Q 1. Who was the founder of the Chola dynasty ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajendra III
(D) Rajaraja
Ans : (A)
Q 2. What was the official language of the Cholas admistration ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Telugu
(C) Malayalam
(D) Kannada
Ans : (A)
Q 3. Who was the last ruler of the Chola dynasty ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajendra III
(D) Rajaraja
Ans : (C)
Q 4. Which Chola ruler built Vrihadeshwar temple (also known as Rajarajeshwar temple) at Tanjore in year 1010 ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajendra III
(D) Rajaraja
Ans : (D)
Q 5. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at ?
(A) Thanjavur
(B) Uraiyur
(C) Kanchipuram
(D) Uttaramerur
Ans : (D)
Q 6. Vrihadeshwar temple built by the Cholas in Tanjore is dedicated to which god ?
(A) Vishnu
(B) Shiva
(C) Brahma
(D) Indra
Ans : (B)
Q 7. Which Chola King fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him ?
(A) Aditya
(B) Rajaraja Chola
(C) Rajendra Chola I
(D) Vijayalaya Chola
Ans : (B)
Q 8. What was "Kurram" in the Chola administration ?
(A) Province
(B) Commissionary
(C) District
(D) A group of villages
Ans : (D)
Q 9. What was the main source of income of the Chola empire ?
(A) Land revenue
(B) Trade tax
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
Q 10. Which Chola emperor received a letter on golden leaves from the Burmese king Kyanzittha ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Vikrama Chola
Ans : (C)
Q 11. Which style of architecture did the Cholas used to built the temples ?
(A) Dravidian architecture
(B) Hemadpanthi architecture
(C) Indian rock-cut architecture
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
Q 12. Which poet was author of the Tamil version of the Valmiki's Ramayana known as "Kamba Ramayana" or "Ramavataram" ?
(A) Kuttana
(B) Kamban
(C) Pugalendi
(D) Kopperuncholan
Ans : (B)
Q 13. Which Chola King conquered the SriVijaya empire by sending a naval expedition in 1025 ?
(A) Rajendra-I
(B) Rajaraja-I
(C) Parantaka-II
(D) Virarajendra
Ans : (A)
Q 14. Which of the following did not form a part of the Chola army?
(A) Navy
(B) War elephants
(C) Chariots
(D) Infantry
Ans : (C)
Q 15. Who among the following Chola rulers cooperated with Sailendra emperor "Marvijayottunga Varman" in building a Buddhist vihara at Nagapatam ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Paranataka I
(C) Rajaraja I
(D) Rajendra I
Ans : (C)
Q 16. The peruvalis of the Chola period represented the ?
(A) Trunk roads
(B) Higher judiciary
(C) Agricultural land
(D) Village meadows
Ans : (A)
Q 17. Which among the following dynasties had the strongest navy ?
(A) The Chalukya
(B) The Chola
(C) The Gupta
(D) The Pallava
Ans : (B)
Q 18. During the Cholas, Uraiyur was famous for ?
(A) Cotton
(B) Ship building
(C) Pearls
(D) Spices
Ans : (D)
Q 19. An important character of the Chola empire was ?
(A) Trade with south-east Asia
(B) Local self govemment
(C) Elected monarchs
(D) Conquerred the whole of Ceylon
Ans : (B)
Q 20. Under the Cholas village administration the land revenue was collected by ?
(A) Ur
(B) Mahasabha
(C) Uparika
(D) A Special Dal
Ans : (D)
Q 21. The main feature of the temples constructed by the Cholas was their ?
(A) Gopurams or gateways
(B) Vimanas or Towers
(C) Assembly halls for the devotees
(D) Massive pillar
Ans : (B)
Q 22. Which among the following rulers of the Chola Empire conquered the Maldives during his regime ?
(A) Rajaraja Chola I
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Kulothunga Chola I
(D) Vikrama Chola
Ans : (A)
Q 23 Why was the Bay of Bengal described as a "Chola lake" ?
(A) Because the Chola dominated it with their strong navy
(B) Because the Chola were ready to go to the sea
(C) Because the Chola did not allow any foreignship to enter it
(D) Because the Chola did not allow any foreigner to bath in it
Ans : (A)
Q 24. On the ruins of which of the following dynasties was the Chola empire establised ?
(A) Chalukyas of Vengi
(B) Pallavas of Kanchi
(C) Pandyas of Madurai
(D) Chalukyas of Kalyani
Ans : (B)
Q 25. Who said that "The Chola artists conceived like grants and finished like jewellers." ?
