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The Cholas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the group of Landlords who were treated as the subordinates of the Kings and expected to bring gifts in the form of taxes or provide certain services, from the following.

a)

Overlords

b)

Samantas

c)

Rashtrakutas

d)

Brahmadeya

2.

The ruler Vijayalaya, captured the delta from -

a)

The pandyans

b)

Chauhans

c)

Muttaraiyar

d)

None of the above

3.

Who built the town of Tanjavur?

a)

Vijayalaya

b)

Muttaraiyar

c)

Rajaraja

d)

Rajendra

4.

Who was considered to be the most powerful Chola Ruler?

a)

Vijayalaya

b)

Rajaraja I

c)

Rajendra I

d)

Prithvi Raj Chauhan

5.

The ritual performed by Brahmanas to take rebirth as Kshatriya was known as -

a)

Maha Samanta

b)

Kadamai

c)

Devadana

d)

Hiranya Garbha

6.

What was the Brahmanas rewarded with, when they drafted Prashastis for the Kings?

a)

Gold and diamonds

b)

Services

c)

Land Grants

d)

None of the above

7.

The Land grants were recorded on -

a)

Iron Plates

b)

Golden Plates

c)

Silver Plates

d)

Copper Plates

8.

Identify the writer who was being critical about the rulers and their policies, unlike the Prashasti writers, through his sanskrit poem.

a)

Kalhana

b)

Al Biruni

c)

Somnath

d)

Tang

9.

Amongst the craft associated with temples which type of images were highly distinctive during the Cholas?

a)

Golden Images

b)

Bronze Images

c)

Silver Images

d)

Stone Images

10.

Settlements of peasants were known as -

a)

Nadu

b)

Government

c)

Ur

d)

Sabha

11.

Considerable control over the "nadu" was exercised by -

a)

Rich peasants of Brahmana

b)

Rich peasants of Kshatriya

c)

Poor peasants of all castes

d)

Rich peasants of the Vellala Caste

12.

Land gifted to temples was known as -

a)

Brahmadeya

b)

Devadana

c)

Shalaboga

d)

Vellanvagai

13.

The assembly of prominent brahmana landlords who looked after the brahmadeya was -

a)

Sabha

b)

Ur

c)

Nadu

d)

samantas

14.

The uttaramerur inscription mainly lays down the details of -

a)

Brahmadeya

b)

Devadana

c)

Sabha

d)

Bronze Images

15.

Who were the parties involved in "Tripartite" struggle?

a)

Gurjara-Pratiharas, Cholas, Chauhans

b)

Gurjara-Pratiharas, Chalukkyas, Cholas

c)

Gurjara-Pratiharas, Pala, Rashtrakutas

d)

Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas , Chhalukyas