The Chalukya Dynasty

Q.

Who is the founder of Chola dynasty?

Q. Identify the Chalukya king who defeated Emperor Harshavardhana.

1. Pulakeshin I
2. Pulakeshin II
3. Kirtivarman
4. Vijayaditya

Q. Identify the Chinese traveller who visited South India during the reign of Pulakeshin II.

1. Mao Zedong
2. Ho Chi Minh
3. Marco Polo
4. Hieun Tsang

Q.

The song ‘Don’t forget the days of blood, O Friend’ was written after which massacre?

1. Jallianwala Bagh

2. Bibighar

3. Qissa Khwani Bazaar

4. Jhansi

Q. A painting in the Ajanta caves shows King Pulakeshin II receiving the ambassador of _______.

1. Iran
2. France
3. Britain
4. Jerusalem

Q. Who among the following defeated Pulakeshin II?

1. Narasimhavarman I
2. Mahendravarman I
3. Singhavishnu
4. Narasimhavarman II

Q. was son of Pulakeshin I.

1. Kirtivarman
2. Pulakeshin II
3. Singha Vishnu

Q. Name the district in Karnataka where Badami (formerly known as Vatapi) is situated?

1. Chikballapur
2. Bengaluru
3. Ballari
4. Bijapur

Q. Which dynasty defeated the Chalukyas ultimately in the middle of the 8th century CE?

1. Chera
2. Chola
3. Pallava
4. Rashtrakuta

Q. Who among the following rulers succeeded Pulakeshin I?

1. Singhavishnu
2. Mahendravarman I
3. Pulakeshin II
4. Kirtivarman

Q.

The Pallava King Who Destroyed Vatapi And Assumed The Title Of Vatapikonda Was :

1. Nandivarma.

2. Aparijitavarma

3. Mahendravarman I

4. Narasimhavarman I

Q. King Pulakeshin II died in the year _______ CE.

1. 642
2. 675
3. 680
4. 659

Q. Who among the following is considered as the first king of the Chalukya dynasty?

1. Mahendravarman I
2. Pulakeshin I
3. Pulakeshin II
4. Kirtivarman

Q.

Who was the last ruler of Pallava Dynasty?

Q. In the 6th century CE, the Chalukyas came to power in the _______.

1. Western coast
2. Eastern coast
3. Deccan
4. Lakshadweep

Q. Vatapi is now known as ________.

1. Badami
2. Kanchi
3. Chennai
4. Bangalore

Q. The Chalukya kingdom was established in the early _______ century CE.

1. 6th
2. 8th
3. 10th
4. 12th

Q. Write a short note on the conquests of Pulakeshin-II.

Q. Chalukya dynasty ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and 12th centuries.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who among the following is not a king(s) from the Chalukya dynasty?

1. Singhavishnu
2. Pulakeshin I
3. Pulakeshin II
4. Mahendravarman I

Q. Identify the king of Chalukya dynasty who defeated the Pallavas of Tamil Nadu.

1. Pulakeshin I
2. Pulakeshin II
3. Kirtivarman
4. Vijayaditya