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Consider the following statements regarding the Bahamani Kingdom.
1. The Bahamani rulers continuously fought with the neighbouring states, especially Vijayanagara.
2. Continuous fighting caused a financial strain on the Bahamanai kingdom.
3. The later Bahamani rulers were weak and incompetent.
Which of the following statement/s shows the true reason/s for the downfall of Bahamani Kingdom?

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: D

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 ____.

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  1. It was believed that the tree had the power to protect the town

  2. The destruction of the tree was symbolic of the defeat of the ruler

  3. Both A and B

  4. The tree was symbolic dynastic growth

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following were not in Ancient Tamil Kingdoms?

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  1. Cholas

  2. Hoysalas

  3. Cheras

  4. Pandyas

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Cholas, the Cheras, and the Pandyas were the three prominent ancient Tamil kingdoms. But The Hoysalas were basically a Kannadiga empire, which ruled a large part of modern-day Karnataka and some parts of Andhra Pradesh between the 10th and the 14th centuries. They contributed much to the growth of Kannada language and literature.

Sangam literature is the most ancient among the available Tamil literature.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The earliest known literature works in Tamil were collected and compiled by an academy of scholars known as the Sangam. It was the Saiva Saint Appar who used the word Sangam for the earliest known Tamil literature.

The collection of ancient Tamil songs is known as Sangam literature.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Tamil heroic poems are called the Sangam literature because they were collected and classified by the Sangam, which was an academy of scholars.

Which language was  used in the literature of Sangam period?

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  1. Sanskrit

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

  4. Kannada

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following works provides a beautiful account of Madurai during the Sangam Age?

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  1. Pattupattu

  2. Tirukural

  3. Mainmekalai

  4. Silappadikaram

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Correct Option: C

Paleolithic people did not have knowledge of iron and ______ making.

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  1. stone tools

  2. pottery

  3. bone tools

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: B

What was the main occupation of Neolithic people? 

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  1. Agriculture

  2. Cattle rearing

  3. Hunting

  4. Pottery making

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Correct Option: B

_______ were received in India from Ethopia.

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  1. Ivory

  2. Gold

  3. Both A and B

  4. Spices

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Correct Option: C