UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 4: The Cholas (22 MCQs)
UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 4: The Cholas (22 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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The founder of the imperial Chola line who captured Thanjavur was:
Correct Answer: D [Vijayalaya]
Explanation:
Vijayalaya captured Thanjavur from the Muttaraiyars in about 850 CE and made it his capital, founding the imperial Chola line.
The Uttaramerur inscriptions belong to the reign of:
Correct Answer: B [Parantaka I]
Explanation:
The Uttaramerur inscriptions of 919 and 921 CE were issued in the reign of Parantaka I (c. 907–955).
The Rajarajeswaram (Brihadisvara) temple at Thanjavur was built by:
Correct Answer: D [Rajaraja I]
Explanation:
Rajaraja I built the Rajarajeswaram (Brihadisvara) temple at Thanjavur, completed in about 1010 CE.
The Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram was built by:
Correct Answer: D [Rajaraja II]
Explanation:
Rajaraja II built the Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram, one of the three Great Living Chola Temples.
The title Gangaikondachola was taken by:
Correct Answer: C [Rajendra I]
Explanation:
Rajendra I took the title Gangaikondachola after his army reached the Ganga and defeated the Pala king Mahipala I.
The Chola king known as Sungam tavirtta Chola for abolishing tolls was:
Correct Answer: A [Kulottunga I]
Explanation:
Kulottunga I abolished tolls and was therefore called Sungam tavirtta Chola, the Chola who removed tolls.
The largest administrative unit of the Chola kingdom was the:
Correct Answer: C [mandalam]
Explanation:
The mandalam, or province, was the largest unit, above the valanadu, nadu and ur.
The assembly of a brahmadeya village in the Chola period was called the:
Correct Answer: A [sabha]
Explanation:
Brahmadeya villages, owned by Brahmana landholders, were governed by an assembly called the sabha or mahasabha.
The kudavolai system described in the Uttaramerur inscriptions refers to:
Correct Answer: D [selection of assembly members by drawing lots]
Explanation:
Under kudavolai, names on palm-leaf tickets were put in a pot and a young boy drew one ticket per ward.
Consider the following statements:
1. Rajaraja I conquered the Maldives.
2. Rajendra I built Gangaikondacholapuram as his capital.
3. Parantaka I won the battle of Takkolam.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
Rajaraja I took the Maldives and Rajendra I built Gangaikondacholapuram; Parantaka I lost Takkolam to Krishna III in 949.
Assertion (A): Rajendra I was able to send an expedition against Srivijaya.
Reason (R): The Cholas maintained a powerful navy.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Both are true, and the powerful Chola navy is what made the overseas expedition against Srivijaya possible.
The Periya Puranam on the lives of the Nayanars was written by:
Correct Answer: D [Sekkizhar]
Explanation:
Sekkizhar wrote the Periya Puranam, which narrates the lives of the sixty-three Shaiva Nayanars.
In Chola inscriptions, land donated to Jaina institutions was called:
Correct Answer: A [pallichchhandam]
Explanation:
Pallichchhandam was the term in Chola inscriptions for land donated to Jaina institutions.
The Chudamani vihara at Nagapattinam was built by the king of:
Correct Answer: B [Srivijaya]
Explanation:
The Srivijaya king built the Chudamani vihara at Nagapattinam, and Rajaraja I granted a village for its upkeep.
The Chola king killed at the battle of Koppam was:
Correct Answer: C [Rajadhiraja I]
Explanation:
Rajadhiraja I, fighting the Chalukyas of Kalyani, was killed at the battle of Koppam in 1054.
In the Uttaramerur inscriptions, the committee in charge of tanks was the:
Correct Answer: B [eri variyam]
Explanation:
Eri means tank in Tamil; the eri variyam was the sabha committee in charge of tanks.
Arrange the following events in chronological order:
1. Battle of Takkolam
2. Vijayalaya captures Thanjavur
3. Rajendra I's expedition to Srivijaya
4. Accession of Kulottunga I
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [2-1-3-4]
Explanation:
c. 850, 949, c. 1025, 1070.
Shalabhoga land in the Chola period was meant for:
Correct Answer: B [the maintenance of a school]
Explanation:
Shalabhoga was land whose income was set apart for the maintenance of a school.
Besides the temples at Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram, the UNESCO site of the Great Living Chola Temples includes the:
Correct Answer: C [Airavatesvara temple, Darasuram]
Explanation:
UNESCO lists the Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram (Airavatesvara) temples together as the Great Living Chola Temples.
Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?
Correct Answer: C [Rajendra I (Chola)]
Explanation:
Rajendra I's naval expedition of about 1025 CE.
In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs:
Term : Description
1. Eripatti : Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank
2. Taniyurs : Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins
3. Ghatikas : Colleges generally attached to the temples
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Correct Answer: D [1 and 3]
Explanation:
villages donated to Brahmanas were brahmadeyas; taniyurs were large villages treated as separate units.
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