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The correct answer is Kurram, Nadu, Valanadu and Mandalams.

• The administrative units of Cholas are as follow:
  • The whole empire had been divided into nine provinces called mandalams.
  • Each province was headed by a viceroy who received orders from the king.
    Each mandalam was divided into the number of Kottams or Valanadus which was further sub-divided into nadu.
  • Each nadu was further divided into villages called Urs or Kurram.

Additional Information

• The capital of the Cholas was Tanjore.
• The Chola Empire was divided into three major administrative units called Central Government, Provincial government, and local government.
• Uttaramerur inscriptions throws light on the administration of the Cholas.

The correct answer is Nagabhatta.

• Nagabhatta I was the founder of the Gurjara-Pratiharas Dynasty. 
• The Pratiharas Dynasty(8th-11th Century A.D): 
  • The Pratiharas were also renamed Gurjara.
  • Between the 8th and 11th century A.D, they ruled over northern and western India.
  • Pratiharas: A fortification- Against the hostility of the Muslims from the days of Junaid of Sind, the Pratiharas stood as a fortification of India’s defense to Mahmud of Ghazni. 
• The following table shows the rulers of the Pratiharas dynasty with respective features. 

  Pratiharas dynasty
  Name of Rulers	Characteristics
  Nagabhatta I	He was the founder of the Pratihara dynasty.   Kanauj was his capital.
  Vatsaraja & Nagabhatta II	Played a crucial role in case of merging the empire.
  Mihirabhoja	The most powerful Pratihara king. During his period, the empire expanded from Kathiawar to Bihar & from Kashmir to the Narmada.
  Mahendrapala	He was the son of Mihirabhoja.  He was also a powerful ruler. He extended his control over North Bengal & Magadha.

• Vellanvagai- land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
• Brahmadeya- land gifted to Brahmanas
• Shalabhoga- land for the maintenance of a school
• Devadana, Tirunamattukkani- land gifted to temples
• Pallichchhandam- land donated to Jaina institutions

Thus, we can say that land gifted to a temple called in the Chola Empire is called Tirunmadukkani.

The correct answer is Odisha.

Key Points

• Veer Surendra Sai was a Freedom Fighters of Sambalpur, Odisha.
• His life's timeline: 23 January 1809-28 February 1884.
• He sacrificed his life fighting against the British East India Company.
• He died in Asirgarh Jail on 28 February 1884.

The correct answer is Gopala.

• The Pala Empire was a majestic power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent which emerged in the region of Bengal.

Important Points

• The Pala fortress was located in Bengal and Bihar, which comprises the major cities of Vikrampura, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Ramvati (Varendra), Tamralipta and Jaggadala.
• The empire reached its heights under the Emperors Dharmapala and Devapala.
• At its peak in the early 9th century, the Pala Empire was the supreme power in the northern Indian subcontinent.
• Emperor Ramapala was the last mighty Pala ruler, who achieve control of Kamarupa and Kalinga during his reign.
• The resurgent Hindu Sena dynasty uncrowns the Pala Empire in the 12th century, ending the rule of the last major Buddhist majestic power in the Indian subcontinent.

The correct answer is Sabha.Key Points

• Sabha:-
  • It​ was the assembly in the villages which were inhabited predominantly by the Brahmanas in the Chola administration.
  • It was a local self-government institution that functioned as a council of elders who were responsible for the administration and maintenance of the village.
  • Sabha was also responsible for the collection of taxes, maintenance of law and order, and resolving disputes within the village.
  • The members of the Sabha were usually Brahmanas who were elected by the villagers.
  • Sabha was an important institution in the Chola administration as it helped in the smooth functioning of the village administration.

Additional Information

• Ur:-
  • It was the smallest unit of administration in the Chola empire.
  • It was a village or a group of villages that were governed by a council of elders.
• Khilya:-
  • It​ was a military unit in the Chola army that consisted of 100 soldiers.
• Nagaram:-
  • It was a term used for a city or a town in the Chola empire. 

The correct answer is Odisha.

Key Points

• Veer Surendra Sai was a Freedom Fighters of Sambalpur, Odisha.
• His life's timeline: 23 January 1809-28 February 1884.
• He sacrificed his life fighting against the British East India Company.
• He died in Asirgarh Jail on 28 February 1884.

The correct answer is Gopala.

• The Pala Empire was a majestic power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent which emerged in the region of Bengal.

Important Points

• The Pala fortress was located in Bengal and Bihar, which comprises the major cities of Vikrampura, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Ramvati (Varendra), Tamralipta and Jaggadala.
• The empire reached its heights under the Emperors Dharmapala and Devapala.
• At its peak in the early 9th century, the Pala Empire was the supreme power in the northern Indian subcontinent.
• Emperor Ramapala was the last mighty Pala ruler, who achieve control of Kamarupa and Kalinga during his reign.
• The resurgent Hindu Sena dynasty uncrowns the Pala Empire in the 12th century, ending the rule of the last major Buddhist majestic power in the Indian subcontinent.

