south india sangam period quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following was special feature of Chola administration?

a) Full powers to Ministers of State

b) Autonomy of village administration

c) Division of empire into mandalam

d) Cheap and proper tax collection method

Question : 2

Famous South Indian ‘The Battle of Takkolam’ was fought between

a) Chola and Hoysala

b) Chola and Rashtra-kutas

c) Chola and North Chalukyas

d) Chola and Pandya

Question : 3

We know a great deal more about the Cholas than their predecessors because

a) Many books were written during that period

b) Of long inscriptions on the walls of temples

c) Of the abundance of coins

d) They appointed court chroniclers

Question : 4

Which of the following is correct analysis of Sabha?

a) Brahmans were kept away from it or it was built by Agrahar

b) It was a traders’ organization

c) It was a committee of land owners

d) It was composed of people who paid taxes in an ordinary village

Question : 5

Which of the following statements about the army of the king is not correct?

a) The captains of the army were invested with the title of Enadi

b) The soldiers wounded in battle were well attended

c) Death on the battlefield was considered to lead to heaven

d) The army traditionally had four arms, namely, chariots drawn by oxen, elephants, cavalry and infantry

Question : 6

Battle of Takkolam was fought between:

a) Anantavarman Chola Ganga and Kulottunga I

b) Vishnuvardhana and Somesvara III

c) Raja Raja I and Vikramaditya IV

d) Krishna Ill and Parantaka I