Ancient History (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangam Period) MCQ Part – II

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Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangam Period
Total Question in This Set — 41 – 67

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• Ancient History (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangam Period) MCQ Part – I

Ancient Indian History (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangam Period) MCQ
Part – II

41. Amphora Jar is a
(A) Perforated Jar
(B) Tall double handle jar
(C) Painted grey jar
(D) Black and red ware jar

42. Religious anthology ‘Kural’ composed in which language?
(A) Greek
(B) Tamil
(C) Telugu
(D) Pali

43. Which one of the following was not a ruling dynasty of the Tamil country during the Sangam Age?
(A) Chera
(B) Chola
(C) Pallava
(D) Pandya

44. Who among the following was the author of the Tamil Ramayanam or Ramavataram?
(A) Kamban
(B) Kuttan
(C) Nannaya
(D) Tikkana

45. Which one of the following Tamil Texts has been called Laghuveda?
(A) Nandhikalambagam
(B) Kalingattuparani
(C) Periyapuranam
(D) Kural

46. Famous South Indian ‘The Battle of Takkolam’ was fought between
(A) Chola and North Chalukyas
(B) Chola and Rashtra-kutas
(C) Chola and Hoysala
(D) Chola and Pandya

47. Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India?
(A) Chaturvedimangalam
(B) Parishad
(C) Ashtadiggaja
(D) Manigramam

48. Why was ‘Uraiyur’ famous in Sangam Era?
(A) An important trade centre of spices
(B) An important trade centre of cotton
(C) An important centre of foreign trade
(D) An important centre of domestic trade

49. Who devastated Chola dynasty eventually?
(A) Mahmud Ghaznavi
(B) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(C) Muhammad Gauri
(D) Malik Kafur

50. According to the Sangam texts the terms Kon, Ko and Mannan were attributed to which of the following?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Revenue Minister
(C) Commander of the army
(D) King

51. Which river was the lifeline of Pandya state?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Vengi

52. The sage who is said to have Aryanized South India was
(A) Vishwamitra
(B) Agastya
(C) Vashishtha
(D) Sambhara

53. Third Sangam was held at
(A) Arikamedu
(B) Ernakulam
(C) Madurai
(D) Tuticorin

54. Who of the following Chinese travellers has given an account of the relationship of China with India during the reign of Chalukyas?
(A) Fa-Hien
(B) Hiuen-Tsang
(C) It-Sing
(D) Matwalin

55. Which of the following pair (A State of South India from 6th to 12th century and its Capital) is not correctly matched?
(A) Pallava-Kanchipuram
(B) Pandya-Madurai
(C) Chera-Puducheri
(D) Chola-Tanjvur