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2000 · Q85Art & CultureLiterature & Languagesmoderate

Assertion (A): The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam composition. Reason (R): They were included under the Post-Sangam works as against the Sangam works proper.

  1. (a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true, but R is false
  4. (d)A is false, but R is true
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Official answer(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2023 · Q44Art & CultureLiterature & Languagesmoderate

Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?

  1. (a)Kings employing women bodyguards
  2. (b)Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
  3. (c)Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
  4. (d)A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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Official answer(d) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death