The Pallava Dynasty

Q. The capital of the Pallavas was

1. Madurai
2. Badami
3. Kanchipuram

Q. Identify the Pallava ruler whose expeditions to Sri Lanka were successful.

1. Vishnugopavarman
2. Rajaendravarman
3. Mahendravarman 1
4. Narasimhavarman 1

Q. Narasinhavarman I defeated the Chalukya king _________.

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

Q. Identify the capital of the Pallava dynasty from the options provided below.

1. Vatapi
2. Madras
3. Muziris
4. Kanchipuram

Q. Singhavishnu revived the Pallava dynasty in the later quarter of the _______ century CE.

1. 10th
2. 6th
3. 8th
4. 9th

Q. The Gupta ruler Chandragupta II defeated Vishnugopavarman.

1. True
2. False

Q. The title 'Mahamalla' was given to Narsimavarman I when he took over the capital city of the Badami Chalukyas as revenge.

1. True
2. False

Q. Territories of the Pallava dynasty are found in the currrent Indian states of _________ and _________.

1. Bihar
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Assam

Q. in Tamil Nadu was the capital of the Pallavas.

1. Kanchi
2. Chennai
3. Mahabalipuram
4. Covalam

Q. Identify the ruler who succeeded Singhavishnu.

1. Vishnugopavarman
2. Rajaendravarman
3. Mahendravarman I
4. Mahendravarman II

Q. Pallavas were defeated by the Cholas in the _________ century CE.

1. 8th
2. 9th
3. 10th
4. 11th

Q. Narasimhavarman I was the son of __________.

1. Vishnugopavarman
2. Rajaendravarman
3. Mahendravarman I
4. Mahendravarman II