Which of the following pairs of the king and his dynasty in early historical Tamilakam is/are not correctly matched ?
- 1.Senguttuvan : Chera
- 2.Udiyanjeral : Chola
- 3.Nedunjeliyan : Pandya
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Answer: B. Pair 1 is correct: Senguttuvan was a Chera king. Pair 2 is not correct: Udiyanjeral (Uthiyan Cheralathan) was also a Chera king, not a Chola. Pair 3 is correct: Nedunjeliyan was a Pandya king. So only pair 2 is wrongly matched.
Watch for: The 'jeral/cheral' ending in Udiyanjeral is the clue to Chera; students who skip it guess Chola.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Senguttuvan was correctly a Chera king.
- C. Wrong because both these pairs are correctly matched.
- D. Wrong because Nedunjeliyan was correctly a Pandya king.
Source to check: NCERT Class 12 'Themes in Indian History Part I', Chapter 2; Upinder Singh, 'A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India', Chapter 7 (Sangam polities)
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