Kancheepuram

Q. A Chinese traveller named ____________, studied at Nalanda university.

1. Confucius
2. Lao Tsu
3. Hieun Tsang
4. Megasthenes

Q. The Kailasanathar temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, was built by Pallava king ________.

1. Nataraja
2. Rajaraja
3. Rajahamsa
4. Rajasimha

Q. Which among the following place is known as the 'district of lakes'?

1. Kancheepuram
2. Madurai
3. Poompuhar
4. Uraiyur

Q. The northern part of present-day Tamil Nadu was known as ______ Nadu.

1. Tamilagam
2. Thondai
3. Vadakke
4. Thekke

Q. Tamil poet saint _________ said "Kalviyil Karaillatha Kanchi" which means that Kanchi is a place where education is pursued without any blemishes or obstacles.

1. Manimegalai
2. Kalidasa
3. Thirunavukarasar
4. Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar

Q. Which of the following were covered in the Calcutta Madrasa?

1. Persian
2. Islam
3. All of the above
4. Arabic

Q. Choose the names of the scholars who were born in Kanchi.

1. Dharmabalar
2. Bodhi Dharmar
3. Sumathi
4. Jothibalar

Q. Kanchi was a/an _____ society which means that the society was based on agriculture.

1. service-based
2. industrial
3. agrarian
4. pescatarian

Q. During whose reign, Anhilwad Patan became the main centre of education or Vidya Dham?

1. Mulraj Solanki
2. Bhimdev Solanki
3. Siddhraj Jaysinh
4. Kumarpal

Q. Which one of the following is not a lake created by human beings?

1. Barapani
2. Nizam Sagar
3. Gobind Sagar
4. Hirakud

Q. Choose the correct pair:

1. Madurai
2. Poompuhar
3. Kancheepuram
4. Koodal nagar
5. Thoonganagaram
6. Temple town

Q. Hieun Tsang visited the city of Kancheepuram.

1. True
2. False

Q. Bodhi Dharmar was born in Kancheepuram.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following:

1. Port
2. Trading town
3. Educational centre