Chapter  2 New Kings And Kingdoms

1. Take a look at the following remark about

dynasties from the north to the south.

1. Rastrakutas
2. cholas
3. pandyas
4. Gurjar-prtiharas

Select the correct response.

2. Take a look at the following statement about samantas.

1.They were powerful landowners or warrior chiefs in various

parts of the subcontinent. Existing rulers frequently referred

to them as samantas.

2.They provide military assistance to the king.

3.Maha-mandaleshvara was not like samantas in any way.

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3. Consider the following statement: In the middle

of the eighth century.

1.The Deccan Rashtrakutas, who were subordinate to

the Chalukyas of Karnataka.

2.Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra established kingdoms

in Rajasthan with great success.

3.Kadamba Mayurasharman used violence to build

kingdoms in Karnataka.

4.Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, ousted his Chalukya master

in the mid-eighth century and conducted the hiranya-garbha ceremony.

Select the incorrect response.

4. Think about the following statement:

1.The Cholas, who controlled Tamil Nadu,

used over 400 words to describe various types of taxation.

2.Vetti is a type of tax that is collected in the form of cash.

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5. Consider the statement below.

1.To compose the Kashmir king tale, Kalhana (author)

utilised a range of sources.

2.Kalhana had a high regard for rulers and their policies.

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6. Take a look at the following statement about “tripartite struggle.”

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7. Match the following

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8. Consider the statement below.

1. Prithviraja III was the most well-known Chahamana ruler.
2. The Chahamana ruler beat Sultan Muhammad Ghori, an Afghan ruler.

Select the incorrect response.

9. Consider the statement below.

1.Muttaraiyar was a subordinate of Kanchipuram’s Pallava rulers.

2.Vijayalaya belonged to the Cholas of Uraiyur, an ancient main

dynasty that seized the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar in the

middle of the ninth century.

3.At the Kaveri delta, Vijayalaya built Thanjavur and a temple for

goddess Nishumbhasudini.

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10. Think about the following statement:

 1.Rajaraja I reorganised the empire’s administration.

2. Rajendra I, Rajaraja’s son, raided the Ganga valley,

Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asian kingdoms, building a navy for these excursions.

3.Rajendra I, Rajaraja’s son, carried on his father’s policies.

Select the incorrect response.

11. Take a look at the following remark on Chola temples.

1.Rajaraja and Rajendra erected the magnificent temples

of Thanjavur and Gangaikondacholapuram.

2.Land was given to temples by monarchs as well as by others.

Select the incorrect response.

12. Take a look at the following remark on Chola Bronze Sculpture.

1.The majority of the representations were of deities,

but devotees were occasionally included.

2.Chola bronze images are regarded as some of

the most beautiful in the world.

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13. Consider the following statement about the

Chola Empire’s administration.

1.The Vellala caste’s rich peasants had substantial authority

over the affairs of the nadu, and the Chola government had no control.

2.The village council and the nadu were in charge of administering

justice and collecting taxes, among other things.

3.Peasant settlements, known as Ur.

4.The Chola monarchs granted titles such as muvendavelan on

wealthy landowners.

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14. Match the following

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15. Consider the following statement on the qualifications

required to serve on a sabha committee under the Chola kingdom.

1.They must be between the ages of 35 and 70, and they must

be familiar with the Vedas.

2.They should be able to live alone.

3.They should be knowledgeable about administrative procedures

and trustworthy.

4.Anyone who has served on a committee in the previous three years

is ineligible to serve on another committee.

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16. Consider the following statement about two large

cities under the Chahamanas’ power.

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17. Consider the following statement regarding

Chola temple-related activities.

1.Chola temples were not simply places of worship,

but also economic, social, and cultural centres.

2.Chola temples were craft production centres.

Select the correct response.

18. Match the following Chola inscriptions mention several categories of land.

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