The Southern Dynasties UPSC Questions

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The Southern Dynasties MCQ Questions


13.
Civil and military offices were held under both the Cholas and Pandyas by _____ or rich peasants.
A.
Pariyars
B.
Kadaisiyars
C.
Arasar
D.
Vellalas
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ANSWER :
D. Vellalas
14.
The ruling class was called _____
A.
Pariyars
B.
Kadaisiyars
C.
Arasar
D.
Vellalas
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ANSWER :
C. Arasar
15.
Agricultural operations were generally the task of members of the lowest class _____ whose status appears to have differed little from that of slave.
A.
Pariyars
B.
Kadaisiyars
C.
Arasar
D.
Vellalas
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ANSWER :
B. Kadaisiyars
16.

Examine the statements and choose the options carefully.
Statement 1: The rich lived in houses of brick and mortar, and the poor in huts and humbler dwellings.
Statement 2: In the cities rich merchants lived in the upper storey of their houses.

A.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is not related to Statement 1.

B.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is related to Statement 1.

C.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false

D.

Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true

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ANSWER :

B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is related to Statement 1.

17.
The chief local God worshipped by the people of the hilly region was _____, who came to be called Subramaniya in early medieval times.
A.
Murugan
B.
Vishnu
C.
Shiva
D.
Brahma
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ANSWER :
A. Murugan
18.
The megalithic practice of providing for the dead continued, _____ being offered to the dead.
A.
Wheat
B.
Oats
C.
Paddy
D.
Cotton
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ANSWER :
C. Paddy