(A) Percy Brawn
(B) Furgusion
(C) Pujarti
(D) Dr. A K Mathas
Ans : (B)
Q 26. What was the name of the Chola king who made conquests in Sumatra and Malay peninsula ?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Rajadhiraja I
(D) Vira Rajendra I
Ans : (A)
Q 27. Which of the following is correct ?
(A) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the officials appointed by the central goverment
(B) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the "Village Sabha"
(C) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the officials appointed by the district goverment
(D) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the zamindars
Ans : (B)
Q 28. One clear characteristic of the social life under the Cholas was ?
(A) No purdah system
(B) Intercaste marriages
(C) Devadasi system
(D) Woman had property right
Ans : (D)
Q 29. Indian foreign trade, during the reign of Chola rulers flourished most with ?
(A) Persia
(B) Arabia
(C) South-East Asia
(D) China
Ans : (D)
Q 30. The capitals of the Cholas were ?
(A) Puhar and Uraiyur
(B) Uraiyur and Madurai
(C) Cholamandlam
(D) Puhar and Tondi
Ans : (A)
Q 31. Tax paying community in the Chola villages were known as ?
(A) Ur
(B) Sabha
(C) Nadu
(D) Amara
Ans : (A)
Q 32. Tha "Sabha" during the Chola period comprised of ?
(A) Brahmana
(B) Village elders
(C) Sudras
(D) All of these
Ans : (B)
Q 33. During the reign of which ruler was Sri Lanka lost to the Cholas ?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajendra II
(C) Kullotunga
(D) Rajendra III
Ans : (A)
Q 34. Which of the following represents the town inhabited by merchants and traders in Chola period ?
(A) Ur
(B) Sabha
(C) Nagaram
(D) Nadu
Ans : (C)
Q 35. The Kalyana-Mandapa was a notable feature of the temple architecture of which kingdom ?
(A) The Pallavas
(B) The Cholas
(C) The Kadambas
(D) Vijaynagar
Ans : (B)
Q 36. The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was ?
(A) Parantaka Chola I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Raja Raja I
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (A)
Q 37. The Chola administrative system the Sabha was ?
(A) The village court of justice
(B) An assembly of adult men in agraharas
(C) A committee of people from all castes
(D) A committee of nattars
Ans : (B)
Q 38. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam ?
(A) The quarters for jewellers
(B) The principal seat of hte worship of Yaksha Manibhadra
(C) An association of traders
(D) Villages granted tax free to brahmanas in the Chola kingdom
Ans : (C)
Q 39. During the period of the Cholas and their successor in South India the association of peasants was known as ?
(A) Alumganam
(B) Nanadesi
(C) Cittirameli
(D) Ainnurruvar
Ans : (C)
Q 40. Kosalainadu conquered by Rajendra Chola was located on the banks of which river ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Sarayu
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Tapti
Ans : (C)
Q 41. In the early medieval South Indian polity "Udankuttam" meant ?
(A) A group of small villages in the Chola kingdom
(B) A body of officers under the Cholas
(C) A tax levied in the Hoysala kindgom
(D) The navy maintained by the Cholas
Ans : (B)
Q 42. Which of the following Chola rulers is reported to have destroyed Anuradhapura, once the capital of Cylon ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajadhiraja I
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (A)
Q 43. After the disappreance of the Chalukyas at the end of the 12th century and the Cholas at the beginning of the 13th century, the four kingdoms that dominated the political history of southern India were the ?
(A) Pandya, Hoysala, Kakatiya and the Yadava
(B) Rashtrakuta, Kadamba, Eastern Ganga and the Bana
(C) Western Ganga, Pandya, Vishnukundin and the Hoysala
(D) Chera, Mahameghvahana, Salankayana and the Vijayanagar
Ans : (A)
Q 44. Evidence regarding Chola paintings has been found at ?
(A) Uraiyur
(B) Puhar
(C) Thanjaur
(D) Kanchipuram
Ans : (C)
Q 45. What is the correct chronological order in which the following Chola kings ruled ?
1. Rajaraja III
2. Rajendra III
3. Rajadhiraja II
4. Vikrama Chola
(A) 4,3,2,1
(B) 3,4,2,1
(C) 3,4,1,2
(D) 4,3,1,2
Ans : (D)
Q 46. The Chola inscriptions are found in the following languanges
1. Sanskrit
2. Telugu
3. Tamil
4. Kannada
Their correct sequence in terms of the extent to which they were used (most frequent first, least frequent last) is ?
