Pallavas and Chalukyas

Q. __________ was the capital of the Chalukyas.

1. Prayaga
2. Delhi
3. Aihole
4. Meerut

Q. Pulakesin II shifted the capital of Chalukyas from Aihole to _______.

1. Suvarnagiri
2. Badami
3. Vatapi
4. Satyaputra

Q. The Chalukyas were centred around the Raichur Doab, between the rivers and Krishna.

1. Vatrak
2. Beas
3. Tungabhadra
4. Kaveri
5. Brahmaputra
6. Narmada

Q. Who was the court poet of Pulakesin II?

1. Ravikriti
2. Banabhatta
3. Kalidasa
4. Harishena

Q. In the Aihole inscription, why did Ravikirti wrote 'Harsha was no longer Harsha!'?

1. Because the Chalukyas defeated Harshavardhana.
2. Because Harshavardhana defeated the Pallavas.
3. Because the Pallavas defeated Harshavardhana.
4. Because the Cholas defeated the Chalukyas.

Q. Which of the following regions were controlled by the Pallavas?

1. Southern Madhya Pradesh
2. Southern Andhra Pradesh
3. Northern Uttar Pradesh
4. Northern Tamil Nadu

Q. The Pallavas and Chalukyas frequently engaged in battles to _____________.

1. gain each other's land.
2. wipe out each other's kingdom.
3. None of the above
4. acquire each other's money.

Q. Who was the court poet of Pulakesin II?

1. Harishena
2. Kalidasa
3. Banabhatta
4. Ravikriti

Q. Which of the following statements is true with respect to Pulakeshin II's prashasti?

1. Ravi Shastri wrote his prashasti.
2. He got his kingdom from his father.
3. He was defeated by Harshavardhana.
4. He attacked Pallavas of Kanchipuram.

Q. The Chalukyas were centred around the Raichur Doab, between the rivers and Krishna.

1. Vatrak
2. Beas
3. Tungabhadra
4. Kaveri
5. Brahmaputra
6. Narmada

Q. The Pallavas and Chalukyas frequently engaged in battles to _____________.

1. gain each other's land.
2. acquire each other's money.
3. None of the above
4. wipe out each other's kingdom.

Q. Though the Pallavas always fought the Chalukyas, the Chalukya ruler Pulakesin II never went to war with the Pallavas.

1. False
2. True

Q. Pulakesin II shifted the capital of Chalukyas from Aihole to _______.

1. Suvarnagiri
2. Satyaputra
3. Badami
4. Vatapi

Q. The kingdom of the Chalukyas spread from the region around their capital, Kanchipuram, to the Kaveri delta.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following regions were controlled by the Pallavas?

1. Southern Madhya Pradesh
2. Southern Andhra Pradesh
3. Northern Uttar Pradesh
4. Northern Tamil Nadu

Q. __________ was the capital of the Chalukyas.

1. Prayaga
2. Meerut
3. Delhi
4. Aihole