1. Which was the capital of the Chola dynasty?
A. Vanchi
B. Uraiyur
C. Madurai
D. Kapadapuram
ANSWER: B.Uraiyur
SOLUTION :The Pushyabhuti dynasty, also known as the Vardhana dynasty, came into prominence after the decline of the Gupta Empire.
2. The famous king of ancient Chola dynasty was ____.
A. Parantaka
B. Karikala
C. Kocengannaa
D. Cenkuttuvan
ANSWER: B.Karikala
SOLUTION: The founder of the Vardhana dynasty is considered to be Pushyabhuti, according to the 7th century poet Bana’s legendary account in Harshacharita.
3. What was the Emblem of Pandyas?
A. Bow and Arrow
B. Tiger
C. Fish
D. Lion
ANSWER : B.Tiger
SOLUTION:Prabhakar Vardhana has been considered as the founder as well as the first ruler of the Pushyabhuti dynasty.
4. Who is knownas Napoleon of South India?
A. Rajendra Chola I
B. Rajaraja Chola I
C. Sundara Chola
D. Gyanendra Chola
ANSWER: A.Rajendra Chola I
SOLUTION:Shashanka, the King of Gauda in Eastern Bengal, then entered Magadha as a friend of Rajyavardhana, but was in a secret alliance with the Malwa king. Accordingly, Shashanka treacherously murdered Rajyavardhana. In the meantime, Rajyashri escaped into forests.
5. The reign of which dynasty is regarded as the ‘Golden age’ of South India?
A. Pandyas
B. Pallavas
C. Cholas
D. Vijayanagar
ANSWER: C.Cholas
SOLUTION:Harshavardhana (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; c. 590–647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Hun invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.
6. Which Chola ruler was popularly called ‘Victor of the Ganges’?
A. Vijayalaya Chola
B. Gandaraditya Chola
C. Parantaka Chola I
D. Rajendra Chola I
ANSWER: D.Rajendra Chola I
SOLUTION: King Harshavardhana was the son of Prabhakar Vardhana, the founder of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty or the Vardhana Dynasty. He is considered one of the most prominent rulers of the 7th century.
7. The deity in most of the temples in Chola dynasty?
A. Vishnu
B. Shiva
C. Brahma
D. Krishna
ANSWER: B.Shiva
SOLUTION: The capital of Harsha was originally Thaneswar, but he shifted it to Kannauj.
8. Dynasty famous for efficient rural administration was _____.
A. Cholas
B. Rashtrakuta
C. Chalukyas
D. Pallavas
ANSWER: A.Cholas
SOLUTION: Banabhatta was the court poet of king Harshavardhana. Banabhatta wrote Harshvardhan’s biography Harshacharita in Sanskrit.
9. Who built the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at Gangaikondacholapuram?
A. Sri Krishna Devaraya
B. Rajaraja Chola I
C. Rajendra Chola I
D. Kulashekhara Varma
ANSWER: C.Rajendra Chola I
SOLUTION: The Harshacharita (Sanskrit: हर्षचरित, Harṣacarita) (The deeds of Harsha), is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India.
10. Who founded the Chola empire?
A. Vijayalaya
B. Rajendra – I
C. Raja Raj
D. Vijayendra
ANSWER: A.Vijayalaya
SOLUTION:The image is of Hsuan Tsang, a Buddhist monk, scholar and traveller from China. He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.