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

Question : 11 [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

The capital of Cholas was

a) Kanchi

b) Mahabalipuram

c) Kaveripattinam

d) Tanjore

Question : 12

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 : 13

Which of the following statements is not true with reference to the production of commercial goods in the post Mauryan period?

1. Considerable technological advancement was reached in the production of commercial goods.
2. Production and distribution of commercial goods was organised effectively through guilds.
3. The producers worked under rigid state control.
4. The guilds used hired labour for production

a) 3 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Question : 14

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 : 15 [IAS (Pre) 1995]

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