UGC NET History Practice Question

The archaeological discovery of Roman coin hoards in South India primarily indicates which economic phenomenon?

Direct military conquest of Southern India by Rome

Balance of trade heavily in favor of South India during the Sangam Age ✓

Adoption of Roman monetary standards by the Sangam Cheras

Introduction of silver standard coinage by Roman traders

Large hoards of Roman gold and silver coins found across South India (e.g., Coimbatore, Madurai) reflect Rome importing far more from India (spices, textiles, gems) than it exported — Pliny the Elder himself complained of this drain of Roman wealth.

Which Vedic auxiliary text (Vedanga) deals explicitly with metrics and poetic meters?

Shiksha

Kalpa

Chhanda ✓

Nirukta

Chhanda (metrics) is one of the six Vedangas, dealing with the syllabic patterns of Vedic verse. The other five are Shiksha (phonetics), Kalpa (ritual), Vyakarana (grammar), Nirukta (etymology), and Jyotisha (astronomy).

The inscription located at Boghazkoy (Asia Minor) dated to around 1400 BCE mentions which set of Vedic deities as treaty witnesses?

Agni, Soma, Yama, Varuna

Indra, Varuna, Mitra, Nasatyas ✓

Rudra, Maruts, Surya, Pushan

Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva, Indra

The Hittite-Mitanni treaty found at Boghazkoy invokes Indra, Varuna, Mitra, and the Nasatyas (Ashvins) — names also central to the Rigveda — used as key evidence for the shared Indo-Iranian origin of Vedic religion and for dating the Vedic period.

In ancient Indian numismatics, the term Dinara was adopted from which foreign monetary system?

Greek Drachma

Persian Siglos

Roman Denarius ✓

Kushana Attic standard

The Gupta gold coins called Dinara derive their name from the Roman denarius (aureus), reflecting the influence of Roman trade coinage on Indian monetary vocabulary and weight standards during the early centuries CE.

The Sangam literary anthology Purananuru belongs to which broad thematic category of Sangam poetry?

Akam (Interior / Love)

Puram (Exterior / War and Kingship) ✓

Kilkanakku (Didactic ethical literature)

Epics (Kavyas)

Sangam poetry is divided into Akam (interior, love/personal themes) and Puram (exterior, public themes like war, kingship, and heroism). Purananuru, a collection of 400 poems, is the principal Puram anthology and a key source for Sangam-age political history.

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