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- Coins as a medium of exchange were introduced for the first time in the Sangam Age.
- Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period.
- Vienna Papyrus, a Roman document, mentions trade related to Muziri.
- The concept of Thinai is presented in the Tamil grammar work of Pathupaattu.
Options
(i) is correct
(ii) is correct
(i) and (ii) is correct
(iii) and (iv) is correct
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Solution
(iii) and (iv) is correct
Explanation:
- The Vienna Papyrus provides evidence of trade between the Roman Empire and the ancient Indian port of Muziris (in modern-day Kerala).
- The concept of Thinai (landscapes and their associated emotions) is a significant element in early Tamil literature, including Pathupaattu and Akananuru from the Sangam period.
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