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Questions : Which one of the following Chola kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first ?

(a) Rajaraja I

(b) Rajendra

(c) Vijayalaya

(d) Aditya I

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Rajaraja I the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon (Sinhal) first. Rajaraja began his career by the conquest of the Chera country. He defeated Chera king Bhaskara Ravivarman, whose fleet he destroyed in the port of Kandalur. He also seized Pandya Amara Bhujanga and captured the port of Vilinam. By his campaign against the Singhalees he annexed northern Ceylon, building a number of stone temples in the Ceylonese capital Polonnaruva.

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Question : 1

Which of the following statements are true about Gupta coinage?

  1. The Guptas issued the largest number of gold coins in the Gupta period.
  2. Chandragupta I issued Kaumaradevi type of coins
  3. Chandragupta II issued silver coins for the first time among the Gupta
  4. Samudragupta coins are known for their purity.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

Who is considered to be the greatest Pallava ruler?

a) Narasimhavarman I

b) Simhavishnu

c) Nandivarmana II

d) Paramesvarvarman I

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

Which one of the following ports handled the North Indian trade during the Gupta period?

a) Broach

b) Tamralipti

c) Cambray

d) Kalyan

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Which one among the following is not correct about the cave paintings at Ajanta ?

a) Scenes are both religious and secular in nature

b) Scenes have no dividing frame and blend into each other

c) Scenes mostly depict tales from Jatakas

d) The influence of the Gandhara art is seen

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Who of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Meghverma, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?

a) Chandragupta II

b) Samudragupta

c) Skandgupta

d) Chandragupta I

Answer: (b)

Samudragupta granted permission to Meghverma the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple in Gaya. Kittisirimegha of Sri Lanka, a contemporary of Samudragupta, erected with the permission of Samudragupta, a Sangharama near the Mahabodhi Vihara, chiefly for the use of the Singhalese monks who went to worship the Bodhi tree.

Question : 6

Match list ‘A’ with the list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

List ‘A’ List ‘B’
A. Janapadas 1. Panchamandali
B. Rural areas 2. Parishads
C. Towns 3. Ashtakuladhi- karana
D. Districts 4. Purapala
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 4 1 3 2

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 1 4 3

Answer: (d)

 

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