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Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 1

Which of the following was the great historical contribution of Rajaraja?

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He introduced the tradition of beginning the cholaepigraphs with historical introductions. He streamlined the administrative system with the division of the country into various districts and by standardizing revenue collection through systematic land surveys.Being an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, he built the magnificent Peruvudaiyar Temple (also known as the Brihadeeswarar Temple) in Thanjavur and through it enabled wealth distribution amongst his subjects. His successes enabled his son Rajendra Chola I to extend the empire even further.
 

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 2

Which of the following was one of the titles assumed by the Chola king Rajendra I?

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E is the correct option.Rajendra Chola I was one of the most successful monarchs of the South Indian Chola Empire. To commemorate his victory over Mahipala, he built a new capital called Gangaikonda Cholapuram. Rajendra assumed many titles such as Mudigonda Cholan, Irattapadikonda Cholan, Gangaikondachola, Panditachola, etc.

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Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 3

Which of the following regarding the administration of the Cholas is incorrect?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 3

The correct option is D.
All the other statements are correct regarding  the administration of the Cholas.
 

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 4

Which one of the following points on the structure of the Chola empire is not correct?

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The Chola Government during the imperial period in 850 – 1200 CE was marked for its uniqueness and innovativeness.

  • It was divided into provinces and governors were princes of royal blood.
  • The provinces, designated as themandalam was divided into divisions known asvalanadu.
  • Groups of villages were known askurrams while the districts were known asnadus.
  • Popular assemblies of masses were known as Sabha.
Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 5

Match the following:

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Chola kingdom was divided into provinces (mandalam), their being generally eight or nine of these. Each mandalam was divided into valanadus (or districts). These in turn were subdivided into groups of villages, variously called kurram, nadu, or kottam. In some villages the ur and the sabha were found together.
Valanadu village is located in Manapparai Tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kurram District is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district.
 

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 6

Match the following:

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Sabha: Chola Village assembly restricted to the Brahmanas of the village. 

Ur: The ur was a general assembly of the village. The ur consisted of all the tax-paying residents of an ordinary village.

Nagaram: The nagaramwas an assembly of merchants and belonged to the localities where traders and merchants controlled the stakes. 

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 7

The Uttarmerur inscription gives details of the functioning of which village assembly?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 7

Uttarmerur inscription is a tenth-century inscription on a temple wall of the brahman village of Uttaramerur that gives the details of village administration or Sabha under Cholas.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 8

Match the following:

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Sabha: Chola Village assembly restricted to the Brahmanas of the village. 

Ur: The ur was a general assembly of the village. The ur consisted of all the tax-paying residents of an ordinary village.

Nagaram: The nagaramwas an assembly of merchants and belonged to the localities where traders and merchants controlled the stakes. 

Nattar: Assembly of Nadu

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 9

Match the respective titles of the following Chola kings:

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  • Rajaraja I was born in Arulmoli Varman.
  • Rajendra Chola I or Rajendra I founded a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram
  • Aditya I assumed the title of Maduraikonda (captor of Madurai).
    Hence, Option A is correct.
Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 10

The executive committee of which one of the following general assemblies was called alungnum?

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The executive committee of Ur general assemblies was called alungnum.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 11

The executive committee of which one of the following general assemblies was called variyam?

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The executive committee of Sabha general assemblies was called variyam.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 12

Which of the following qualifications is not essential for election as President of India?

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4. Knowledge of at least one of the Vedas. This is not an essential qualification for election as President of India. According to the Constitution of India, the qualifications for election as President of India are that the candidate must be a citizen of India, not less than 35 years of age, and qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha. There is no requirement that the candidate must have knowledge of any of the Vedas.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 13

Which of the following was one of the disqualifications for membership of thevariyam?

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All the below mentioned Options led to the disqualifications for membership of thevariyam.

  • Failure to submit the accounts during the membership of any of the committees.
  • Membership of any of the committees during the past three years.
  • Ex-communications on account of association with low people.
  • Drinking of alcohol, theft and adultery.
Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 14

Which of the following was one of the categories of gigantic merchants guilds of the Chola country?

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Southern Indian trade guilds were formed by merchants in order to organize and expand their trading activities. Trade guilds became channels through which Indian culture was exported to other lands.

