(a) Murugarruppadai
(b) Padirruppattu
(c) Silappadigaram
(d) Manimegalai
Baudhayana, one of the earliest law givers, notices in his Dharmasastra five
customs as peculiar to the people of the Deccan and south India. Pick them
out from among the following:
(i) Dining with one who is not initiated (anupeta)
(ii) Dining with women
(iii) Dining with Sudras
(iv) Eating food kept overright
(v) Marrying the daughter of one’s maternal uncle
(vi) Marrying the daughter of one’s maternal aunt
Choose the answer from the codes below:
(a) i, ii, iv, v and vi
(b) ii, iii, iv, v and vi
(c) i, iii, iv, v and vi
(d) i, ii, iii, v and vi
Which one of the following Sangam works deals exclusively with the Chera
rulers?
(a) Purananuru
(b) Padirrupattu
(c) Paripadal
(d) Pannirupadalam
What is the chronological order of the following battles of the Sangam age?
(i) Battle of Venni
(ii) Battle of Vahaipparanadalai
(iii) Battle of Talaiyalanganam
(iv) Battle of Por
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
(a) i, ii, iii and iv
(b) ii, iv, i and iii
(c) iv, ii, iii and i
(d) iii, i, iv and ii