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

Question : 1

Who was the Chola king who annexed the Northern portion of Ceylon?

a) Adirajendra

b) Raja Raja

c) Raja Raja Narenra

d) Rajendra

Question : 2

Which of the following is not true with regard to Raja Raja, the Great?

a) He invaded Ceylon and annexed the whole island to his empire

b) He conquered the north-western part of the Ganga country

c) He interfered in the affairs of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi

d) He conquered the Maldives Island

Question : 3

The spies during the Sangam Age were known as:

a) Dutas

b) Orrars

c) Sanjayans

d) Spasas

Question : 4

Which of the Chola rulers did not send ambassador to China?

a) Rajendra I

b) Kulotunga I

c) All of the above

d) Parantaka I

Question : 5

The Kushana kings assured title of Devaputra Kushana Kanishka’s predecessors also were assuming titles like Sarvaloka Isvara Mahisvara. This shows that Kushana Kings–

1. assumed high sounding titles implying power and fame.
2. assumed divine Kingship

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Question : 6

Which of the following was not one of the ideas of Sanskrit literature incorporated into Sangam literature?

a) Arundhati as the ideal of chastity

b) The concept of three-fold debt (rinatraya) of man

c) Uttar-Kuru (northern country) as a land of perpetual enjoyment

d) Worship of Indra as the principal deity