(A) 1,3,4,2
(B) 3,1,4,2
(C) 1,3,4,2
(D) 3,1,2,4
Ans : (D)
Q 47. Match the temples in List I built by the Chola monarchs with the places in List II and select the correct answer
List I
(A) The Koranganath temple
(B) The Rajarajeshwara temple
(C) The Airavateshwara temple
(D) The Shiva temple
List II
1. Tiruvalisvaram
2. Dharasuram
3. Srinivasanallur
4. Tanjaur
Codes:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans : (B)
Q 48. The capital city of "Gangaikonda Cholapuram" was founded by ?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Parantaka
Ans : (A)
Q 49. In the battle of "Takkolam" ?
(A) The Cholas defeated the Rashtrakutas
(B) The Rashtrakutas defeated the Cholas
(C) The combined forces of Cholas and Rashtrakutas defeated the Chalukyas
(D) The Chalukyas defeated the Rashtrakutas
Ans : (B)
Q 50. Consider the following statements about temple built by the Cholas ?
1. The earliest Chola temple dating from 10th century is the one at Dadapurama in South Arcot
2. The huge Chola temples of Tanjaur and Gangaikonda Cholapuram are marked by their lofty towers
3. The latter Chola temples hae mighty gopurams or gateways
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(A) None
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1,2 and 3
Ans : (B)
Q 51. Ramanuja was obliged to leave Srirangam owing to the hostility of ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra Chola I
(C) Vikrama Chola
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (D)
Q 52. The Chola kingdom was divided into the following parts for administrative purpose ?
1. Kottam
2. Mandalam
3. Nadu
4. Ur
The sequence in descending order of their size is ?
(A) 1,2,3,4
(B) 2,3,1,4
(C) 1,3,2,4
(D) 2,4,1,3
Ans : (D)
Q 53. Consider the following statements:
1. Naval expeditions of Rajaraja I occupied parts of Burma, Malaya and Sumatra
2. Rajendra I conquered Ceylon
3. The Cholas held northern Ceylon until they were expelled by Vijayabahu I
4. The Cholas fell in the 13th century when their territory was shared by the Hoysalas and Pandyas
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 3 and 4
(d) 4 only
Ans : (C)
Q 54. Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ?
(A) Kattupaddi
(B) Kaikkolar
(C) Bhrtaka
(D) Kadgham
Ans : (B)
Q 55. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain ?
(A) Right of ownership
(B) Government’s share of revenue
(C) Production of grains
(D) Limit of the sources of irrigation
Ans : (B)
Q 56. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ?
(A) Devadana
(B) Salabhoga
(C) Brahmadeva
(D) Sarvamanya
Ans : (A)
Q 57. The Chola empire reached its zenith under which emperor ?
(a) Parantakal 1
(b) Raja raja
(c) Rajendra Chola I
(d) Rajendra Chola II
Ans : (c)
Q 58. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the ?
(a) Cheras
(b) Pallavas
(c) Cholas
(d) Hoysalas
Ans : (c)
Q 59. “Gangaikonda Cholapuram” became the capital of the Chola empire from the time of which emperor ?
(A) Parantaka I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Vikrama Chola
Ans : (B)
Q 60. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given
Below ?
Assertion (A) : The Gahadawalas had friendly relations with the Cholas.
Reason (R) : A fragmentary Gahadawala inscription has been found incised below an inscription of Kulottunga I.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are ture, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (A)
Q 61. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for ?
(A) Display of land revenue
(B) System of land revenue
(C) Rural local self government
(D) Foreign conquests
Ans : (A)
Q 62. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire, was ?
(A) Adhirajendra
(B) Rajaraja
(C) Parantaka I
(D) Rajendra I
Ans : (B)
Q 63. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title "Gangaikona Chola" was ?
(A) Kulottunga
(B) Rajendra Chola I
(C) Rajadhiraja Chola
(D) Rajaraja Chola
Ans : (B)
Q 64. The power of the great Cholas was established by ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajaraja
(C) Kulothunga
(D) Aditya
Ans : (D)
Q 65. Who defeated Mahi Pala on the banks of river Ganga ?
