Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: The Sangam Age
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What time period is the Sangam Age? [1]
(A) Roughly 300 BCE-300 CE
(B) Roughly 1000 CE-1500 CE
(C) Roughly 100 CE-200 CE only
(D) Roughly 2000 BCE-1500 BCE
2. What does Sangam literature cover? [1]
(A) Love, war, ethics, daily life
(B) Only religious texts
(C) Only law codes
(D) Only trade records
3. What dynasties ruled during the Sangam Age? [1]
(A) Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas
(B) Mauryas, Guptas, Mughals
(C) Only the Mauryas
(D) Only the Cholas
4. Where is South India in relation to these dynasties? [1]
(A) They all ruled different South Indian regions
(B) They ruled only North India
(C) They ruled outside India
(D) They didn't rule any specific region
5. What flourished during the Sangam Age? [1]
(A) Trade with Rome and Southeast Asia
(B) No trade at all
(C) Only local trade, nothing international
(D) Trade only within India
6. What goods were traded? [1]
(A) Spices, textiles and gems
(B) Only weapons
(C) Only food grains
(D) Nothing was traded
7. What language is Sangam literature in? [1]
(A) Tamil
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Hindi
(D) English
8. Why is the Sangam Age significant? [1]
(A) It preserved early Tamil culture and language
(B) It has no significance
(C) Only for foreign history
(D) It's not important
9. What time period is the Sangam Age? [1]
(A) Roughly 300 BCE-300 CE
(B) Roughly 1000 CE-1500 CE
(C) Roughly 100 CE-200 CE only
(D) Roughly 2000 BCE-1500 BCE
10. What does Sangam literature cover? [1]
(A) Love, war, ethics, daily life
(B) Only religious texts
(C) Only law codes
(D) Only trade records
11. What dynasties ruled during the Sangam Age? [1]
(A) Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas
(B) Mauryas, Guptas, Mughals
(C) Only the Mauryas
(D) Only the Cholas
12. Where is South India in relation to these dynasties? [1]
(A) They all ruled different South Indian regions
(B) They ruled only North India
(C) They ruled outside India
(D) They didn't rule any specific region
13. What flourished during the Sangam Age? [1]
(A) Trade with Rome and Southeast Asia
(B) No trade at all
(C) Only local trade, nothing international
(D) Trade only within India
14. What goods were traded? [1]
(A) Spices, textiles and gems
(B) Only weapons
(C) Only food grains
(D) Nothing was traded
15. What language is Sangam literature in? [1]
(A) Tamil
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Hindi
(D) English
16. Why is the Sangam Age significant? [1]
(A) It preserved early Tamil culture and language
(B) It has no significance
(C) Only for foreign history
(D) It's not important