South India : The Chola Empire (900 – 1200 CE)

Consider the following statements with respect to the Chola Empire:
1. Rajaraja I was the founder of Chola Empire.
2. Tondaimandalam was the core area of Chola Empire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A): We know a great deal more about the Chola Empire than their predecessors.
Reason (R): Chola temples contain a historical narrative of the victories of Chola Kings.

Which of the following Chola kings took the title of \’Gangaikonda Chola’?

Consider the following statements:
1. Delhi Sultanate was directly responsible for the decline of Chola Empire.
2. The term ‘Nadu’ was used for a village in the Chola period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the local self – government in the Chola Empire:
1. The affairs of the villages were managed by varlous committees assigned with different classes.
2. Elections were held for the membership of these committees in which only the propertied class voted.
3. There were clearly laid down qualifications and disqualifications for the potential candidates.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched regarding the Dravida style of temple architecture:
A B
(Term) (Meaning)
1. Mandapa Pillared hall
2. Vimana Storeys on top of central shrine
3. Gopuram Lofty

Consider the following statements:
1. Chola kings had the habit of installing images of kings and queens in the courtyards in the temple.
2. Brihadeshwara temple at Tanjore was built by Rajaraja I.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to \’Tirumural\’.
1. It was written in Tamil.
2. It is related to the Nayanar sect of Bhakti movement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
A B
(Scholar) (Language)
1. Kamban Telugu
2. Ranna Tamil
3. Tikkanna Telugu
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: