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Kurram during the period of Cholas constituted of the

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  1. Nadus

  2. Mandalas

  3. Valanadus

  4. Villages

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Correct Option: D
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The kingdom had been divided into mandalam, kotwangi, nadu kurram or community of villages and tara-kurram. 

Who was the last ruler of the Chola dynasty?

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  1. Rajadhiraj

  2. Kulotunga III

  3. Rajaraja I

  4. Rajendra I

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Correct Option: A
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Rajadhiraj was the last great ruler of the Chola dynasty who successfully maintained the honour and extent of the Chola empire. 

Thanjavur was the capital of the _______ kingdom.

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  1. Chola

  2. Chera

  3. Pandya

  4. None

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Correct Option: A

In the town of Thanjavur, the name Sthapatis was associated with ___________.

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  1. Sculptors

  2. Traders

  3. Weavers

  4. Military Generals

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Correct Option: A
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Thanjavur was an ancient town and the capital of the Chola kingdom. In and around Thanjvur, the sculptors were called as Sthapatis.

Who was the famous Deccan Hindu king whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of states in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia?

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  1. Rajendra Chola

  2. Rajaraja I

  3. Pulakesin

  4. Mahipala II

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Correct Option: A
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Rajaraja’s son Rajendra Chola I raided the Ganga valley, Sri Lanka and regions of Southeast Asia such as Sumatra, Java, and Malaysia developing a navy for these expeditions.

The ancient Chola kingdom existed near the delta of the river _______.

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  1. Tungabhadra

  2. Kaveri

  3. Krishna

  4. Godavari

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Correct Option: B
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The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India. The Chola kingdom existed in the heartland of the fertile valley of the Cauvery river.

Which one of the Chola Kings conquered Ceylon?

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  1. Aditya I

  2. Rajendra

  3. Rajaraja I

  4. Vijayalaya

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Correct Option: C
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Rajaraja I, considered the most powerful Chola ruler, became king in 985 AD. Rajaraja invaded Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 993 AD. The Thiruvalangadu copper-plate inscriptions mention that Rajaraja’s army crossed the ocean by ships and destroyed Anuradhapura, the 1400-year-old capital of Sinhalas.

The Chola ruler who had subdued the Ganges and obtained the title 'Gangai Konda Chola' was ________.

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  1. Rajaraja Chola

  2. Rajendra Chola I

  3. Rajadhiraja Chola

  4. Kulattunga

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Correct Option: B
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Rajendra Chola I was a Chola emperor of South India who succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE.  He assumed the title of Gangaikondachola because he conquered the kingdoms near Ganga and built a new capital city called Gangaikonda Cholapuram.

Which Chola ruler had conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire?

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  1. Rajindra Chola I

  2. Adhirajindra Chola

  3. Parantaka Chola I

  4. Rajaraja Chola I

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Correct Option: D
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Rajaraja Chola 1 invaded Northern Sri Lanka in 993 AD. Cholas made the city of Polonnurawa as their capital and renamed it Jananathamangalam. Rajaraja Chola 1 built a Siva temple in Polonnaruwa to commemorate the victory.

The lowest unit of Chola administration was the _______.

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  1. Kottam

  2. Mandalam

  3. Kurram

  4. Valanadu

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Correct Option: C
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Kurram was the lowest unit of Chola administration. In the Chola empire, Kingdom was divided into Mandalams (or provinces) and each mandalam divided into Valanadus (Commissionary) and Nadus (Districts) and Kurram (a group of villages).