Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Pandya territory occupied the southern most and the south-eastern portion of the Indian peninsula, and it roughly included the modern districts of Tinnevelly, Ramnad and Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
2. Pandya’s capital was Ramnad.

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Answer: Only 1
Notes: The Pandya territory occupied the southern most and the south-eastern portion of the Indian peninsula, and it roughly included the modern districts of Tinnevelly, Ramnad and Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Pandya’s capital was Madurai, which was the Tamil word for Mathura.

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