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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 51. |
What is meant by kaviti? |
| A. | honorific title given to merchants |
| B. | head of a craft guild |
| C. | head of a caravan |
| D. | craftsman |
| Answer» A. honorific title given to merchants | |
| 52. |
Who is jethaka or pamukkha? |
| A. | apprentice |
| B. | blacksmith |
| C. | head of a craft person’s guild |
| D. | head of a caravan |
| Answer» C. head of a craft person’s guild | |
| 53. |
Who is a sarthavaha? |
| A. | heads of caravan merchants |
| B. | grain merchant |
| C. | ghee merchant |
| D. | officer in charge of market |
| Answer» A. heads of caravan merchants | |
| 54. |
Who is hiranyaswami? |
| A. | issuer of coined money |
| B. | issuer of land grants |
| C. | officer in charge of market |
| D. | officer in charge of jewelers |
| Answer» A. issuer of coined money | |
| 55. |
Which inscription mentioned the migration of guilds? |
| A. | mandasor inscription |
| B. | nashik inscription |
| C. | junnar inscription |
| D. | allahabad pillar inscription |
| Answer» A. mandasor inscription | |
| 56. |
Name the ancient port on the Eastern Coast of India? |
| A. | tamralipti |
| B. | bhrigukachcha |
| C. | patala |
| D. | pushkalavati |
| Answer» A. tamralipti | |
| 57. |
Which among the following was not mentioned by the Periplus? |
| A. | paithan |
| B. | kalyan |
| C. | sopara |
| D. | calicut |
| Answer» D. calicut | |
| 58. |
Where does Ratnadwipa situate? |
| A. | srilanka |
| B. | babylon |
| C. | west asia |
| D. | cambodia |
| Answer» A. srilanka | |
| 59. |
Which poem of Pattupattu describes Kaveripattinam? |
| A. | igurunuru |
| B. | pattinapalai |
| C. | akananuru |
| D. | narinai |
| Answer» B. pattinapalai | |
| 60. |
The port on the mouth of River Narmada? |
| A. | tamralipti |
| B. | barbaricon |
| C. | baryagaza |
| D. | muziri |
| Answer» C. baryagaza | |
| 61. |
What is not right about Periplus Maris Erythraei? |
| A. | it is a book about india |
| B. | written in greek b. information on trade in indian ocean |
| C. | original book is lost |
| D. | all are right |
| Answer» B. written in greek b. information on trade in indian ocean | |
| 62. |
Which Roman author describes the drain of Roman gold to India? |
| A. | pliny |
| B. | marcus aurelius |
| C. | augustus |
| D. | periplus |
| Answer» A. pliny | |
| 63. |
What is called aurei? |
| A. | greek gold coins |
| B. | roman gold coins |
| C. | roman silver coins |
| D. | egyptian silver coins |
| Answer» B. roman gold coins | |
| 64. |
Name the region which is not associated with the Roman coins? |
| A. | taxila |
| B. | manikyala |
| C. | mathura |
| D. | ujjain |
| Answer» D. ujjain | |
| 65. |
Which historian identified Arikamedu with Poduke? a.R. S.Sharma b. Mortimer Wheeler c. P.Berghaus d. 73. Which place in South India is associated with Roman contact ? |
| A. | arikamedu |
| B. | pulicat |
| C. | sopara |
| D. | tamralipti |
| Answer» B. pulicat | |
| 66. |
Name the place in south India which catered a well established Roman settlement? |
| A. | baryghaza |
| B. | tyndis |
| C. | barris |
| D. | arikamedu |
| Answer» D. arikamedu | |
| 67. |
With which country the terms amphorae and terra sigillata are associated? |
| A. | china |
| B. | arabs |
| C. | egyptians |
| D. | romans |
| Answer» D. romans | |
| 68. |
Which historian argued the involvement of Buddhist monks in trade on trade routes? |
| A. | romila thapar |
| B. | dibala mitra |
| C. | liu |
| D. | d.n.jha |
| Answer» C. liu | |
| 69. |
Who is supposed to have composed the Sangam work agatiyam? |
| A. | paranar |
| B. | agastya |
| C. | illangoadikal |
| D. | kambar |
| Answer» B. agastya | |
| 70. |
Which Hindu god is known as Haladhara? |
| A. | sri krishna. |
| B. | balarama |
| C. | janaka |
| D. | sri rama |
| Answer» B. balarama | |
| 71. |
Which goddess is frequently depicted on coins? |
| A. | parvati |
| B. | lakshmi |
| C. | ushas |
| D. | ganga |
| Answer» B. lakshmi | |
| 72. |
What is not right about the Gupta coins? |
| A. | issued gold coins known as dinaras |
| B. | bore the names of kings |
| C. | motifs of garuda and peacock on coins |
| D. | copper coins issued in abundance |
| Answer» D. copper coins issued in abundance | |
| 73. |
With which Gupta ruler that Aswamedha type coins are associated? |
| A. | chandragupta ii |
| B. | samudragupta. |
| C. | chandragupta i |
| D. | ramagupta |
| Answer» B. samudragupta. | |
| 74. |
Which Gupta ruler is mentioned by name Chandra in his coins? |
| A. | chandragupta ii |
| B. | samudragupta |
| C. | skandagupta |
| D. | purugupta |
| Answer» A. chandragupta ii | |
| 75. |
Which Gupta ruler’s digvijaya is mentioned in Udayagiri Cave Inscription? |
| A. | skjandagupta |
| B. | samudragupta |
| C. | chandragupta ii |
| D. | purugupta |
| Answer» C. chandragupta ii | |
