Chola Literature and Literary Sources

Q.

Who wrote the Tamil Ramayana ?

1. Kamban
2. Shaiva
3. Vaishnava
4. Parantaka

Q. Which of the following works is called the "Fifth Veda"?

1. Nala Venba
2. Kamban's Ramayana
3. Kalingattuparani
4. Tirumurais

Q. During the Chola rule, the followers of Shiva were called ________.

1. Nattars
2. Nayanars
3. Urs
4. Vaishnavas

Q. Who built the Rajarajesvaram temple at Thanjavur?

1. Rajaraja Chola II
2. Vijayalaya Chola
3. Rajendra Chola I
4. Rajaraja Chola I

Q. The "Kalingattuparani" spoke about ________.

1. Kulottunga Chola I
2. Rajaraja Chola I
3. Kharavela
4. Aditya Chola I

Q. Who wrote the Tamil Ramayana?

1. Kamban
2. Kharavela
3. Vikramachola
4. Jayamkonda

Q. During the Chola rule, the followers of Vishnu were called ________.

1. Alvars
2. Urs
3. Shivites
4. Nattars

Q. Choose the incorrect statement(s) about the literary works that developed in medieval Kerala.

1. Mohiyudheen Mala was written in the 18th century.
2. Puthanpana was written in the 17th century.
3. Krishnagadha was written by Cherushery.
4. Ezhuthachan wrote Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu.

Q. Vikramachola was a poet in whose court?

1. Kharavela
2. Parantaka
3. Rajaraja II
4. Rajendra

Q. The "Tirumurais" provide valuable information regarding the _________ life of the people under the Cholas.

1. religious
2. political
3. social
4. economic

Q. The Nataraja depicts _______.

1. Shiva
2. Vishnu
3. Parvati
4. Ganesh

Q. The Copper-plate grants known as Nattars shed light on the lineage of the Chola dynasty indicating its Solar origin.

1. True
2. False