The correct answer is The Rashtrakutas.

Key Points

• The Elephanta Caves are located in Western India on Elephanta Island (otherwise known as the Island of Gharapuri), which features two hillocks separated by a narrow valley.
  • The rock-cut Elephanta Caves were constructed about the mid-5th to 6th centuries AD.
• The caves of Ellora Elephanta were built by the Rashtrakuta rulers who are known to built it by cutting the walls of high basalt steep rock walls.
  • The Elephanta site was first occupied by Hinayana Buddhists, before the arrival of the Brahmans to the island, to raise a large stupa to the Buddha with seven smaller stupas around it, probably around the 2nd century BCE.
  • The Hindu caves contain sculptures of rock-cut stone, representing the Shaiva Hindu sect, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
  • In 1987, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site to conserve the artwork and is currently managed by India's Archeological Survey (ASI) 

The correct answer is The Palas.

Key Points

• Nalanda and Vikramashila universities were founded during the reign of the Pala dynasty.
• Vikramashila was founded by the Pala emperor Dharmapala (783 to 820 AD) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
• Kumargupta founded Nalanda University in the 5th century A.D.
• Nalanda and Vikramshila were the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire.
• In 1193 army led by the Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji who was the general of Qutubuddin Aibak destroyed them
• During the time of Palas, the Bengali language developed. The first Bengali literary work Charyapada is attributed to this period.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Vijayalaya.Key Points

• Chola Empire was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in southern India, which existed from the 3^rd century BCE to the 13^th century CE.
• The Chola dynasty was known for its maritime trade, art, literature, and architecture.
• Vijayalaya Chola was the founder of the Chola Empire in 848 CE.
• Vijayalaya Chola was a Tamil ruler. 
• He conquered the regions of Tanjore, Trichy, and parts of Pudukkottai and Tiruchirappalli, which formed the nucleus of the Chola Empire.
• The Chola Empire reached its zenith under the reign of Rajendra Chola I, who conquered territories up to the Ganges in the north and the Malay Peninsula in the south.

Additional Information

• Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire in the Deccan region.
  • It existed from the 6th to the 10th century CE.
• Singhavishnu was a ruler of the Pallava dynasty.
  • It existed in the southern part of India from the 3^rd to the 9^th century CE. 
• Upendrarai is not a known historical figure or ruler in Indian history. 

The correct answer is shalabhoga.Key Points

• Shalabhoga stands with respect to revenue administration under the imperial Cholas is land donated for the maintenance of a school.
• The inscriptions of the Cholas who ruled in Tamil Nadu suggest that their kingdom used more than 400 terms for different kinds of taxes.
• Cholas were the most civilized race in the south Indian subcontinent.

Additional Information

• The Chola Empire was one of the most famous empires in south India that came into prominence in the 9th century AD.
• Their kingdom was mainly concentrated in the Kaveri-fed delta called Cholamandalam.
• According to Chola inscriptions, there were five types of ' land gifts ' that Chola kings gave to their people.

The Chola dynasty was a Tamil dynasty that ruled primarily in southern India until the 13th century.

• The dynasty originated in the fertile valley of the Kaveri River. Karikala Chola was the most famous among the early Chola kings, while Rajaraja Chola, Rajendra Chola and Kulothunga Chola I were famous emperors of the medieval Cholas.

Key Points

Chola Temples and Bronze Sculpture:

• Chola temples often became the nuclei of settlements that grew around them.
• These were centres of craft production.
• They were not only places of worship, they were the hub of economic, social, and cultural life as well.
• Amount the crafts associated with temples, the making of bronze images was the most distinctive.
• Chola bronze images are considered amongst the finest in the world.
• While most images were of deities, sometimes images were made of devotees as well.

Hence, we can conclude that both the statement A) and B) are true, but B) is not the correct explanation of A).

The correct answer is Kurram, Nadu, Valanadu and Mandalams.

• The administrative units of Cholas are as follow:
  • The whole empire had been divided into nine provinces called mandalams.
  • Each province was headed by a viceroy who received orders from the king.
    Each mandalam was divided into the number of Kottams or Valanadus which was further sub-divided into nadu.
  • Each nadu was further divided into villages called Urs or Kurram.

Additional Information

• The capital of the Cholas was Tanjore.
• The Chola Empire was divided into three major administrative units called Central Government, Provincial government, and local government.
• Uttaramerur inscriptions throws light on the administration of the Cholas.

• Vellanvagai- land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
• Brahmadeya- land gifted to Brahmanas
• Shalabhoga- land for the maintenance of a school
• Devadana, Tirunamattukkani- land gifted to temples
• Pallichchhandam- land donated to Jaina institutions

Thus, we can say that land gifted to a temple called in the Chola Empire is called Tirunmadukkani.