Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Pandyas of southern India are believed to have been founded at least five to six centuries before the Christian era.
  2. The capital of the early Pandyan kingdom was Madurai.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Pandyas of southern India are believed to have been founded at least five to six centuries before the Christian era with a very strong possibility of a more ancient date of establishment. Their recorded existence and mention are found in records dating to as early as 550 BCE. Statement 2 is incorrect: The capital of the early Pandyan kingdom was initially Korkai, around 600 BCE, and was later moved to Koodal (now Madurai) during the reign of Nedunj Cheliyan I.

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