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Rajadhiraj Chola was killed in the famous battle of ________.

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  1. Plassey

  2. Buxar

  3. Panipat

  4. Koppam

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rajadhiraj Chola was the last great ruler of the Chola dynasty, who successfully maintained the honour and extent of the Chola Empire. But he himself was killed in the Battle of Koppam against the Chalukyas in AD 1052. 

Who was the son and succeesor of Rajaraja I?

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  1. Rajendra I

  2. Parantaka II

  3. Aditya

  4. Vijayalaya

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Correct Option: A
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Rajendra I was a Chola emperor who is considered one of the greatest rulers and military generals of India. He succeeded his father Rajaraja Chola I in 1014 CE.

High officers during the Cholas period were known as _________.

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  1. Peruntaram

  2. Kurram

  3. Kudalai

  4. Kudamkottam

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Correct Option: A
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The Central Government  under the headship of the King. Council of ministers and officials took active part in running the administration of Central Government. The higher officials were called Peruntaram and the lower officials were called Siruntaram.

Valanadus during the period of Cholas consisted ____________________.

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  1. a number of Villages

  2. a number of Mandalams

  3. a number of Kurrams

  4. a number of Nadus

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Correct Option: C
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The Chola Empire was divided into mandalams and each mandalam into valanadus and nadus. In each nadu there were a number of autonomous villages. The royal princes or officers were in charge of mandalams. The valanadu was under periyanattar and nadu under nattar. The town was known as nagaram and it was under the administration of a council called nagarattar.

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.