Ancient South India — Korkai, Poompuhar, Muchiri well known as
Question
With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as
Options
capital cities
ports
centres of iron-and-steel making
shrines of Jain Tirthankaras
Explanation
Korkai (Pandya kingdom), Poompuhar/Kaveripattinam (Chola kingdom), and Muchiri/Muziris (Chera kingdom) were the most celebrated ancient maritime ports of the Sangam era. They were the primary nodes driving the lucrative spice and pearl trade with the Roman Empire.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q43
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Ancient: Sangam & South Indian
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT History Cl.6 Ch.9
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