Which of the following ports were situated on the east coast of south India?
1. Kaveripattanam
2. Korkai
3. Musiri
4. Tondi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 3

Options

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1 and 3

Answer

D

Explanation

Kaveripattanam and Mushiri ports were situated on the east coast of south India. Kaveripattanam, the chief port of the ancient Chola kingdom, was situated at the mouth of Kaveri river. It is today identified with Puhar, a town in the Nagapatainam district of Tamil Nadu. Kaveripattanam is also known as Kaveripattanam, and Kaveripattanam.Once the capital of the early Chola rulers, Kaveripattanam has been described in various Sangam works and also in Ptolemy’s Geography and the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea. According to a Sinhalese source, spacious harbour of Kaveripattanam was built by soldiers captured by the great Chola king Karikalan in a raid on Ceylon. During the first three centuries of the Christian era, Kaveripattanam was a prosperous city inhabited by rich merchants, traders, craftsmen and sailors.