Ancient Indian History Multiple Choice Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

Periya Puranam is a work on

(A) Ujjain Saktism

(B) Kashmir Saivism

(C) Tamil Saivism

(D) Bengal Vaishnavism

Ans: C

Tamil Saivism

Question: 2

Who was the president of third Tamil Sangam?

(A) Kapilara

(B) Tolkappiyara

(C) Agustya

(D) Nakkirara

Ans: D

Nakkirara

Question: 3

Which one of the following Janapadas was republican state in sixth century BC?

(A) Mayadha

(B) Vajji

(C) Anga

(D) Kosala

Ans: B

Vajji

Question: 4

Who among the following was the Tamil poet in Sangam age from Sri Lanka?

(A) Ilambodhiyar

(B) Eelattu Poothanthevnar

(C) Tetradaran

(D) Gajabahu

Ans: A

Ilambodhiyar

Question: 5

Tiruvachakam, which occupies a place in Tamil sacred literature analogous to the Upanishads, contains the compositions of

(A) Manikkavachakar

(B) Appar

(C) Sambandar

(D) Sundar

Ans: A

Manikkavachakar

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