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

Which statement regarding Chola social structure is incorrect?

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

D is the correct option. According to the Chola social  structure- The Brahmins of the Chola society were primarily divided into two religious sects, the Saivites and the Vaishnavites. Sri Vaishnavas are also called Vaikhanasa. The Saiva Brahmins were called Siva-brahmanas.
INSTEAD it was as per  BR Ambedkar that The Brahmanas continued to represent an alien culture.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 2

Which statement regarding the Chola religious life is incorrect?

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

To what religious sect did the Chola kings belong?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 4

Which of the following statements of the village assemblies under the Cholas is correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 5

A very large village administered as a single unit was called

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 6

Which one of the following committees was responsible for maintenance of village road?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 7

Which of the following was one of the reasons for the decline of the Chola empire from the later half of the twelfth century A.D.?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 8

Which one of the following among the nonBrahmanas were the most prominent during this period?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 9

Chau-Ju-Kau, a Chinese author of early thirteenth century left an important account on one of the following dynasties. Which one is that?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 10

What was the most important port of the Chola period (10th century A.D.)?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 11

Uttaramerur inscription, which describes in great detail the institution of the sabha , pertains to the reign of

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 11

Uttaramerur inscription, which describes in great detail the institution of the sabha , pertains to the reign of Parantaka I.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 12

Chola kings spent a lot of money on public works. Which one of the following received special attention from them?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 13

Which statement on literature during the time of the Cholas is correct?

Detailed Solution for Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 13

During the time of the Cholas:

  1. The Nayanars and the Alvars figured for the first time in this period.

    • The Nayanars and Alvars, who were Tamil poet-saints, actually predate the Chola period. They were prominent during the early medieval period, particularly during the Pallava and Pandya periods. This statement is True.
  2. The age of Kamba is the golden age of Tamil literature.

    • This statement is often considered true because Kamban's era is regarded as a significant period in Tamil literary history. Kamban wrote the Tamil Ramayana, a monumental work in Tamil literature.
  3. Kamban, the author of Ramayana, lived in the court of a Chola king.

    • This is true. Kamban, the Tamil poet who wrote the Ramavataram (the Tamil version of the Ramayana), lived during the Chola period and is believed to have been patronized by a Chola king.
  4. The collected writings of Nayanars and the Alvars in the name of Tirumuries came to be looked upon as the fifth Veda.

    • This statement is generally true, as the collected works of the Nayanars (Tevaram) and Alvars (Nalayira Divya Prabandham) are highly revered in Tamil literature and are sometimes considered equivalent to a fifth Veda.

Since statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct and contribute to the understanding of literature during the Chola period, the best choice that encompasses these statements would be: All of the above.

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 14

Who was the founder of the Chola empire in 10th century A.D.?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 15

Which of the following was the important port towns of the Cholas?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 16

Which of the following was one of the important items of export to China and the West?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 17

Who of the following Chola kings sent an embassy to China?

(a) Rajendra I
(b) Kulottunga I
(c) Prantaka I
(d) Rajaraja I

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 18

Which one of the following statements about the guilds is not correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 19

Who were Valangai and Idangai (right and left handers)?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 20

Which one of the following statements about the status of women in the Chola society is not correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 21

Which one of the following statements about education system of the Chola society is correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 22

What was the main feature of Dravida style of temple architecture?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 23

Which of the following facets of the Chola trading activities is correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 24

Which one of the following statements on literacy and educational fields during the Cholas is correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 25

Which of the following statements about the Cholas is not true?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 26

Which statements on the local institutions of the Cholas is not correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 27

Which point regarding taxation during the Chola period is incorrect?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 28

Which statement on the Mahasabhas of the Chola period is correct?

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 29

After Prantaka I there was confusion and disorder for about 30 years. Who was not one of the kings during this period?

I. Gaharaditya II
II. Arinjaya
III. Prantaka II
IV. Uttama Chola
V. Vikrama Chola

Test: South India & The Cholas (800-1200 A.D)- 3 - Question 30

The Chola king who subjugated the Chera ruler and destroyed his naval fleet was

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