Tamil Literature: Post-Sangam to Medieval – Group 4 Topic Quiz

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This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Tamil Literature: Post-Sangam to Medieval, from the History, Culture, Heritage and Socio-Political Movements of Tamil Nadu unit of the TNPSC Group 4 General Studies syllabus. * Time allowed: 30 minutes * Each question has four options and only one correct answer * No negative marking * Pass mark: 35% * Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: * Pathinenkilkanakku: The Eighteen Minor Works * The Five Great Epics and the Five Minor Epics * Bhakti Literature: Thirumurai and Divya Prabandham * Chola-Era and Later Medieval Literature Syllabus reference: Tamil Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times

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1. 1Much of the post-Sangam age (about 3rd to 6th century CE) falls in the period of which rulers, who displaced the three crowned kings for a time?

   • AThe Kalabhras
   • BThe Pallavas
   • CThe Imperial Cholas
   • DThe Satavahanas

2. 2Assertion (A): The post-Sangam ethical works are called the Kilkanakku (lower) set. Reason (R): They are inferior in literary quality to the Sangam works. Choose the correct answer.

   • ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   • BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   • CA is true, but R is false
   • DA is false, but R is true