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[#126] Which city is called as athens of east in Tamilnadu ?
Correct Answer

(A) Madurai

Explanation

Solution: Madurai as the Athens of the East without understanding its significance," says Mr. Ramalingam. Athens had the Greek pantheon located at an elevated plane which could be seen from anywhere in the city.

[#127] Chola kingdom in the 11 th century was divided into provinces known as ___
Correct Answer

(D) Mandalams

Explanation

Solution: The Chola Dynasty was divided into several provinces called mandalams which were further divided into valanadus, which were subdivided into units called kottams or kutrams.

[#128] The general assembly consisting of the tax paying residents of an ordinary village under Chola Empire was known as __
Correct Answer

(A) Ur

Explanation

Solution: There were three types of village assemblies in the Chola scheme of administration - the ur, the sabhaand the nagaram. Among these, the common type of assembly was the ur. It existed in villages where the land was owned by all classes of people. The sabhawas a village assembly exclusively of brahmins.

[#129] The sanskrit work Kumara Kamparaya Charitam was written by_____
Correct Answer

(C) Ganga Devi

Explanation

Solution: Madhur? Vijayam "The Victory of Madurai", is a 14th-century C.E Sanskrit poem written by the poet Gangadevi. It is also named Vira Kamparaya Charitham by the poet. It chronicles the life of Kumara Kampana, a prince of the Vijayanagara Empire and the second son of Bukka Raya I.

[#130] Santhanur Dam is constructed across which river ?
Correct Answer

(A) Pennaiyar River

Explanation

Solution: The Sathanur Dam is Masonry cum earthen dam built across Pennaiyar River near Sathanur village in Thandarampattu Taluk in Tiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu during 1954 to 1958. The Dam consists of spillway, river sluice and saddle spillways to regulate the water flow.