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Sangam literature' is :

A) Classical Sanskrit literature patronised by the Guptas
B) Pali literature dealing with the history of the Buddhist sang has
C) early Tamil literature attributed to the first three centuries of the Christian era
D) Sanskrit works of Puranic nature dealing with the sanctity of the place where there is confluence of rivers in Prayaga.

Correct Answer:



C) early Tamil literature attributed to the first three centuries of the Christian era

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1). The literature of the Sangam Age was written mostly in the form of

A). prose

B). poetry

C). drama

D). all of these

2). The Sangam literature is a major source of information about the social, economic and political life of the people living in the present day :

A). Northern Tamil Nadu

B). South and western Tamil Nadu

C). South and western Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala

D). Coastal parts of Kerala, south Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu

3). After the Mauryas that most important kingdom in the Deccan and Central India was that of the :

A). Vakatakas

B). Cholas

C). Satavahanas

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4). Who was the founder of Sunga dynasty?

A). Ajatashatru

B). Bimbisara

C). Agnimitra

D). Pushyamitra

5). Pushyamitra Sunga :

A). defended the Magadhan empire against the Bactrian Greeks

B). is said to have performed Asvamedha sacrifice

C). was persecutor of Buddhism according to the Divyavadana

D). did all the above

6). The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was :

A). Devabhuti

B). Naga

C). Vasudeva

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7). The first to establish trade contacts with the Roman empire were :

A). Indo Greeks

B). Kushanas

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D). Sakas

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A). Maharashtra

B). Andhra region

C). Konkan region

D). Kalingas

9). Sakas were finally overthrown by :

A). Kanishka

B). Chandragupta Vikramaditya

C). Devapala

D). Gautamiputra Satakarni

10). The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription of :

A). the Guptas

B). the Mauryas

C). the Satavahanas

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