Early Tamil Society and Culture Book Back Questions & Answers
Unit 3 > Social > Class 9 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium
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1. The name of the script used in the Sangam Age
a) English
b) Devanagari
c) Tamil-Brahmi
d) Granta
Correct answer: c) Tamil-Brahmi
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2. The Sri Lankan chronicle composed in the Pali language mentioning about merchants and horse traders from Tamil Nadu
a) Deepa vamsa
b) Arthasastra
c) Mahavamsa
d) Indica
Correct answer: c) Mahavamsa
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3. The notable Chola king credited with bringing forest lands under the plough and developing irrigational facilities
a) Karikalan
b) Rajarajan I
c) Kulothungan
d) Rajendran I
Correct answer: a) Karikalan
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4. Inscription that mentions the Cheras
a) Pugalur
b) Girnar
c) Pulimankombai
d) Madurai
Correct answer: a) Pugalur
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5. The famous Venetian traveller who described Kayal as a great and noble city
a) Vasco da gama
b) Alberuni
c) Marco Polo
d) Megasthenes
Correct answer: c) Marco Polo
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6. (i) Coins as a medium of exchange were introduced for the first time in the Sangam Age. (ii) Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period. (iii) Vienna Papyrus, a Roman document, mentions trade related to Muziri. (iv) The concept of Thinai is presented in the Tamil grammar work of Pathupaattu.
a) (i) is correct
b) (ii) is correct
c) (i) and (ii) is correct
d) (iii) and (iv) is correct
Correct answer: c) (i) and (ii) is correct
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7. (i) Pathitrupathu speaks about the Pandya kings and their territory. (ii) The Akanaanuru describes the trading activities at Kaveripoompattinum. (iii) The Chola Emblem was the tiger and they issued square copper coins with images of a tiger. (iv) Neythal is a sandy desert region.
a) (i) is correct
b) (ii) and (iii) is correct
c) (iii) is correct
d) (iv) is correct
Correct answer: c) (iii) is correct
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1. . ___________ are documents scripted on stones, copper plates, coins and rings
Correct answer: Inscriptions
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2. ___________ refers to systematically digging a site to recover material evidence for exploring societies of the past
Correct answer: Archaeological excavation
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3. ___________ the classic work on economy and statecraft authored by Kautilya during the Mauryan period.
Correct answer: Arthasastra
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4. ___________ is a poetic theme which means a class or category and refers to a habitat or eco-zone with specific physiographical characteristics.
Correct answer: Thinai
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5. ___________ referred to the Westerners, including the Greeks, Romans and West Asian people.
Correct answer: Yavanar
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1. Epigraphy
Correct answer: the study of inscriptions
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2. Chronicle
Correct answer: a narrative text presenting the important historical events
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3. Pastoralism
Correct answer: nomadic people earning livelihood by rearing cattle
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4. Cameo
Correct answer: an ornament made in precious stone
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5. Arikkamedu
Correct answer: a Sangam Age port
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1. Find out the correct statement
a) Evidence of iron smelting has been found in Kodumanal and Guttur.
b) Periplus of Erythren Sea mentions about the pepper trade with India.
c) Punch marked coins are the earliest coins used in India mostly made of gold.
d) The Sangam Age has its roots in the Bronze Age.
Correct answer: a) Evidence of iron smelting has been found in Kodumanal and Guttur.
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2. Find out the correct statement
a) The Cheras ruled over Kaveri delta and their capital was Uraiyur.
b) The Maangulam Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions mention the King Karikalan.
c) The terms Vanikan and Nigama appear in Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions were different types of merchants.
d) Salt merchants were called Vanikars and they travelled in bullock carts along with their family
Correct answer: c) The terms Vanikan and Nigama appear in Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions were different types of merchants.