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The Early Kingdoms

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Which of the following was the means of rural exchange during the Chola period?

  1. Wheat

  2. Rice

  3. Cow

  4. Gold


Correct Option: B

What was 'Kalam' in Chola administration?

  1. Weight of grains

  2. Land unit

  3. Adhiwas land

  4. King's bodyguard


Correct Option: A

The chief port of the Cheras was

  1. Naravu

  2. Karur

  3. Musiri

  4. Kaverippumpattinam


Correct Option: C

Which Chera ruler is known as the “Chera with the fibre crown” and the “Chera with the Kalangay-festoon”?

  1. Kalankaik Kanni Narmudijera

  2. Udiyanjeral

  3. Nedunjeral Adan

  4. Senguttuvan


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Sangam works is not a Tamil epic?

  1. Tolkappiyam

  2. Manimegalai

  3. Sivaga Chintamani

  4. Silappadikaram


Correct Option: A

Which of the following places was known as the ‘Shiraz of the East’ during the reign of the Sharki Sultans?

  1. Jaunpur

  2. Agra

  3. Varanasi

  4. Allahabad


Correct Option: A

Arrange the administrative units of the Chola empire in descending order.

  1. Mandalam, Valnadu, Khurram

  2. Mandalam, Kottam, Nadu

  3. Khurram, Nadu, Kottam

  4. Nadu, Khurram, Taniyawe


Correct Option: A

Who was the Rashtrakut ruler to defeat Parantak I?

  1. Dhruva

  2. Govind III

  3. Krishna III

  4. Amoghvarsh I


Correct Option: C

The main characteristic of Dravidian style is

  1. Shikhar

  2. Gopuram

  3. Viman

  4. Mandapam


Correct Option: C

Which of the following Chola rulers had friendship with ruler Khemar of Cambodia?

  1. Rajaraja

  2. Rajendra I

  3. Kulotung I

  4. Adhi Rajendra


Correct Option: B

How did Rajraj I and Rajendra I celebrate their victory and its commemoration?

  1. By building temples

  2. By issuing currency

  3. By writing inscriptions

  4. By constructing pillars


Correct Option: A

Why did the Chola ruler Rajendra I invade the Shailendra empire?

  1. Because he wanted to spread his empire in sea areas

  2. Because he wanted to have control on the trade of spices in south-eastern countries with Arabia

  3. Because he wanted to remove the difficulties of Indian traders and to increase trade with China

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

What was the ascending order of the following units of administration in the Chola period?

i. Valanadus ii. Nadus iii. Mandalams iv. Kurrams

Choose the answer from the codes given below:

  1. iv, ii, i, iii

  2. iii, ii, i, iv

  3. iv, i, ii, iii

  4. i, ii, iii, iv


Correct Option: A

Who founded the town of Mahabalipuram?

  1. Narsimha Varman II

  2. Parmeshvara Varman

  3. Narsimha Varman I

  4. Mahendra Varman I


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Narsimha Varman I

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. Mahendravarman I : Sanchi Stupa

  2. Rajendra I : Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple

  3. Harsha : Brahadisvara temple

  4. Pulakesin II : Rameswaram temple


Correct Option: B
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