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  1. The Chola kings were ruling over

  2. A.

    Tamil Nadu

    B.

    Andhra

    C.

    Kerala

    D.

    Bengal


  3. Coins made of metal first appeared in

  4. A.

    Haerappan Civilisation

    B.

    Later Vedic Age

    C.

    Age of the Buddha

    D.

    Age of the Mauryas


  5. Mention the centre of the Roman trade during the Sangam Age

  6. A.

    Madurai

    B.

    Arikamedu

    C.

    Poompuhar

    D.

    Musiri


  7. During the reign of which Pallava ruler began the

    long drawn struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas?

  8. A.

    Mahendravarman I

    B.

    Simhavishnu

    C.

    Narasimhavarman I

    D.

    Mahendravarman II


  9. From which modern State did the Alwar saints

    orignate?

  10. A.

    Tamil Nadu

    B.

    Kerala

    C.

    Karnataka

    D.

    Maharashtra


  11. Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the

  12. A.

    Cholas of Tamil Nadu

    B.

    Chalukyas of Badami

    C.

    Chalukyas Kalyani

    D.

    Pallavas of Kanchi


  13. The Uttaramerur inscription provides information of the administration of the

  14. A.

    Chalukyas

    B.

    Satavahanas

    C.

    Pallavas

    D.

    Cholas


  15. Match the following:

  16. A.

    Chalukyas - (i) Malakhet

    B.

    Hoysalas - (ii) Vatapi

    C.

    Rashtrakutas - (iii) Warangal

    D.

    Kakatiyas - (iv) Dwarasamudra

    (A) (A) – (ii), (B) – (iv), (C) - (i), (D) – (iii),

    (B) (A) – (iv),(B) – (iii), (C) – (i), (D) – (ii),

    (C) (A) – (i), (B) – (ii), (C) – (iii), (D) – (iv),

    (D) (A) – (iii), (B) – (ii), (C) – (iv), (D) - (i),


  17. Which one of the following inscriptions related to the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II?

  18. A.

    Maski

    B.

    Hathigumpha

    C.

    Aihole

    D.

    Nasik


  19. Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harshavardhana?

  20. A.

    Krishnadevaraya

    B.

    Pulakeshin II

    C.

    Mayuravarma

    D.

    Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar