- a.Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He wrote Tirukkural, a classical Tamil text of 1,330 short couplets (kurals).
- b.Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Assamese Poet and philosopher. He translated Mahabharata in Assamese.
- c.Thiruvalluvar was a king of Chola dynasty. He conquered Ceylon.
- d.Thiruvalluvar was court poet of Rajaraja-I. He wrote several poems on contemporary Subject.
Answer: (A) Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He wrote Tirukkural, a classical Tamil text of 1,330 short couplets (kurals).
Thiruvalluvar is the Tamil poet-philosopher who wrote the Tirukkural (Kural), 1,330 couplets arranged in 133 chapters of ten couplets each and grouped into three books: Aram (virtue), Porul (wealth and statecraft) and Inbam (love). It is a secular ethical work, often called the 'Tamil Veda', and has been translated into many languages. His 133-foot statue stands on a rock off Kanyakumari beside the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, and Thiruvalluvar Day is observed in Tamil Nadu in January during Pongal. The other options are fabrications: the Chola kings who conquered Sri Lanka were Rajaraja I and Rajendra I, and he had nothing to do with Assamese literature.