south india sangam period quiz set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

With what objective the Chola rulers surveyed the land widely ?

a) To fix the quantity of crop

b) To fix the government’s share in production

c) None of the above

d) To settle their masterful rights

Question : 2

The word ‘Sangam’ is associated in Tamil history with:

a) The poems written in praise of the Pandyan kings of the early Christaian era

b) The court poetry of Chola kings who were famous for patronizing artists

c) A college or assembly (literary academy) of Tamil scholars held under the royal patronage of Pandyan kings at Madurai.

d) The literature produced during the reign of the great Pallava dynasty of Kanchi

Question : 3

The Chola king Rajadhiraja was killed by the Chalukya ruler in the battle of

a) Takkolam

b) Koppam

c) Tallakota

d) Manimangalam

Question : 4

The Roman settlement has been found?

a) Rangpur

b) Arikamedu

c) Kalibangan

d) Satara

Question : 5

The reign of Rajadhiraja was

a) AD 1034–1054

b) AD 1035–1065

c) AD 1045–1076

d) AD 1044–1052

Question : 6

During the Sangam Age a tutelary tree called Kadimaram or Kavalmaram was planted by the rulers at a central place in the town and they took great care to protect the tree because:

a) It was believed that the tree had power to protect the town

b) The destruction of the tree was symbolic of the defeat of the ruler

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) The tree was symbolic dynastic growth