2021 · Q80
Which one of the following was an important Pandya port, celebrated for its pearls in Sangam poems and Greek accounts?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AMuchiri
- BKorkai
- CPuhar
- DArikamedu
Explanation
Korkai, in the Pandya country (Tirunelveli region of Tamil Nadu), was the celebrated Pandya port of the pearl fisheries, extolled in Sangam poems and Greek accounts. Muchiri was the Chera port, Puhar the Chola port, and Arikamedu an Indo-Roman trading station near Puducherry.