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Multiple choice history medieval india: south india and the cholas chola dynasty cholas rule of cholas in south india pandya temples, sculptors and paintings in pallava epoch pandyas pallava epoch the pallavas of kanchi (350 a.d. to 895 a.d.) pallavas

What was the title of Rajendra I?

  1. Devaputra

  2. Avanisimha

  3. Amitraghata

  4. Gangai Konda

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 Rajendra assumed the title ‘Gangaikonda Chola’ (The Chola who took the Ganges) after defeating the Gangas, Chalukyas, Cheras, Pallavas, Pandyas, Kalinga and other rulers.

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What was the main feature of the Chola administration?

  1. Military organisation

  2. Town administration

  3. Rural administration

  4. Art and architecture

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The Cholas believed in local self-government. In many of the villages, the administration was carried out not by the government officials but by the villagers themselves. These villages had three types of assemblies, namely the ur, the sabha and the nagaram. 

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Rajadhiraj Chola was killed in the famous battle of ________.

  1. Plassey

  2. Buxar

  3. Panipat

  4. Koppam

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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. 

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Who was the son and succeesor of Rajaraja I?

  1. Rajendra I

  2. Parantaka II

  3. Aditya

  4. Vijayalaya

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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.

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High officers during the Cholas period were known as _________.

  1. Peruntaram

  2. Kurram

  3. Kudalai

  4. Kudamkottam

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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.

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Valanadus during the period of Cholas consisted ____________________.

  1. a number of Villages

  2. a number of Mandalams

  3. a number of Kurrams

  4. a number of Nadus

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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.

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Kurram during the period of Cholas constituted of the

  1. Nadus

  2. Mandalas

  3. Valanadus

  4. Villages

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

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Who was the last ruler of the Chola dynasty?

  1. Rajadhiraj

  2. Kulotunga III

  3. Rajaraja I

  4. Rajendra I

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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. 

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Thanjavur was the capital of the _______ kingdom.

  1. Chola

  2. Chera

  3. Pandya

  4. None

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Thanjavur served as the capital city for the Chola dynasty, particularly during the reign of Vijayalaya Chola and his successors.

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

  1. Sculptors

  2. Traders

  3. Weavers

  4. Military Generals

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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.