South Indian History: Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagar and Nayaks – Group 4 Topic Quiz

About this quiz

This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on South Indian History: Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagar and Nayaks, from the History, Culture of India and Indian National Movement unit of the TNPSC Group 4 General Studies syllabus. - Time allowed: 30 minutes - Each question has four options and only one correct answer - No negative marking - Pass mark: 35% - Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: - The Land of the South and Its Early Kingdoms - The Pallavas of Kanchipuram - The Imperial Cholas of Thanjavur - The Pandyas of Madurai - The Vijayanagara Empire - The Nayaks and the Later South Syllabus reference: South Indian History: Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagar and Nayaks; History, Culture and National Movement

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Sample questions

1. 1Among the three crowned kings (muvendar) of the Sangam age, which dynasty had the tiger as its emblem?

   • ACholas
   • BCheras
   • CPandyas
   • DPallavas

2. 2The Raichur Doab, fought over for centuries in South India, lies between which two rivers?

   • AKaveri and Vaigai
   • BKrishna and Tungabhadra
   • CGodavari and Krishna
   • DVaigai and Tamiraparani