INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one among the following is a Tamil grammatical treatise?
A
Ettutogai
B
Silappadikaram
C
Tolkappiam
D
Pattupattu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The oldest Tamil literature in life is Tolkappiyam. It is a treatise on grammar. It is written in the form of brief formulaic compositions and consists of three books: the Ezhuttadikaram, the Solladikaram, and the Poruladikaram.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Tolkappiyam is a treatise on Tamil grammar which was composed during the Sangam age. During ancient times the society or assembly of the most learned people of the Tamil land were referred to as ‘Sangam’. The literature created in these assemblies is known as Sangam literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The First Grammatical Treatise (Icelandic: Fyrsta málfræðiritgerðin [ˈfɪ(r̥)sta ˈmauːlˌfraiːðɪˌrɪːtˌcɛrðɪn]) is a 12th-century work on the phonology of the Old Norse or Old Icelandic language. It was given this name because it is the first of four grammatical works bound in the Icelandic manuscript Codex Wormianus.

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