south india sangam period quiz set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the scholars in the Rashtrakuta court?

1. Trivikrama wrote Nalachampu .
2. The Kavirahasya was composed by Halayudha during the reign of Krishna III.
3. Jinasena composed Parsvabhudaya, a biography of Parsva in verses.
4. Gunabhadra wrote the Adipurana, the life stories of various Jain saints.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question : 2

The sea borne trade between India and Rome received great impetus during the first-second century A.D. on account of the discovery of:

a) Monsoon winds blowing regularly across the Indian Ocean

b) Large gold mines in the Roman Empire

c) New navigational techniques

d) Direct sea-route between India and Italy

Question : 3

The Chera king who is said to have gone to North India to get a Himalayan stone to make the image of Goddess Kannagi was:

a) Senaguttuvan

b) Kuttvancheral

c) Nedumcheral Adan

d) Imayavaramban

Question : 4

Which of the following was great centre of cotton trade?

a) Korkai

b) Tondi

c) Musiri or Muziris

d) Uraiyur

Question : 5

What was the main feature of the Cholas administration?

a) Town Administration

b) Rural Administration

c) Art and Architecture

d) Military Organization

Question : 6

Who was the Rashtrakut ruler to have sacrificed his fingers to Mahalakshmi?

a) Dhruva

b) Amoghvarsha

c) Govind III

d) Krishna I