Q. ‘Silapaddikaram’ and ‘Manimekalai’ belong to which historical period?
Answer: Sangam Age
Notes: ‘Silapaddikaram’ and ‘Manimekalai’ are Tamil epic works from the Sangam Age, a classical period of Tamil literature dated between 3rd century BCE and 3rd century CE. These two epics are called the twin epics of Tamil literature. The Sangam Age marks the earliest known phase of Tamil literary culture.