Asked: I.A.S. (Pre) 2023medium Level
ID: 6ae793ba4aac9c32d5e3f07d
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
प्राचीन दक्षिण भारत के संदर्भ में, कोरकई, पूमपुहार और मुचीरि किस रूप में सुविख्यात थे?
With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar, and Muchiri were well known as–
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
राजधानी नगर
Capital cities
B
पत्तन (बंदरगाह)
Ports
Correct
C
लौह और इस्पात निर्माण के केंद्र
Iron and steel manufacturing centers
D
जैन तीर्थंकरों के महत्वपूर्ण स्थल
Significant places of Jain Tirthankaras
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B(पत्तन (बंदरगाह))
कोरकई (पाण्ड्यों का प्रसिद्ध मोती पत्तन), पूमपुहार/कावेरीपट्टनम (चोलों का प्रमुख पत्तन), तथा मुचीरि/मुजिरिस (चेरों का प्रमुख रोमन व्यापारिक पत्तन) प्राचीन दक्षिण भारत के अत्यंत समृद्ध एवं विख्यात बंदरगाह (Ports) थे।
Korkai (the Pandya pearl-fishery port), Poompuhar (Kaveripattinam, the primary Chola maritime port), and Muchiri/Muziris (the great Chera pepper emporium for Roman ships) were illustrious ancient South Indian port cities.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: South India (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangama Period)
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