Chera dynasty - Quiz
A) Trade and agriculture B) Religion and politics C) War and love D) Science and philosophy
A) Jain poems B) Puram poems C) Akam poems D) Buddhist poems
A) Human emotions linked to geographical landscapes B) The history of Northern India C) Instructions for iron forging D) Economic trade policies
A) Korravai B) Sabha C) Ananku D) Durga
A) Through trade and commerce B) Through abandonment of traditions C) Through specific rites and rituals D) Through ignoring the sacred forces
A) Lakshmi B) Ananku C) Kali D) Korravai
A) Fruits and flowers B) Iron and tools C) Meat and toddy D) Gold and jewels
A) 1st century CE B) 3rd century CE C) 5th century BCE D) 3rd century BCE
A) Caste B) Varna C) Kudi D) Jati
A) Trade guilds for maritime merchants B) Administrative divisions of the palace C) Religious sects of Northern India D) Clan-based descent groups linked to production
A) Lower status B) Higher status C) Status was non-existent D) Equal status
A) Sabha B) Sangam C) Ananku D) Kudi
A) Gold mining B) Silk manufacturing C) Cotton spinning D) Cattle rearing
A) 1st century BCE to 1st century CE B) 5th century BCE to 2nd century BCE C) 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE D) 4th century CE to 6th century CE
A) Tree worship B) Fire worship C) Animal sacrifice only D) Sun worship
A) The Kaveri River delta B) The bed of the Amaravati River C) The coast of Kochi D) The banks of the Vaigai River
A) Triangular B) Rectangular C) Square D) Circular
A) Pattanam B) Kochi C) Karur D) Madurai
A) Pattanam, Cochin B) Madras C) Amaravati D) Karur
A) Exported them B) Counter-struck them C) Melted them down D) Discarded them
A) Krishna riverbed B) Kaveri riverbed C) Amaravati riverbed D) Periyar riverbed
A) Sanskrit B) Vatteluttu C) Tamil-Brahmi D) Grantha
A) The punch-marked coins B) The Lakshmi-type coins C) The Chola-Chera joint coins D) The portrait coins
A) An iron war helmet B) Roman-style bristled-crown helmet C) A Vedic turban D) A traditional Chera crown
A) Makkotai coins B) Kollipporai coins C) Kuttuvan Kotai coins D) Lakshmi-type coins
A) Gold only B) Copper, its alloys, or silver C) Bronze only D) Iron and lead
A) Having a bow and arrow B) Featuring a royal seal C) Featuring a tiger D) Blank
A) A joint coin B) A joint excavation at Pattanam C) A peace treaty inscription D) A shared mint in Karur
A) Four B) Two C) Five D) Three
A) Chandragupta B) Asoka C) Bindusara D) Dasharatha
A) Kedalaputo B) Kerobottros C) Kaelobotros D) Keprobotras
A) Katyayana B) Pliny the Elder C) Panini D) Claudius Ptolemy
A) Kerobottros B) Keprobotras C) Kedalaputo D) Kaelobotros
A) Kautilya B) Claudius Ptolemy C) Patanjali D) Pliny the Elder
A) Kaelobotros B) Kerobottros C) Keprobotras D) Kedalaputo
A) Katyayana B) Kautilya C) Panini D) Patanjali
A) Tamilakam B) Kedala Puto/Kerala Putra C) Cheraman D) Sanskrit-Prakrit
A) Roman B) Indo-Aryan C) Mauryan D) Greek
A) Pataliputra B) Rome C) Alexandria D) Athens
A) Patanjali B) Panini C) Pliny D) Asoka
A) Keralaputra B) Pandya-putra C) Sangam-putra D) Chola-putra
A) Cinnamon B) Turmeric C) Black pepper D) Cardamom
A) Kanchipuram B) Madurai C) Muziris D) Thanjavur
A) Sangam texts B) Vedic hymns C) Buddhist Jataka tales D) Jain Sutras
A) Karikala B) Rajaraja C) Nedunjeliyan D) Chenkuttuvan
A) Manimekalai B) Silappadikaram C) Purananuru D) Chilappathikaram
A) Narmada Valley B) Khyber Pass C) Palakkad Gap D) Thar Desert
A) Desert plain B) Mountain range C) River valley D) Ocean port
A) Cheralatha B) Cheramakan C) Cheranadu D) Cheraputra
A) Five B) Twelve C) Ten D) Eight
