UPSC Prelims 2023 – Question 43

Q 43. With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar, and Muchiri were well-known as 

1. capital cities 

2. ports 

3. centers of iron-and-steel trailing 

4. shrines of Jain Tirthankaras 

Correct Answer: Option (b) 

• Korkai was the port city of early Pandyas situated on the banks of the Thamirabarani near Bay of Bengal. 
• Poompuhar is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once a flourishing ancient port city known as Kaveri Poompattinam, which for a while served as the capital of the Early Chola kings in Tamilakam. 
• Kodungallur is a town and a municipality in the Thrissur district (Kerala) and was known in ancient times as Mahodayapuram, Shinkli, Muchiri, Muziris, and Muyirikkodu. 
• Hence, option (b) is correct. 

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