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UGC NET December 2012 History
Which one of the following is not an anthology of Sangam literature?
AEttutokai
BTirukkural ✓ Correct
CPattupattu
DAhananuru
Correct answer: (B) Tirukkural — Tirukkural is not an anthology of Sangam literature, so the answer is Tirukkural.
Explanation
★Tirukkural is not an anthology of Sangam literature, so the answer is Tirukkural.
★The Tirukkural is a classic Tamil text of short couplets composed by Thiruvalluvar on ethics and life.
★It belongs to the didactic age that followed the Sangam classics.
★The Ettutokai, the Eight Anthologies, is a core body of Sangam poetry.
★The Pattupattu, the Ten Idylls, is another major group of Sangam poems.
★The Ahananuru is one of the Ettutokai anthologies dealing with love themes.
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