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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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The richest and biggest land-owning class during the Sangam Age were

Q. The richest and biggest land-owning class during the Sangam Age were: (a) Brahmanas (b) Velas (c) Nayaks (d) Ulavar Ans: (b) Velas Explanation: In the Sangam period the Vellals were the biggest land-owning class and on account of their land ownership they enjoyed high position in the administration and government.

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The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade was

Q. The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade was: (a) Arikamedu (b) Alexandria (c) Madurai (d) Muziris Ans: (d) Muziris Explanation: The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade during the Sangam Age was (d) Muziris. Muziris, located in present-day Kerala, was a prominent port city and a major trading

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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)

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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Which of the following was the most important factor responsible for the extensive growth of foreign trade

Q. Which of the following was the most important factor responsible for the extensive growth of foreign trade? (a) Surplus production of several commodities which were in great demand in foreign markets (b) Tamils had a great reputation as seafarers (c) There was a direct trade route between Tamil land and Arabia, Egypt and Rome

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Which of the following is not one of the sources from which evidence of Indo-Roman trade

Q. Which of the following is not one of the sources from which evidence of Indo-Roman trade during the Sangam Age is derived? (a) Sangam literature (b) The Roman coins of silver and gold found on the South Indian coast (c) Discovery of a Roman hoard at Arikamedu, near Pondicherry (d) The accounts of Chinese

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Select the option that is correct for the bracketed numbers with respect to their inclusion in the given series. 4, 11, 30, (67), 128, 219, (346), 515

Question Select the option that is correct for the bracketed numbers with respect to their inclusion in the given series. 4, 11, 30, (67), 128, 219, (346), 515 Type multiple_choice Option Both the bracketed numbers are correct. correct Option The first bracketed number is correct and the second bracketed number is incorrect. incorrect Option Both

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In the following number series, two numbers have been put within brackets. Select the most appropriate option for these numbers in relation to their inclusion in the series. 1, 5, 17, (39), 65, 101, (145), 197

Question In the following number series, two numbers have been put within brackets. Select the most appropriate option for these numbers in relation to their inclusion in the series. 1, 5, 17, (39), 65, 101, (145), 197 Type multiple_choice Option The first bracketed number from the left is correct and the second bracketed number from

In the following number series, two numbers have been put within brackets. Select the most appropriate option for these numbers in relation to their inclusion in the series. 1, 5, 17, (39), 65, 101, (145), 197 Read More »

In the following number series, two numbers have been put within brackets. Select the most appropriate option for these numbers in relation to their inclusion in the series. 21, 24, 19, (29), 17, 28, (15), 30

Question In the following number series, two numbers have been put within brackets. Select the most appropriate option for these numbers in relation to their inclusion in the series. 21, 24, 19, (29), 17, 28, (15), 30 Type multiple_choice Option The first bracketed number (from the left) is correct and the second bracketed number (from

In the following number series, two numbers have been put within brackets. Select the most appropriate option for these numbers in relation to their inclusion in the series. 21, 24, 19, (29), 17, 28, (15), 30 Read More »