alleryWhich Indian Ocean port on the Kerala coast was a Chera port and capital?
ASurat
BTamralipti
CMuziris
DBroach
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Muziris
1. Early Cheras had ports on the Indian Ocean coast of Kerala.
2. Muchiri-Vanchi, known as Muziris, was one of them.
3. Surat, Tamralipti and Broach lie on other coasts.
_Source: Wikipedia, Chera dynasty, Lead section_
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