The Chola Kings

Q. ___________ is considered as the greatest king of the Chola dynasty.

1. Balban
2. Rajaraja I
3. Krishnadevaraya
4. Prithviraj Chauhan

Q. Vijayalaya belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the .

1. Pallavas
2. Muttaraiyar
3. Cholas
4. Cheras

Q. Rajaraja became the ruler in the year ________.

1. 970 CE
2. 960 CE
3. 985 CE
4. 1000 CE

Q. Vijayala defeated the __________ and laid the foundations of the Chola dynasty.

1. Chauhans
2. Muttaraiyar family
3. Gahadavalas
4. Gurjara-Pratiharas

Q. The king who took the title 'Yavanarajya Pratishtapanacharya' was ___________.

1. Ramaraya
2. Krishnadevaraya
3. Praudhadevaraya
4. Bukkaraya

Q. Vijayalaya built a temple for the goddess ________ in Thanjavur.

1. Durga
2. Parvati
3. Saraswati
4. Nishumbhasudini

Q. ________ laid the foundations of the Chola dynasty.

1. The Muttaraiyar family
2. Rajraraja I
3. Rajendra I
4. Vijayalaya

Q. The chiefs of the Muttaraiyar family were subordinates of the ________.

1. Gahadavalas
2. Pandyas
3. Pallavas
4. Rashtrakutas

Q. Vijayalaya belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the .

1. Pallavas
2. Muttaraiyar
3. Cholas
4. Cheras

Q. Vijayalaya belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the .

Q. _________ raided the Ganga valley.

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

Q. Which of the following present-day places were a part of the Chola empire under Rajaraja I?

1. Gujarat
2. Colombo
3. Madurai
4. Thanjavur

Q. Aditya I of the Cholas ended the reign of the Pallavas.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the Chola rulers to the regions they conquered.

1. Maldives
2. River Ganga
3. Madurai