Tamil Literature: The Sangam Age – Group 4 Topic Quiz

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This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Tamil Literature: The Sangam Age, 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: * The Sangam Tradition and Tolkappiyam * Ettuthokai and Pathupattu * Akam, Puram and the Five Tinai * Major Poets and the Picture of Sangam Society Syllabus reference: Tamil Literature from Sangam age till contemporary times

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1. 1Scholars count about how many poems, by about 473 poets, in the Sangam corpus?

   • AAbout 1,610
   • BAbout 1,330
   • CAbout 2,381
   • DAbout 3,500

2. 2According to tradition, the First Sangam (Mudhal Sangam), presided over by Agathiyar, met at ________.

   • AThen Madurai
   • BKapadapuram
   • Cpresent Madurai
   • DUraiyur