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1. Which of these Tamil kingdoms had a fish as its symbol?
a. Chola
b. Chera
c. Pandya
d. Pallava
2. Who built the Brihadeeswara Temple?
a. Rajendra Chola
b. Karikala Chola
c. Paramantaka Chola
d. Raja Raja Chola
3. Who succeeded Bindusara as the ruler of the Maurya dynasty?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Ashoka
c. Samudragupta
d. Karuvaki
4. Emperor Ashoka was instrumental in establishing which religion as a world religion?
a. Buddhism
b. Jainism
c. Sikhism
d. Shintoism
5. The Padmanabhapuram Palace was the ruling seat of which Indian Kingdom?
a. Mysore
b. Vijayanagar
c. Hyderabad
d. Travancore
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Answers
1. Which of these Tamil kingdoms had a fish as its symbol?
a. Chola
b. Chera
c. Pandya
d. Pallava
Did You Know?
Even the rulers of the Pandya Kingdom were titled 'Minavans' which means 'The Fish One'. The flag of the Pandya Kingdom had two fishes.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Who built the Brihadeeswara Temple?
a. Rajendra Chola
b. Karikala Chola
c. Paramantaka Chola
d. Raja Raja Chola
Did You Know?
The Brihadeeswarar Temple is also called the 'Big temple'. It is an architectural marvel. The vimana or the main tower above the sanctum sanctorum of the temple does not cast a shadow at noon making it the only such temple in the world.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Who succeeded Bindusara as the ruler of the Maurya dynasty?
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Ashoka
c. Samudragupta
d. Karuvaki
Did You Know?
Emperor Ashoka conquered Kalinga (modern-day Odisha) during the 9th year of his reign. The brutalities of the war impacted him so much that he promised not to fight a war ever again, and went on to spread peace and harmony.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Emperor Ashoka was instrumental in establishing which religion as a world religion?
a. Buddhism
b. Jainism
c. Sikhism
d. Shintoism
Did You Know? Ashoka embraced Buddhism during the 9th year of his reign, after being inspired by a boy monk named Nigrodha. He engraved Rock Edicts and Pillar Edicts to spread the message of Buddhism among the masses.
Read more about it in this link.
5. The Padmanabhapuram Palace was the ruling seat of which Indian Kingdom?
a. Mysore
b. Vijayanagar
c. Hyderabad
d. Travancore
Did You Know? The Padmanabhapuram Palace is situated between Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari and was the ruling seat of the King of Travancore.
Read more about it in this link.
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