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

Question : 1

Who was responsible for the upkeep of village roads during the Chola period?

a) Annual Committee

b) Gold Committee

c) All of the above

d) Garden Committee

Question : 2

Whose feudal lord was the Chola ruler Vijayaditya in the beginning?

a) Of Pallavas

b) Of Pandyas

c) Of Rashtrakuts

d) Of Chalukyas

Question : 3

Arrange the following dynasties in chronological order in terms of their arrival in India

1. Sakas
2. Indo-Greeks
3. Parthians
4. Kushanas

a) 2, 3, 1 and 4

b) 2, 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 3, 4 and 2

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 4

How many times one could be the member of Variyam?

a) Twice

b) Thrice

c) Four times

d) Once

Question : 5

Which of the following statements about the position of women in the Sangam Age is not correct?

a) Women were employed as guardsto attend on the king in the military camps

b) The women performing sati used to earn fame

c) Women do not seem to have owned property

d) Higher class women officiated as priests

Question : 6

Who was the Chola king who destructed the Chera navy?

a) Rajendra

b) Parantaka I

c) Aditya

d) Raja Raja I