UPSC Prelims · 2023 · GS Paper I · Q44
Which one of the following explains the practice of ‘Vattakirutal’ as mentioned in Sangam poems?
- (A)Kings employing women bodyguards
- (B)Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
- (C)Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
- (D)A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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Answer: (D) A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
- Subject
- History, Ancient
- Chapter
- Post-Mauryan India & Sangam Age
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