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• The Rashtrakuta kingdom was founded by
  ক

  Danti Durga (Danti Varman)

  খ

  Amoghavarsh

  গ

  Govinda III

  ঘ

  Indra III
• The Sangam Age in the history of South India represents
  ক

  The period of Aryanisation of South India

  খ

  A period when an assembly of a college of Tamil poets was held at Madurai

  গ

  A literary-cultural phase of the Tamilham during the first three centuries of the Christian era

  ঘ

  Both B and C above
• The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained the title 'Gangai Konda Cholan' was
  ক

  Rajaraja Chola

  খ

  Rajendra Chola I

  গ

  Rajadhiraja Chola

  ঘ

  Kulattunga
• According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions __________ was known as the land gifted to Brahmanas?
  ক

  Vellanvagai

  খ

  Brahmadeya

  গ

  Shalabhoga

  ঘ

  Devadana
• The Hoysala's capital was
  ক

  Warangal

  খ

  Devagiri

  গ

  Dwarasamudra

  ঘ

  Krishnagiri
• The bronze coins of Natraja or Dancing Shiva during the Chola period invariably depicted the deity with __________ arms
  ক

  Eight

  খ

  Six

  গ

  Four

  ঘ

  Two
• A contemporary rival dynasty of the Cholas in South India was
  ক

  Chalukyas of Vengi

  খ

  Pandyas of Madurai

  গ

  Chalukyas of Kalyani

  ঘ

  Cheras
• The capital of Pallavas was
  ক

  Areot

  খ

  Kanchi

  গ

  Malkhed

  ঘ

  Banacasi
• The achievements of Samudragupta have been chronicled in the
  ক

  Hathigumpha inscription

  খ

  Sarnath inscription

  গ

  Girnar inscription

  ঘ

  Allahabad pillar inscription
• Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about the Sangam literature?
  ক

  The Sangam literature describes many kings and dynasties of South India

  খ

  The Sangam literature describes many kings and dynasties of North India

  গ

  Sangama is compilation of poems by group of poets of different times patronised by many chiefs and kings

  ঘ

  Both B & C
• The ancient Chola kingdom existed in the delta of the river
  ক

  Tungabhadra

  খ

  Cauvery

  গ

  Krishna

  ঘ

  Godavari
• The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greek-Roman-Buddhist art is the__________school
  ক

  Mauryan

  খ

  Shunga

  গ

  Gandhar

  ঘ

  Gupta
• Which of the following was not one of the ruling dynasties of South India in the Sangam Age?
  ক

  Chola

  খ

  Chera

  গ

  Pandya

  ঘ

  Pallava
• Which of the following is one of the greatest classics of the Sangam literature?
  ক

  Tikappiyam

  খ

  Kural

  গ

  Pattuppattu

  ঘ

  Silapadikaram or Manimekalai
• The most distinguished ruler of the Chalukyan dynasty was
  ক

  Jayasimha II

  খ

  Vikrarnaditya VI

  গ

  Somesvara II

  ঘ

  Pulakesin II
• Which one of the following Chola Kings conquered Ceylon (Singhal) first?
  ক

  Aditya - I

  খ

  Rajaraja - I

  গ

  Rajendra Chola

  ঘ

  Vijayalya
• The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja or the Dancing Shiva image at
  ক

  Thanjavur

  খ

  Chidambaram

  গ

  Kalahasti

  ঘ

  Sri Sailam
• During the Sangam Age brisk and nourishing foreign trade was conducted from the south Indian ports of Muziris, Kaveripattnam or Poom-Puhar and Arikamedu to
  ক

  West Asia

  খ

  South East Asia

  গ

  Roman World

  ঘ

  Central Europe
• The Uttaramerur inscription provides information of the administration of the
  ক

  Chalukyas

  খ

  Satavahanas

  গ

  Pallavas

  ঘ

  Cholas
• Where is the Brihadeshwar temple built during the Chola period located?
  ক

  Mysore

  খ

  Mahabalipuram

  গ

  Thanjavur

  ঘ

  Kanyakumari
• Which Chola king founded the city of Puhar?
  ক

  Rajendra Chola

  খ

  Ellara

  গ

  Senguttavan

  ঘ

  Karikala
• In Tamil literature the glorious books 'Shilppadikaram and Manimekalai' are related to
  ক

  Jainism

  খ

  Buddhism

  গ

  Hinduism

  ঘ

  Christianity
• Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harshavardhana?
  ক

  Krishnadevaraya

  খ

  Pulakesin II

  গ

  Mayuravarma

  ঘ

  Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
• How was Burma (now Myanmar) known to ancient Indians?
  ক

  Malayamandalam

  খ

  Yavadwipa

  গ

  Suvarnabhumi

  ঘ

  Suvarnadwipa
• The Chola king, who after successfully raiding Bengal took the title of Gangaikonda and also founded a new capital (Gangaikonda Cholapuram) was
  ক

  Rajaraja-I

  খ

  Rajendra-I

  গ

  Rajadhiraj-I

  ঘ

  Rajendra-II
• Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronized by -
  ক

  Pulakeshin-I

  খ

  Harsha

  গ

  Pulakeshin-II

  ঘ

  Kharavela
• What does the Sangam age owe its name to?
  ক

  Village assembly

  খ

  Jain Influence

  গ

  Confluence of rivers

  ঘ

  A literary guild
• The chief feature(s) of the Chola architecture was/were
  ক

  replacement of bricks by stone structure

  খ

  massive vimanas or towers

  গ

  temples became vast complexes

  ঘ

  spacious courtyards
• Which of the following was the capital of the Chola Kings?
  ক

  Kanchi

  খ

  Tanjore

  গ

  Madurai

  ঘ

  Trichurapally
• Harshvardhana was defeated by
  ক

  Prabhakaravardhana

  খ

  Pulakesin II

  গ

  Narshimvarman

  ঘ

  Sasanka