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History - Anthology - Cholas
The
Chola capital Uraiyur during the Sangam Age was famous for
(A)Snake
skins
(B)
Leather goods
(C)Wood
and ivory works
(D)
Pearls and fine Muslin
ANSWER D
One of
the main weaving centres of the Imperial Cholas was
(A)
Tondi (C)
Poombuhar
(B)
Madurai (D) Uraiyur
ANSWER D
In Chola
kingdom the revenue department was called as
(A)
Perumtharam
(B) Utan
Kuttam
(C)
Puravuvari
(D) Olai
Nayagam
ANSWER C
The
Chola kings provided lands to the officers and their successors were called as
(A) Sala
bogam
(B)
Jividham
(C)
Tiruthabogam
(D)
Viruthibogam
ANSWER B
Brihadeeswara
temple at Tanjore was built in
(A) 1010
AD (C) 1009 AD
(B) 1000
AD (D) 1020 AD
ANSWER A
Who was
the first ruler in the Chola-Chalukya line?
(A) Raja
Raja II (B) Kulothunga I
(C)
Vikrama chola (D)
Adhi Rajendran
ANSWER B
Kulothonga
III built the Kambha Kareshwara temple at
(A)
Thirubhuvanam (C)
Tanjore
(B)
Darasuram (D)
Chidambaram
ANSWER A
Parantaka
I, the son of Aditya I defeated the Pandya ruler and took up the title
(A)
Madurai Kondon
(B) Mudi
Kondan
(C)
Kadaram Kondon
(D)
Jayam Kondan
ANSWER A
Airavateswara
Temple of Darasuram was built by the Chola yuler
(A)
Rajarajai (C)
Rajaraja 11
(B)
Rajendra I (D)
Kulothunga 1
ANSWER C
Who
provided the 'Vimana' of the famous Nataraja temple at chidambaram with a
golden roof
(A)
Vijayalaya (C) Rajaraja
I
(B)
Parantaka I (D) Rajendra
I
ANSWER B
Which
chola king gave permission to the Sailendra ruler of Sri Vijaya to build a
Buddhist Vihara at Nagapattinam?
(A)
Rajendra I (B) Rajaraja
I
(C)
Rajendra II (D) Rajaraja
II
ANSWER B