| 76. |
Whose military expeditions are described in the Mehruali Pillar inscription? |
| A. | purugupta |
| B. | skandagupta |
| C. | kumaaragupta |
| D. | chandragupta ii |
| Answer» D. chandragupta ii | |
| 77. |
Which Guptaruler’s coins bore the image of the god Kartikeya? |
| A. | kumaragupta |
| B. | chandragupta ii |
| C. | samudragupta |
| D. | ramagupta |
| Answer» A. kumaragupta | |
| 78. |
Which historian argued that the Gupta and post Gupta periods saw decline in the money economy? |
| A. | r.s.sharma |
| B. | altekar |
| C. | nurual hasan |
| D. | vijaya ramaswami |
| Answer» A. r.s.sharma | |
| 79. |
Which is not an official of the nadu under the Cholas? |
| A. | kottam-vagai |
| B. | nadu-kuru |
| C. | nadu-kakani |
| D. | velan |
| Answer» D. velan | |
| 80. |
Which Chola ruler initiated land survey and assessment? |
| A. | rajarajai |
| B. | rajendra chola |
| C. | kulottunga |
| D. | parantheka |
| Answer» A. rajarajai | |
| 81. |
What is called Shri-karanam? |
| A. | revenue department |
| B. | name of land tax |
| C. | administrative division |
| D. | court official |
| Answer» A. revenue department | |
| 82. |
What is meant by vetti? |
| A. | assembly |
| B. | land tax |
| C. | divion of empire |
| D. | forced labour |
| Answer» D. forced labour | |
| 83. |
What is not related to land revenue? |
| A. | puravu |
| B. | irai |
| C. | opati |
| D. | udaiyan |
| Answer» D. udaiyan | |
| 84. |
What is true about nagaram in south India? |
| A. | nagarattar were members of corporate body |
| B. | certain nagarams have given taniyur status |
| C. | place for production and exchange of commodities. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 85. |
What is called saliya nagaram? |
| A. | nagaram associated with textile trades |
| B. | associated with oil merchants |
| C. | associated with ghee merchants |
| D. | associated with seafaring traders |
| Answer» A. nagaram associated with textile trades | |
| 86. |
What is called shankarappadi nagaram? |
| A. | nagarams of oil and ghee suppliers |
| B. | suppliers of textiles |
| C. | suppliers of seafaring products |
| D. | suppliers of silk |
| Answer» A. nagarams of oil and ghee suppliers | |
| 87. |
What is called paraga nagaram? |
| A. | suppliers of seafaring merchants |
| B. | associated with oil |
| C. | suppliers of silk |
| D. | suppliers of precious metals |
| Answer» A. suppliers of seafaring merchants | |
| 88. |
What is called angadis? |
| A. | market |
| B. | term for nagaram |
| C. | an official |
| D. | land tax |
| Answer» A. market | |
| 89. |
Which city was an ancient cotton growing area in South India? |
| A. | kanchipuram |
| B. | nagapatanam |
| C. | kaveripattanam |
| D. | korgai |
| Answer» A. kanchipuram | |
| 90. |
Who was the Chola emperor transformed Tanjavur a royal temple city? |
| A. | karikala chola |
| B. | rajendra |
| C. | parantheka |
| D. | rajaraja i |
| Answer» D. rajaraja i | |
| 91. |
Where did the palace complex of the Cholas locate? |
| A. | palaiyarai |
| B. | gangaikondacholapuram |
| C. | kanchipuram |
| D. | nagapatanam |
| Answer» A. palaiyarai | |
| 92. |
Where did the Chola mint locate ? |
| A. | nagapatanam |
| B. | palaiyarai |
| C. | kudamukku |
| D. | gangaikondacholapuram |
| Answer» C. kudamukku | |
| 93. |
Which city is mentioned as managaram? |
| A. | kanchipuram |
| B. | madurai |
| C. | gangaikondacholapuram |
| D. | tanjavur |
| Answer» A. kanchipuram | |
| 94. |
Samaya pattagara, saliya samangal & seniya pattagara are related to---- a. guild of ghee merchants b. guild of oil merchants c. weavers’ guild d. guild of precious stones 105.What is called tari kadamai? |
| A. | land tax |
| B. | loom tax |
| C. | irrigation tax |
| D. | forced labour |
| Answer» C. irrigation tax | |
| 95. |
Which Chola ruler is known as sungam tavirta cholan? |
| A. | senguttuvan. |
| B. | karikala chola |
| C. | kulottunga |
| D. | rajendra |
| Answer» C. kulottunga | |
| 96. |
What is called samaya? |
| A. | guild |
| B. | temple ritual |
| C. | tax |
| D. | royal emblem |
| Answer» A. guild | |
| 97. |
To which Chola king that Khemer king sent gift? |
| A. | paranteka |
| B. | rajaraj chola |
| C. | karikalarla chola |
| D. | rajendra i |
| Answer» D. rajendra i | |
| 98. |
Which Chola king sent a trade mission to China in 1015? |
| A. | senguttuva cheral |
| B. | rajendra chola |
| C. | paranteka chola |
| D. | rajaraja chola |
| Answer» D. rajaraja chola | |
| 99. |
What is known as Ayyavole? |
| A. | royal residential headquarter |
| B. | craft guild |
| C. | trade guild |
| D. | temple administrators |
| Answer» C. trade guild | |
| 100. |
Which guild is originally established in Aihole in Karnataka? |
| A. | manigramam |
| B. | ainnurruvar |
| C. | anjuvannam |
| D. | valanjiyar |
| Answer» B. ainnurruvar | |
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