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upsc-p1-history-south-indian-dynasties MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 6 upsc-p1-history-south-indian-dynasties questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Institution) (a) Ur (b) Sabha (c) Nagaram (d) Variyam List II (Description) 1. Merchant or urban corporate body 2. Selected committee within a local assembly 3. Common village assembly 4. Brahmana-settlement assembly
Option A is correct. Ur was a common village assembly; sabha represented a Brahmana settlement; nagaram was a merchant or urban body; and variyam was a selected committee handling assigned work within the local system.
Q2Consider the following statements about Chola local institutions: 1. Ur generally denoted a common village assembly. 2. Sabha or mahasabha generally denoted an assembly of a Brahmana settlement. 3. Nagaram denoted a merchant or urban corporate body. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Ur, sabha and nagaram had different social bases and functions: a common village assembly, a Brahmana-settlement assembly and a merchant or urban body respectively.
Q3Consider the following statements about Tamil Bhakti traditions: 1. The Tevaram hymns are associated with Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. 2. The Nalayira Divya Prabandham is associated with Alvar devotional poetry. 3. Bhakti hymns are administrative records comparable to revenue inscriptions. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect: Bhakti hymns preserve sacred geography, sectarian networks and temple prestige, but they are not administrative documents like revenue inscriptions.
Q4Arrange the following political developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Jatavarman Sundara Pandya's expansion during the Pandya revival 2. Vijayalaya Chola's capture of Thanjavur 3. Dantidurga's establishment of Rashtrakuta power after overthrowing the Chalukyas of Badami 4. Narasimhavarman I's occupation of Vatapi Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C is correct. Narasimhavarman I's Pallava occupation of Vatapi came first; Dantidurga's Rashtrakuta rise followed; Vijayalaya captured Thanjavur in the 9th century; and Jatavarman Sundara Pandya marks the 13th-century Pandya revival.
Q5Consider the following statements about Pallava monuments: 1. The Five Rathas at Mamallapuram are monolithic experiments. 2. The Shore Temple is a structural temple. 3. The Descent of the Ganges is a large open-air relief. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. The Five Rathas, the Shore Temple and the Descent of the Ganges represent three distinct forms at Mamallapuram: monolithic models, structural construction and open-air relief respectively.
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6Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Site) (a) Mandagapattu (b) Pattadakal (c) Ellora Kailasa (d) Thanjavur List II (Architectural marker) 1. Mature Chola Dravida structural temple 2. Pallava rock-cut cave experiment 3. Chalukya Nagara-Dravida synthesis 4. Rashtrakuta monolithic translation of structural form