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

Question : 21

(A): Among the many south Indian dynasties, the Cholas alone are able to ignore their feudatories to a significant extent
(R): The Chola kings granted autonomous powers to village assemblies with a view to completely eliminating the feudatory

a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of ‘A’.

b) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false

c) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

d) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’.

Question : 22

Sangam literature formed a very important source for the reconstruction of the history of South India. It was written in

a) Kannada

b) Telugu

c) Malayalam

d) Tamil

Question : 23

Which of the following does not testify to the impact of Aryan culture on the Sangam Age?

a) The anxiety to connect the local dynasties with the events of Mahabharata

b) The worship of the forest tree and animal deities

c) The concept of marriage as a sacrament attended with rituals

d) Incorporation of Sanskrit ideasinto Sangam literature

Question : 24

How did Raja Raja I and Rajendra I celebrate their victory and its commemoration?

a) By issuing currency

b) By writing inscriptions

c) By constructing pillars

d) By building temples

Question : 25

Karikala, the Chola king, made a grand anicut on the Kaveri, the water of which nowadays drawn off through a new channel called Vennar. Which of the following regions of Tamil Nadu does it irrigate?

a) South Arcot

b) South Thanjavur

c) Chingleput

d) West Madurai