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With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as

With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as

(a)

capital cities

(b)

ports

(c)

(d) centres of iron and steel making

(d)

shrines of Jain Tirthankaras

Answer:

(b)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

These are port cities. time. The premier Chola port was Puhar (also known as Kaveripumpattinam), the major Pandya port was Korkai, while Tondi and Muchiri were the important ports in the Chera kingdom.