Practice Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas and Cholas – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about the Rashtrakutas:

1. Before becoming independent, the Rashtrakutas were subordinates of the Chalukyas of Karnataka.

2. The hiranya-garbha ritual performed by Dantidurga literally means 'golden womb' and was believed to bring rebirth as a Kshatriya.

3. The wall relief of Vishnu as Narasimha in Cave 15 at Ellora belongs to the Pala period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Consider the following events:

1. Rajaraja I becomes the Chola king

2. Dantidurga overthrows his Chalukya overlord

3. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni begins his rule

4. Vijayalaya takes the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about Chola villages:

1. A group of several villages was called an ur.

2. To be a member of a sabha, a person had to be between thirty-five and seventy years of age.

3. The tax called vetti was taken in the form of forced labour rather than in cash.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Consider the following statements about the new kingdoms of the seventh to twelfth centuries:

1. The title tribhuvana-chakravartin meant 'lord of the three worlds'.

2. Kings ruled alone and did not share power with samantas or with associations of peasants, traders and Brahmanas.

3. Posts of the officers who collected revenue were often hereditary.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The tripartite struggle was fought by the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Rashtrakutas and the Palas for control over Kanauj in the Ganga valley.

2. The Uttaramerur inscriptions record that committee members of the sabha were chosen by a show of hands in an open assembly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about samantas in the period after the seventh century:

1. Samantas were expected to bring gifts for the king, attend his court and provide military support.

2. As their power and wealth grew, some samantas took titles such as maha-samanta and maha-mandaleshvara.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Chola ruler Vijayalaya:

1. He belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the Cholas from Uraiyur.

2. He captured the Kaveri delta in the middle of the tenth century.

3. He built a temple for the goddess Nishumbhasudini at Thanjavur.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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