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

Question : 1

Which of the following were disqualifications to become a ward member of village committees during Chola period?

1. Those who had been members of the committees for the past three years.
2. Those who had failed to submit accounts as committee members.
3. Those who had committed sins.
4. Those who had stolen the property of others.

a) 2, 3, and 4

b) 1, 3, and 4

c) 1, 2, and 3

d) 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question : 2

What was Kalam in Chola administration?

a) Land unit

b) Adhiwas land

c) None of the above

d) Weight of grains

Question : 3

Which of the following was not one of the royal dynasties of the Tamil country during the Sangam Age?

a) Pallava

b) Chera

c) Chola

d) Pandya

Question : 4 [IAS (Pre) 1993]

Which one of the following is considered to be the world’s greatest iconographical creations made by sthapatis of South India, particularly during the Chola period?

a) Rama

b) Nataraja

c) Mahishasuramardini

d) Somaskanda

Question : 5

Which one is the correct chronological order in which the given rulers ruled over Magadha?

1. Brihadratha - Bimbisara - Sisunaga – Bindusara
2. Sisunaga - Bindusara - Brihadratha – Bimbisara
3. Brihadratha - Bindusara - Sisunaga – Bimbisara
4. Sisunaga - Bimbisara - Brihadratha – Bindusara

a) 4 only

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3