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It is said that in Chola territory, watered by Kaveri, the space in which an elephant could lie down

It is said that in Chola territory, watered by Kaveri, the space in which an elephant could lie down

Q. It is said that in Chola territory, watered by Kaveri, the space in which an elephant could lie down produced enough to feed seven persons. What does this statement imply? (a) The elephants were rated very highly among the domesticated animals (b) The lands were very fertile with enough irrigation facilities (c) The economy […]

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Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 27, 30, 37, 50, ?, 98

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 27, 30, 37, 50, ?, 98

Question Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 27, 30, 37, 50, ?, 98 Type multiple_choice Option 78 incorrect Option 69 correct Option 82 incorrect Option 62 incorrect Solution 27 + 3 = 30 30 + 7 = 37 37 + 13 =

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Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 10, 22, 42, 86, 170, 340, ?

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 10, 22, 42, 86, 170, 340, ?

Question Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 10, 22, 42, 86, 170, 340, ? Type multiple_choice Option 743 incorrect Option 631 incorrect Option 634 incorrect Option 678 correct Solution 10 × 2 + 2 = 22 22 × 2 – 2 =

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Which of the following was not one of the better known agricultural products of the Sangam Age

Which of the following was not one of the better known agricultural products of the Sangam Age

Q. Which of the following was not one of the better known agricultural products of the Sangam Age? (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Sugar-cane (d) Turmeric Ans: (a) Wheat Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Wheat. Wheat was not one of the better-known agricultural products of the Sangam Age in the Tamil region. The primary

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Karikala, the Chola king, made a grand anicut on the Kaveri, the water of which nowadays drawn off

Karikala, the Chola king, made a grand anicut on the Kaveri, the water of which nowadays drawn off

Q. Karikala, the Chola king, made a grand anicut on the Kaveri, the water of which nowadays drawn off through a new channel called Vennar. Which of the following regions of Tamil Nadu does it irrigate? (a) West Madurai (b) South Arcot (c) South Thanjavur (d) Chingleput Ans: (c) South Thanjavur  Explanation: The grand anicut

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Which of the following statements regarding the collections of revenue is not correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the collections of revenue is not correct?

Q. Which of the following statements regarding the collections of revenue is not correct? (a) The leading members of the cowherds community paid revenue in the form of milk and milk products (b) Orrar was incharge of the Revenue Department (c) Ayakkarar was the revenue accountant who collected trade and transit duties (d) The royal

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A good contermporary account of the trade between the Tamil States of the Sangam Age and Greece

A good contermporary account of the trade between the Tamil States of the Sangam Age and Greece

Q. A good contermporary account of the trade between the Tamil States of the Sangam Age and Greece and Rome has been given in : (a) Das Wurfelspiel in alten Indien (b) The Sangam work Pattinapalai (c) Periplus of the Erythrean Sea (d) Ptolemy’s Geography Ans: (c) Periplus of the Erythrean Sea Explanation: The good

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Writing about the volume of Indo-Roman trade who bitterly remarked “not a year passed without the (Roman)

Writing about the volume of Indo-Roman trade who bitterly remarked “not a year passed without the (Roman)

Q. Writing about the volume of Indo-Roman trade, who bitterly remarked “not a year passed without the (Roman) Empire paying out 100 million sesterces (nearly one and a half-crore rupees) to India, to the Chera land and Arabia”? (a) Ptolemy (b) Pliny (c) Author of Periplus  (d) Caldwell Ans: (b) Pliny

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