A) Sivaka Chintamani B) Manimekalai C) Valayapathi D) Silappathikaram
A) Madurai B) Puhar C) Kanchi D) Vanchi
A) Mahasena B) Dutugamunu C) Parakramabahu D) Gajabahu
A) Ilango Adigal B) Kambar C) Sittalai Sattanar D) Tiruvalluvar
A) Makkodai B) Chenguttuvan C) Anthuvan Cheral Irumporai D) Kanaikkal Irumporai
A) Chenguttuvan B) Nedum Chezhian II C) Gajabahu D) Mudittalai Ko Perunar Killi
A) Ugra Peruvaluti B) Killi Valavan C) Thalaiyalanganam Nedum Chezhian II D) Rajasuyam Vetta Perunar Killi
A) Suicide by starvation B) In the battle of Vilamkil C) During a temple consecration D) By execution at the hands of the Pandya king
A) Chengannan B) Nedum Chezhian II C) Mudittalai Ko Perunar Killi D) Ugra Peruvaluti
A) It is considered entirely mythological and fictional B) It contradicts all other Sangam literature C) It has not yet been worked into a connected history D) It is perfectly established by archaeological data
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Kerala C) Sri Lanka D) Tamil Nadu
A) Vanchi-Karur B) Puhar C) Korkai D) Uraiyur
A) Ezhimala dynasty B) Pandya dynasty C) Ay dynasty D) Chola dynasty
A) Chera rulers B) Pandya rulers C) Ay rulers D) Ezhimala rulers
A) Karur B) Uraiyur C) Muchiri-Vanchi D) Madurai
A) Chera B) Chola C) Pandya D) Ay
A) Pandya B) Ezhimala C) Chola D) Chera
A) Collateral branches that competed for leadership B) Unrelated dynasties that fought for land C) A single centralized ruling family D) Subordinate governors under one king
A) Vanchi B) Pugalur C) Madurai D) Muchiri
A) Kon B) Vel C) Vendar D) Chief
A) Violent conflicts B) Democratic elections C) Centralized bureaucracy D) Peaceful coexistence
A) Extensive taxation systems B) Redistributive social relationships C) A standing national army D) A rigid legal code
A) Agro-pastoral subsistence B) Total reliance on foreign gold C) State-controlled capitalism D) Industrial manufacturing
A) Pugalur B) The Velir C) R. Champakalakshmi D) The Vendar
A) Appointment by foreign kings B) Hereditary taxation C) An investiture ceremony D) Election by citizens
A) Northern Indian merchants B) Arab spice traders C) Merchants from the Graeco-Roman world D) Chinese navigators
A) Monsoon winds B) Trade winds C) Coastal tides D) Ocean currents
A) Coffee B) Tea C) Cotton D) Spices
A) The Malabar coast B) Near the Arabian Sea ports C) The interior Ghat Mountains D) In northern India
A) Iron B) Silk C) Wool D) Wheat
A) Seric B) Magnetite C) Wootz D) Slag
A) Avārai B) Kodumanal C) Seric D) Wootz
A) Charcoal B) Magnetite C) Bamboo trees D) Avārai
A) Anuradhapura B) Samanalawewa C) Kodumanal D) Tissamaharama
A) Pandya kingdom B) Chola kingdom C) Medieval Chera kingdom D) Pallava kingdom
A) Vattezhuthu B) Adigaman C) Kulasekhara D) Karur
A) The southern saint B) The Chera king C) The spice trader D) The port ruler
A) Karur B) Thagadur C) Kollam D) Mahodayapuram
A) Sanskrit B) Brahmi C) Vattezhuthu D) Grantha
A) Adigaman B) Vanchi-Karur C) Kulasekharas D) Kalabhras
A) Northern Tamil Nadu B) The Middle East C) Former Chera territories D) Southeast Asia
A) They became parts of the Pallava-Pandya domain B) They moved to the Kongu country C) They joined the Chola empire D) They became independent
A) The Romans B) The Chalukyas C) The Rashtrakutas D) The Kalabhras
A) Architectural styles B) Military tactics C) Religious conversion D) Economic organization
A) Walter J. Fischel B) Kesavan Veluthat C) Rajan Gurukkal D) Romila Thapar
A) Historical geography B) Astrology C) Medical science D) Naval architecture |
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