[Solved] Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct? Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture. The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets. Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic. Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.

Q93) Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct?

1. Sangam poems are devoid of any reference to material culture.
2. The social classification of Varna was known to Sangam poets.
3. Sangam poems have no reference to warrior ethic.
4. Sangam literature refers to magical forces as irrational.

Answer: 2

• Sangam literature reflects a belief in sacred or magical forces called ananku that were supposed to inhabit various objects.
• The job of carrying out rites and rituals to control the ananku was that of groups such as the pariyans, tutiyans, panas and velans. They were associated with ritualistic singing, dancing, and trances, and with lighting the cremation fire and worshipping memorial stones.