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Prelims 2026 · Ancient History · Question 15

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

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 3 only

Answer

2 only

1 is correctly matched: Senguttuvan was a Chera ruler. 2 is not correctly matched: Udiyanjeral (Uthiyan Cheralathan) belonged to the Chera line, not the Chola. 3 is correctly matched: Nedunjeliyan was a Pandya ruler. Hence only pair 2 is incorrect.

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