Kuruntokai

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Correct Option: B

The earliest stratum of the history of the Tamils is known as ______.

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  1. Chola Age

  2. Pandyan Age

  3. Sangam Age

  4. Pallava Age

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Correct Option: C

The Sangam literature points to the existence of both the wealthy and the poor people in the society. The poor were either ________________.

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  1. Farm labourers

  2. Casual labourers

  3. Wandering minstrels

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)?

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  1. Akbar

  2. Kalidas

  3. Sudraka

  4. Dandin

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Correct Option: C

Who composed Manimekalai?

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  1. Ilango

  2. Sattanar

  3. Gongui

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Manimekalai was composed by Sattanar around 1400 years ago. This describes the story of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi. These beautiful compositions were lost to scholars for many centuries, till their manuscripts were rediscovered, about hundred years ago.

Manimekalai is a ________ epic.

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  1. Malayalam

  2. Sanskrit

  3. Tamil

  4. Telugu

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Manimekalai is one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature according to later Tamil literary tradition. It is written by the poet Chithalai Chathanar. Its story is a sequel of an epic ‘Silappatikaram’ that tells the story of the conversion to Buddhism of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi.

Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?

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  1. $Tolk\bar{a}ppiyam$

  2. $Patinenm\bar{e}lkanakku$

  3. $Patinenk\bar{i}lkanakku$

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tolkappiyam is the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature and linguists. Tolkappiyam derived from the combination of two words 'Tonmai (ancientness) and 'kappiyam' (literature). It comprises three books- the Ezhuttadikaram, the Solladikaram, and the Poruladikaram. It grammatises the use of words and syntaxes and moves into the higher mode of language analysis.