Valanjiyar, Nanadesis, Manigramam were the gigantic merchants guilds of the Chola country.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 15

During Chola rule what was the basis of exchange for common place articles in rural areas?

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During Chola rule Paddy was the basis of exchange for common place articles in rural areas.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 16

Which of the following taxes was meant for educational purposes?

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B is the correct option.Vellanvagai was land for non-Brahmans , peasant proprietors and others while as the Shalabhoga-was the land grants for the maintenance and management of schools. In Ancient India the king was the owner of all land.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 17

To what purpose did Chola rulers carried out an elaborate survey of land?

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Chola rulers carried out an elaborate survey of land to fix the Government’s share of the land revenue.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 18

Which of the facts relating to the town of Uttarameru as revealed by the inscription is incorrect?

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Around 25 inscriptions, spanning reigns of around four Pallava kings, have been found at Uthiramerur. The temple inscriptions of Uthiramerur are notable for their historical descriptions of the rural self-governance.

  • It had 30 wards and each elected one person, provided he had certain qualifications.
  • There was a regular procedure for conducting elections and the final result was announced by all the priests.
  • Ballot was not known to them.

So, The incorrect Option is Option D.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 19

Which one of the following terms stands for the regular royal troops of the Cholas?

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Kaikkolar Term stands for the regular royal troops of the Cholas. Kaikkolar were Chieftains and Commander-in-chiefs. 

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 20

The Chola bureaucracy was hierarchical. Which one of the following terms indicates the highest grade of officers?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 20

Perundram were the highest grade of officers in Chola Bureaucracy.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 21

Ghatika was a settlement of

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 21

The Ghatika were the most important educational institutions in South india during ancient times and the most important Ghatika of the Pallavas was located in Kanchipuram.

Ghatika was a settlement of Brahmin Scholars.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 22

The local assemblies under the Cholas enjoyed a great amount of autonomy and enjoyed several privileges and power unknown to other assemblies. Which one of the following powers was not enjoyed by the village assemblies under the Cholas?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 22

let's consider which one of the following might NOT have been a power enjoyed by the village assemblies under the Cholas:

A. Military Functions: In general, local village assemblies were not involved in military decisions or warfare, which were typically under the direct control of the central authority or regional feudal lords. B. Foreign Diplomacy: Diplomatic relations with other states or foreign entities were almost certainly beyond the scope of village assemblies. C. Coinage: The right to mint coins was a sovereign power and not likely delegated to village assemblies. D. High Judicial Functions: While local disputes could be settled, higher judicial matters involving serious crimes or issues beyond the village's scope were probably not within their purview.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 23

The culprits under the Cholas were generally punished by fines. Which one of the following was the most common type of fines inflicted by the law of courts?

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To maintain a perpetual lamp burning in the nearest temple  was the most common type of fines inflicted by the law of courts under Cholas.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 24

Salt manufacture was an important industry under the Cholas. Which one of the following places was not famous for salt manufacture?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 24

Markanam, Kanya Kumari, Ayturai were famous places for Salt Manufacture.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 25

Nambiyandar Nambi, the famous scholar who arranged the Saiva canons was a contemporary of

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 25

Thirunaraiyur Nambiyandar Nambi was an eleventh-century Shaiva scholar of Tamil Nadu in South India and was a contemporary of Rajendra I.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 26

Which one of the following works was composed by the famous Chola poet Kamban?

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Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180–1250 CE) (Therazhundur, Thanjavur district, India) was a medieval Tamil poet and the author of the Ramavataram. He composed Sodagoparandadi & Erelupadu as well.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 27

What is the subject matter of the work Kulottungen-Kaveri?

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Kulottungen-Kaveri gives a graphic account of the foreign merchants who visited Tamil land under the Cholas.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 28

Which one of the following factors tendered to restrict the autonomy of the Chola villages?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 28

Growth of feudalism in Chola Dynasty tendered to restrict the autonomy of the Chola villages.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 29

Which statement regarding cultivators in the Chola period is the most revealing?

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Working men had a say in the village assembly and they were employed for reclaiming waste land, clearing of forests and building of temples.

This statement regarding cultivators in the Chola period is the most revealing.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 1 - Question 30

During the time of Rajaraja what was the share in the produce of the land?

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During the time of Rajaraja the share in the produce of the land was One- Third of total Produce.

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