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

Question : 31

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Provincial Administration of Chola?

1. The Chola Empire was divided into Mandalams.
2. Each Mandalam was divided into valanadus and nadus.
3. In each nadu there were a number of autonomous villages.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 32

The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade was:

a) Alexandria

b) Madurai

c) Muziris

d) Arikamedu

Question : 33

The Greco-Roman merchants visiting South India during the SangamAge were referred to in the Tamil literature as:

a) Pahalvlas

b) Yauvanas

c) Ayyavanas

d) Yavanas

Question : 34

The Bay of Bengal has been called Choi lake, why?

a) No foreign ship could enter these during Chola reign

b) Chola Army had its possession over it

c) Chola empire spread from Indian ocean to Bay of Bengal

d) Cholas were ever ready to go to sea

Question : 35

The centre of Sangam literature and the patrons of Sangam poets were:

a) The Cholas of Uraiyur

b) The Pandyas of Madurai

c) All of the above

d) The Cheras of Vanji