south india sangam period (Chola, Chalukya, Pallav... Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1

Writing about the volume of Indo-Roman trade, who bitterly remarked “not a year passed without the (Roman) Empire paying out 100 million sesterces (nearly one and a half-crore rupees) to India, to the Chera land and Arabia”?

a) Pliny

b) Author of Periplus

c) Caldwell

d) Ptolemy

Question : 2 [UPPCS (Pre) 1992, 2004]

Which of the following South Indian state was famous for its naval power?

a) Pallava

b) Chera

c) Chola

d) Rashtrakuta

Question : 3

What were the popular assemblies of Cholas period?

a) Ur

b) Sabha

c) Samiti

d) Both A and B

Question : 4

The Variyam members were

a) Honorary

b) Half paid

c) Receivers of land grants

d) Paid

Question : 5

Which was got a Upsamiti of Variyam?

a) Gold Samiti

b) Bag Samiti

c) Tank Samiti

d) Varshik Samiti