With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as
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Answer: B. Korkai (Pandyas), Poompuhar or Kaveripattinam (Cholas) and Muziris (Cheras) were well-known ports of the Sangam age, trading with Rome and South-East Asia.
Watch for: Each port belonged to a Sangam kingdom, so students confuse them with capitals.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the capitals were Madurai, Uraiyur and Vanji, not these towns.
- C. Wrong because they are not known as iron-and-steel centres.
- D. Wrong because they are not known as Jain shrines.
Source to check: NCERT Class 6 Our Pasts I, Ch 'Traders, Kings and Pilgrims'; NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part I, Ch 2 Kings, Farmers and Towns
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