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Question 181. Which of the following statements on the Chola trading activities is incorrect?

Cholas exported textiles, spices, drugs, jewels, ivory and ebony, both to China and to the west.
Chola rulers closely supervised the activities of merchant guilds.
Spices were brought from South-East Asia and the Arabs in turn took them to the west.
Trade existed between Chola empire and China and ambassadors were exchanged.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Chola rulers closely supervised the activities of merchant guilds.
Answer: (b)

Question 182. Consider the following passage and identify the three tribal principalities referred to therein using the code given below. In the early history of the far South in India, three tribal principalities are mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions of the third century BC and in Kharavela inscription of the third-century BC and in the Kharavela inscription of the first century BC.

Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras
Ikshvakus, Vakatakas and Pandyas
Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas
Vakatakas, Cholas and Satvahanas

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Answer: Option A. -> Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras
Answer: (a)
The Edicts of Ashoka (Ashokan inscription) are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, like boulders and cave walls, made by the Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty during his region 269 BC to 231 BC. These inscriptions are dispersed throughout the areas of modern-day Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
In the Ashoka inscriptions, there were three south Indian states Cholas, Pandayas, and Cheras was in existence.

Question 183. Which of the following statements regarding the collections of revenue is not correct?

Orrar was incharge of the Revenue Department
Ayakkarar was the revenue accountant who collected trade and transit duties
The royalseal was fixed on the packet of imported and exported goods after realizing the custom duties
The leading members ofthe cowherds community paid revenue in the form of milk and milk products

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Answer: Option A. -> Orrar was incharge of the Revenue Department
Answer: (a)

Question 184. What are the qualifications of executive committees during the Cholas period?

He must be well versed in vedas and must have his own property
He must have not committed the criminal offences
All the above
The candidate should have the age of 35 to 70 years and must be the resident of the village

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Answer: Option A. -> He must be well versed in vedas and must have his own property
Answer: (a)

Question 185. What was the name of the Chola king who adopted the titles of ‘Mummadi Chola’, ‘Cholamartanda’, ‘Rajakesari Aromoli’?

Raja Raja
Parantaka 1
Vijayalaya
Rajendra I

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Answer: Option B. -> Parantaka 1
Answer: (b)

Question 186. What was the means of rural exchange during the Chola period ?

Rice
Cow
Gold
Wheat

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Rice
Answer: (a)

Question 187. Match the following.
List-I
List-II
(a) Meenakshi Mandir
1. Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh)
(b) Venkateswara Mandir
2. Madurai (Balaji Vishwanath)
(c) Mahakal Mandir
3. Howrah (West Bengal)
(d) Bellore Matha
4. Ujjain
Codes: a b c d

4 3 1 2
2 1 4 3
1 2 3 4
3 4 2 1

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> 2 1 4 3
Answer: (b)

Question 188. The sea borne trade between India and Rome received great impetus during the first-second century A.D. on account of the discovery of: