Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 34 – GS Paper (Medieval History)

1. With reference to the Cholas, consider the following statements:

1. Its founder was Vijayalaya, who was at first a feudatory of the Pandyas.
2. Krishna III of Rahtrakuta defeated the Cholas and annexed the northern part of the Chola empire.
3. Rajaraja destroyed the Chera navy and invaded Sri Lanka.

How many of the above statements are correct?

2. With reference to the Chola administration, consider the following statements:

1. The basic unit of administration was the nadu which consisted of a number of villages.
2. The state was divided into four mandalams or provinces and nadus were grouped into valanadus.
3. During the Chola period, ur was a general assembly of the village.
4. The villages practiced a system of self-government.

How many of the above statements are correct?

3. With reference to Chola rulers, consider the following statements:

1. Rajendra Chola I destroyed the Chera navy at Trivandrum, and later captured Madurai, the capital of Pandyas.
2. The Chola rulers marked their victories by erecting temples and having inscriptions written on the walls of these temples.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

4. With reference to medieval India, which ruler assumed the title ‘gangaikondachola’?

5. In the context of medieval India, ‘Chola lake’ refers to the:

6. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding Brihadiswara temple?

7. With reference to the functions performed by the village assembly, i.e. Sabha during the later Cholas, which of the following is not correct?

8. One of the most remarkable exploits of Rajendra I was his march across Kalinga to Bengal where his armies defeated two local kings. To commemorate this occasion, he built a new capital Gangaikondacholapuram on the mouth of which river?

9. How many of the following temples were built by Cholas?

1. Papanatha Temple
2. Brihadeeswara Temple
3. Airavatesvara Temple

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

10. The term ‘tirunamattukkani’ mentioned in Chola inscriptions refers to:

11. Consider the following statements:

1. The expedition of Rajendra Chola to Bengal followed in reverse the same route which the great conqueror Samudragupta had followed.
2. Chola kings were famous for their naval power.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

12. Consider the following statements:

1. Both Kailashnatha temple at Kanchipuram and the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjore are fine examples of the Dravida Architecture and were constructed by Rajaraja.
2. Kamban, whom wrote Tamila Ramayana, is believed to have lived at the court of a Chola king.

Which of the above statements is/are not correct?

13. Consider the following statements regarding Chola kingdom:

1. They put greater stress on dana (gift) than on yajna (sacrifice).
2. They undertook the famous ‘Kadaram Campaign’.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

14. Consider the following statements regarding Kalabhra Revolt:

1. The revolt was directed against the existing social and political order in south India.
2. They captured power at the cost of the Cholas.
3. They were supressed through the joint efforts of the Pandyas, the Pallavas, and the Chalukyas.

How many of the above statements are correct?

15. Consider the following statements regarding the Chola Empire and their administration:

1. All the authority rested in King’s hand with Council of Ministers to advise him.
2. The affairs of the village were managed by an executive committee to which educated persons owning property were elected either by drawing lots or by rotation.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?