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UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 43

With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as

  1. capital cities
  2. ports
  3. centres of iron-and-steel making
  4. shrines of Jain Tirthankaras
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Answer: (B) ports

Explanation

Korkai (Pandya), Poompuhar/Kaveripattinam (Chola) and Muchiri/Muziris (Chera) were Sangam-age ports.