Question

Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct / most appropriate options.

Statement A): Chola temples were the hub of religious, social and cultural life.

Statement B): Chola bronze images were of deities but sometimes also of devotees.

1. Both A) and B) are true and B) is the correct explanation of A).
2. Both A) and B) are true, but B) is not the correct explanation of A).
3. A) is true, but B) is false.
4. A) is false, but B) is true.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Both A) and B) are true, but B) is not the correct explanation of A).

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.

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).