(A) Kulothunga
(B) Rajaraja Chola
(C) Rajendra Chola I
(D) Kulottunga
Ans : (C)
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajendra III
(D) Rajaraja
Ans : (A)
Q 2. What was the official language of the Cholas admistration ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Telugu
(C) Malayalam
(D) Kannada
Ans : (A)
Q 3. Who was the last ruler of the Chola dynasty ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajendra III
(D) Rajaraja
Ans : (C)
Q 4. Which Chola ruler built Vrihadeshwar temple (also known as Rajarajeshwar temple) at Tanjore in year 1010 ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajendra III
(D) Rajaraja
Ans : (D)
Q 5. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at ?
(A) Thanjavur
(B) Uraiyur
(C) Kanchipuram
(D) Uttaramerur
Ans : (D)
Q 6. Vrihadeshwar temple built by the Cholas in Tanjore is dedicated to which god ?
(A) Vishnu
(B) Shiva
(C) Brahma
(D) Indra
Ans : (B)
Q 7. Which Chola King fought against the Shailendera King of Shri Vijaya and defeated him ?
(A) Aditya
(B) Rajaraja Chola
(C) Rajendra Chola I
(D) Vijayalaya Chola
Ans : (B)
Q 8. What was "Kurram" in the Chola administration ?
(A) Province
(B) Commissionary
(C) District
(D) A group of villages
Ans : (D)
Q 9. What was the main source of income of the Chola empire ?
(A) Land revenue
(B) Trade tax
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
Q 10. Which Chola emperor received a letter on golden leaves from the Burmese king Kyanzittha ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Vikrama Chola
Ans : (C)
Q 11. Which style of architecture did the Cholas used to built the temples ?
(A) Dravidian architecture
(B) Hemadpanthi architecture
(C) Indian rock-cut architecture
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
Q 12. Which poet was author of the Tamil version of the Valmiki's Ramayana known as "Kamba Ramayana" or "Ramavataram" ?
(A) Kuttana
(B) Kamban
(C) Pugalendi
(D) Kopperuncholan
Ans : (B)
Q 13. Which Chola King conquered the SriVijaya empire by sending a naval expedition in 1025 ?
(A) Rajendra-I
(B) Rajaraja-I
(C) Parantaka-II
(D) Virarajendra
Ans : (A)
Q 14. Which of the following did not form a part of the Chola army?
(A) Navy
(B) War elephants
(C) Chariots
(D) Infantry
Ans : (C)
Q 15. Who among the following Chola rulers cooperated with Sailendra emperor "Marvijayottunga Varman" in building a Buddhist vihara at Nagapatam ?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Paranataka I
(C) Rajaraja I
(D) Rajendra I
Ans : (C)
Q 16. The peruvalis of the Chola period represented the ?
(A) Trunk roads
(B) Higher judiciary
(C) Agricultural land
(D) Village meadows
Ans : (A)
Q 17. Which among the following dynasties had the strongest navy ?
(A) The Chalukya
(B) The Chola
(C) The Gupta
(D) The Pallava
Ans : (B)
Q 18. During the Cholas, Uraiyur was famous for ?
(A) Cotton
(B) Ship building
(C) Pearls
(D) Spices
Ans : (D)
Q 19. An important character of the Chola empire was ?
(A) Trade with south-east Asia
(B) Local self govemment
(C) Elected monarchs
(D) Conquerred the whole of Ceylon
Ans : (B)
Q 20. Under the Cholas village administration the land revenue was collected by ?
(A) Ur
(B) Mahasabha
(C) Uparika
(D) A Special Dal
Ans : (D)
Q 21. The main feature of the temples constructed by the Cholas was their ?
(A) Gopurams or gateways
(B) Vimanas or Towers
(C) Assembly halls for the devotees
(D) Massive pillar
Ans : (B)
Q 22. Which among the following rulers of the Chola Empire conquered the Maldives during his regime ?
(A) Rajaraja Chola I
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Kulothunga Chola I
(D) Vikrama Chola
Ans : (A)
Q 23 Why was the Bay of Bengal described as a "Chola lake" ?
(A) Because the Chola dominated it with their strong navy
(B) Because the Chola were ready to go to the sea
(C) Because the Chola did not allow any foreignship to enter it
(D) Because the Chola did not allow any foreigner to bath in it
Ans : (A)
Q 24. On the ruins of which of the following dynasties was the Chola empire establised ?
(A) Chalukyas of Vengi
(B) Pallavas of Kanchi
(C) Pandyas of Madurai
(D) Chalukyas of Kalyani
Ans : (B)
Q 25. Who said that "The Chola artists conceived like grants and finished like jewellers." ?
