Practice Quiz set 8 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which of the following was a great customs port with an artificial harbour?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-2)   How many times one could be the member of Variyam?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-3)   Which of the following committee was constituted for the benefit of trade?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-4)   The capital of Cholas was

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-5)   Village assemblies during the Cholas period were functioned through the committees called

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-6)   Consider the following statements
  1. The three literary academics of Sangam literature were at Madurai
  2. The akam genre of Tamil poetics dealt with the praise of kings.
  3. The poems of the Puran genre had their own tinais and turais.
  4. Each akam poem had to follow the nation of turai which had its own deity, biological organisms, subsistence pattern, musical instruments and songs.
Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Aham and Puran are called post sangam works because they are compiled later than Sangam period

Q-7)   Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Chola society?
  1. The practice of ‘sati’ was not prevalent
  2. The inscriptions of the later period of the Chola rule mention about two major divisions among the castes – Valangai and Idangai castes
  3. The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during this period.
Select the answer from the codes given below

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The position of women did not improve. The practice of ‘sati’ was prevalent among the royal families. Caste system was widely prevalent during the Chola period. Brahmins and Kshatriyas enjoyed special privileges.

Q-8)   Which of the following statements is not true with reference to the production of commercial goods in the post Mauryan period?
  1. Considerable technological advancement was reached in the production of commercial goods.
  2. Production and distribution of commercial goods was organised effectively through guilds.
  3. The producers worked under rigid state control.
  4. The guilds used hired labour for production

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-9)   A Tamil king who is said to have sent the earliest embassy to Augustus at Athens about 20 BC was a _________ king:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Q-10)   Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Chola King RajarajaI?
  1. He assumed a number of titles like Mummidi Chola, Jayankonda and Sivapadasekara. He was a devout follower of Saivism.
  2. He completed the construction of the famous Rajarajeswara temple or Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore in 1010 A.D.
  3. He helped in the construction of a Buddhist monastery at Nagapattinam.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The extent of the Chola empire under Rajaraja I included the Pandya, Chera and the Tondaimandalam regions of Tamil Nadu and the Gangavadi, Nolambapadi and the Telugu Choda territories in the Deccan and the northern part of Ceylon and the Maldive Islands beyond India.