HISTORY
CHOLA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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No person convicted for theft could become a member
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They were elected by voting
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They were chosen by lot
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They must fulfil certain conditions to become members
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Chola temples often became the nuclei of rural settlements only. Chola Empire: The Chola empire was founded by Vijayalaya in the 9th century.
Detailed explanation-2: -The members were chosen based on elections. They performed the works like temple maintenance, collection of taxes, irrigation, agriculture, construction of roads and others. In context to Ur, it was the assembly of farmers known as “velalas” in non-brahmadeya villages.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which one of the following was not the condition to become a member of a Sabha in the Chola Empire? They should be between 25 and 70 years of age.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Cholas believed in local self-government. In many of the villages, the administration was carried out not by the government officials but by the villagers themselves. These villages had three types of assemblies, namely the ur, the sabha and the nagaram.