(A) Percy Brawn
(B) Furgusion
(C) Pujarti
(D) Dr. A K Mathas
Ans : (B)
Q 26. What was the name of the Chola king who made conquests in Sumatra and Malay peninsula ?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Rajadhiraja I
(D) Vira Rajendra I
Ans : (A)
Q 27. Which of the following is correct ?
(A) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the officials appointed by the central goverment
(B) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the "Village Sabha"
(C) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the officials appointed by the district goverment
(D) In the Chola kingdom the royal revenue from the peasants was collected by the zamindars
Ans : (B)
Q 28. One clear characteristic of the social life under the Cholas was ?
(A) No purdah system
(B) Intercaste marriages
(C) Devadasi system
(D) Woman had property right
Ans : (D)
Q 29. Indian foreign trade, during the reign of Chola rulers flourished most with ?
(A) Persia
(B) Arabia
(C) South-East Asia
(D) China
Ans : (D)
Q 30. The capitals of the Cholas were ?
(A) Puhar and Uraiyur
(B) Uraiyur and Madurai
(C) Cholamandlam
(D) Puhar and Tondi
Ans : (A)
Q 31. Tax paying community in the Chola villages were known as ?
(A) Ur
(B) Sabha
(C) Nadu
(D) Amara
Ans : (A)
Q 32. Tha "Sabha" during the Chola period comprised of ?
(A) Brahmana
(B) Village elders
(C) Sudras
(D) All of these
Ans : (B)
Q 33. During the reign of which ruler was Sri Lanka lost to the Cholas ?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajendra II
(C) Kullotunga
(D) Rajendra III
Ans : (A)
Q 34. Which of the following represents the town inhabited by merchants and traders in Chola period ?
(A) Ur
(B) Sabha
(C) Nagaram
(D) Nadu
Ans : (C)
Q 35. The Kalyana-Mandapa was a notable feature of the temple architecture of which kingdom ?
(A) The Pallavas
(B) The Cholas
(C) The Kadambas
(D) Vijaynagar
Ans : (B)
Q 36. The Chola ruler who wrested tondaimandalam from the Rashtrakutas was ?
(A) Parantaka Chola I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Raja Raja I
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (A)
Q 37. The Chola administrative system the Sabha was ?
(A) The village court of justice
(B) An assembly of adult men in agraharas
(C) A committee of people from all castes
(D) A committee of nattars
Ans : (B)
Q 38. Which one of the following was known as Manigramam ?
(A) The quarters for jewellers
(B) The principal seat of hte worship of Yaksha Manibhadra
(C) An association of traders
(D) Villages granted tax free to brahmanas in the Chola kingdom
Ans : (C)
Q 39. During the period of the Cholas and their successor in South India the association of peasants was known as ?
(A) Alumganam
(B) Nanadesi
(C) Cittirameli
(D) Ainnurruvar
Ans : (C)
Q 40. Kosalainadu conquered by Rajendra Chola was located on the banks of which river ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Sarayu
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Tapti
Ans : (C)
Q 41. In the early medieval South Indian polity "Udankuttam" meant ?
(A) A group of small villages in the Chola kingdom
(B) A body of officers under the Cholas
(C) A tax levied in the Hoysala kindgom
(D) The navy maintained by the Cholas
Ans : (B)
Q 42. Which of the following Chola rulers is reported to have destroyed Anuradhapura, once the capital of Cylon ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Rajadhiraja I
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (A)
Q 43. After the disappreance of the Chalukyas at the end of the 12th century and the Cholas at the beginning of the 13th century, the four kingdoms that dominated the political history of southern India were the ?
(A) Pandya, Hoysala, Kakatiya and the Yadava
(B) Rashtrakuta, Kadamba, Eastern Ganga and the Bana
(C) Western Ganga, Pandya, Vishnukundin and the Hoysala
(D) Chera, Mahameghvahana, Salankayana and the Vijayanagar
Ans : (A)
Q 44. Evidence regarding Chola paintings has been found at ?
(A) Uraiyur
(B) Puhar
(C) Thanjaur
(D) Kanchipuram
Ans : (C)
Q 45. What is the correct chronological order in which the following Chola kings ruled ?
1. Rajaraja III
2. Rajendra III
3. Rajadhiraja II
4. Vikrama Chola
(A) 4,3,2,1
(B) 3,4,2,1
(C) 3,4,1,2
(D) 4,3,1,2
Ans : (D)
Q 46. The Chola inscriptions are found in the following languanges
1. Sanskrit
2. Telugu
3. Tamil
4. Kannada
Their correct sequence in terms of the extent to which they were used (most frequent first, least frequent last) is ?
