Practice Quiz set 2 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   What were the popular assemblies of Cholas period?

(a) Ur

(b) Sabha

(c) Samiti

(d) Both A and B

Q-2)   Writing about the volume of Indo-Roman trade, who bitterly remarked “not a year passed without the (Roman) Empire paying out 100 million sesterces (nearly one and a half-crore rupees) to India, to the Chera land and Arabia”?

(a) Pliny

(b) Author of Periplus

(c) Caldwell

(d) Ptolemy

Q-3)   The spies during the Sangam Age were known as:

(a) Dutas

(b) Orrars

(c) Sanjayans

(d) Spasas

Q-4)   The capital of Kadamba Kings was

(a) Kanchi

(b) Vanavasi

(c) Tanjore

(d) Badami

Q-5)   Which of the following South Indian state was famous for its naval power?

(a) Pallava

(b) Chera

(c) Chola

(d) Rashtrakuta

Q-6)   The Roman settlement has been found?

(a) Rangpur

(b) Arikamedu

(c) Kalibangan

(d) Satara

Q-7)   Who among the following was the author of the Tamil Ramayanam or Ramavataram?

(a) Nannaya

(b) Kuttan

(c) Kamban

(d) Tikkana

Q-8)   The Variyam members were

(a) Honorary

(b) Half paid

(c) Receivers of land grants

(d) Paid

Q-9)   The Chola king Rajadhiraja was killed by the Chalukya ruler in the battle of

(a) Takkolam

(b) Koppam

(c) Tallakota

(d) Manimangalam

Q-10)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I	List-II
(a) Gupta	1. Badami
(b) Chandela	2. Panamalai
(c) Chalukya	3. Khajuraho
(d) Pallava	4. Deogarh

Codes: a b c d

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 4 2 3 1

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 3 4 1 2