Chola Administration

Q. When did the Chola dynasty end?

1. 1200
2. 1272
3. 1258
4. 1279

Q. The land grants received by Brahmanas were known as ________.

1. ur
2. nadu
3. brahmadeya
4. sabha

Q. The settlements of peasants were known as _________.

1. 'ur'
2. 'nadu'
3. 'nagaram'
4. 'sabha'

Q. A group of small villages formed a ___________.

1. ur
2. sabha
3. nagaram
4. nadu

Q. Inscriptions from Uttaramerur explained the functioning of a _______.

1. ur
2. nadu
3. nagaram
4. sabha

Q. What was the lowest unit of the Chola administration?

1. Kurram
2. Gramam
3. Mandalam
4. Naadu

Q. Associations of _________ were known as 'nagarams'.

1. traders
2. farmers
3. officials
4. peasants

Q.

Guilds were associations of ___________

Q. What were Urs?

1. Cultivable land
2. Peasant settlement
3. River sediment
4. King's order

Q. Which was the capital of the Chola dynasty when it was revived by Vijayalaya?

1. Madurai
2. Kanchipuram
3. Calicut
4. Thanjavur

Q. Who built the capital city called Gangaikondacholapuram near the mouth of Kaveri?

1. Rajaraja - I
2. Kulottunga
3. Parantaka
4. Rajendra-I

Q. What did the oldest coin tell him? Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?

Q. Who were Yuvarajas?

1. Governors
2. Farmers
3. Heir to the throne
4. Soldiers

Q. The land grants received by Brahmanas were known as ________.

1. nadu
2. brahmadeya
3. sabha
4. ur

Q. In which year did the Nayak rule of Tanjore come to an end?

1. 1673 A.D
2. 1736 A.D.
3. 1763 A.D.
4. 1637 A.D.

Q. Match the following.

1. Village of peasants
2. Land grants
3. Village of Brahmanas
4. Cluster of villages

Q. A Chola village is selecting people to be a part of the Sabha. Ravi is a learned man who has studied the Vedas. Sharath is a 40 year old man who owns land near the village temple. Vikas is an honest man who is well versed in administrative policies and has been a member of the Sabha from the past three years.

Which of these three has the highest chances of being elected to the Sabha?

1. Ravi and Sharath
2. Sharath and Vikas
3. Ravi and Vikas
4. Ravi, Sharath and Vikas

Q. Committees were formed to look after which of these issues?

1. Gardens ​​​​​​​
2. Irrigation
3. Temples
4. Army

Q. Nadus consisted of both Agraharas and Urs.

1. False
2. True