(A) 1,3,4,2
(B) 3,1,4,2
(C) 1,3,4,2
(D) 3,1,2,4
Ans : (D)
Q 47. Match the temples in List I built by the Chola monarchs with the places in List II and select the correct answer
List I
(A) The Koranganath temple
(B) The Rajarajeshwara temple
(C) The Airavateshwara temple
(D) The Shiva temple
List II
1. Tiruvalisvaram
2. Dharasuram
3. Srinivasanallur
4. Tanjaur
Codes:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans : (B)
Q 48. The capital city of "Gangaikonda Cholapuram" was founded by ?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Rajaraja I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Parantaka
Ans : (A)
Q 49. In the battle of "Takkolam" ?
(A) The Cholas defeated the Rashtrakutas
(B) The Rashtrakutas defeated the Cholas
(C) The combined forces of Cholas and Rashtrakutas defeated the Chalukyas
(D) The Chalukyas defeated the Rashtrakutas
Ans : (B)
Q 50. Consider the following statements about temple built by the Cholas ?
1. The earliest Chola temple dating from 10th century is the one at Dadapurama in South Arcot
2. The huge Chola temples of Tanjaur and Gangaikonda Cholapuram are marked by their lofty towers
3. The latter Chola temples hae mighty gopurams or gateways
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(A) None
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1,2 and 3
Ans : (B)
Q 51. Ramanuja was obliged to leave Srirangam owing to the hostility of ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra Chola I
(C) Vikrama Chola
(D) Kulottunga I
Ans : (D)
Q 52. The Chola kingdom was divided into the following parts for administrative purpose ?
1. Kottam
2. Mandalam
3. Nadu
4. Ur
The sequence in descending order of their size is ?
(A) 1,2,3,4
(B) 2,3,1,4
(C) 1,3,2,4
(D) 2,4,1,3
Ans : (D)
Q 53. Consider the following statements:
1. Naval expeditions of Rajaraja I occupied parts of Burma, Malaya and Sumatra
2. Rajendra I conquered Ceylon
3. The Cholas held northern Ceylon until they were expelled by Vijayabahu I
4. The Cholas fell in the 13th century when their territory was shared by the Hoysalas and Pandyas
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 3 and 4
(d) 4 only
Ans : (C)
Q 54. Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ?
(A) Kattupaddi
(B) Kaikkolar
(C) Bhrtaka
(D) Kadgham
Ans : (B)
Q 55. The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain ?
(A) Right of ownership
(B) Government’s share of revenue
(C) Production of grains
(D) Limit of the sources of irrigation
Ans : (B)
Q 56. Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ?
(A) Devadana
(B) Salabhoga
(C) Brahmadeva
(D) Sarvamanya
Ans : (A)
Q 57. The Chola empire reached its zenith under which emperor ?
(a) Parantakal 1
(b) Raja raja
(c) Rajendra Chola I
(d) Rajendra Chola II
Ans : (c)
Q 58. The dynasty that excelled itself as a naval power was that of the ?
(a) Cheras
(b) Pallavas
(c) Cholas
(d) Hoysalas
Ans : (c)
Q 59. “Gangaikonda Cholapuram” became the capital of the Chola empire from the time of which emperor ?
(A) Parantaka I
(B) Rajendra I
(C) Kulottunga I
(D) Vikrama Chola
Ans : (B)
Q 60. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given
Below ?
Assertion (A) : The Gahadawalas had friendly relations with the Cholas.
Reason (R) : A fragmentary Gahadawala inscription has been found incised below an inscription of Kulottunga I.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are ture, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans : (A)
Q 61. Vijayanagara is compared to the Chola for ?
(A) Display of land revenue
(B) System of land revenue
(C) Rural local self government
(D) Foreign conquests
Ans : (A)
Q 62. The Chola king who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire, was ?
(A) Adhirajendra
(B) Rajaraja
(C) Parantaka I
(D) Rajendra I
Ans : (B)
Q 63. The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title "Gangaikona Chola" was ?
(A) Kulottunga
(B) Rajendra Chola I
(C) Rajadhiraja Chola
(D) Rajaraja Chola
Ans : (B)
Q 64. The power of the great Cholas was established by ?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajaraja
(C) Kulothunga
(D) Aditya
Ans : (D)
Q 65. Who defeated Mahi Pala on the banks of river Ganga ?
(A) Kulothunga
(B) Rajaraja Chola
(C) Rajendra Chola I
(D) Kulottunga
Ans : (C)
