south india sangam period quiz set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

A Tamil king who is said to have sent the earliest embassy to Augustus at Athens about 20 BC was a _________ king:

a) Chola

b) Chera

c) Pallava

d) Pandyan

Question : 2

Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with

a) Four hands

b) Six hands

c) Eight hands

d) Two hands

Question : 3

The members of the Executive Committee were called

a) Kudavolai

b) Nagarika

c) Variapperumakkul

d) Kadagam

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Chola society?

1. The practice of ‘sati’ was not prevalent
2. The inscriptions of the later period of the Chola rule mention about two major divisions among the castes – Valangai and Idangai castes
3. The devadasi system or dancing girls attached to temples emerged during this period.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2, and 3

Question : 5

The capital of Cholas was

a) Kanchi

b) Mahabalipuram

c) Kaveripattinam

d) Tanjore

Question : 6

What were the impacts of Kautilya’s Arthashastra in Mauryan empire ?

1. The Arthashastra provided the state management of large scale trade and industry and exercise of effective control over every occupation.
2. It laid emphasis on education and moral training to the future king.
3. The Arthashastra maintained the state council to formulate the policy of the state

a) All of them

b) 3 only

c) 2 only

d) 1 only