Pulakeshin II

Q. Write a brief note on Rajendra Chola

Q. The Chalukya King _____ defeated Harshvardhana.

1. Adityavarman
2. Pulakesin II
3. Vinayaditya
4. Ranaraga

Q.

The famous court poet of Akbar was - 1) Birbal; 2) Tulsidas; 3) Bairam Khan; 4) Rahim

Q. Which king defeated Kirtivarman II to overthrow the Chalukya kingdom ?

1. King Harshavardhana
2. Mahendravarman I
3. Dantidurga
4. Simhavarman

Q. What does the painting in the first Ajanta cave depict?

1. Pulakeshin II crossing the Cauvery river
2. Pulakeshin II defeating his uncle Mangalesh
3. Pulakeshin II defeating King Harshavardhana on the banks of the Narmada river
4. Pulakeshin II welcoming the ambassador of Khusru

Q. Which king also went by titles such as ‘Parameshwara’ and ‘Dakshinapatheshwara’?

1. King Harshavardhana
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Pulakeshin II
4. Pulakeshin I

Q. Who succeeded Pulakeshin II as the new ruler of the Chalukya empire?

1. Vikramaditya I
2. Vijayaditya
3. Kirtivarman II
4. Vinayaditya

Q.

Whom Can We Call The First National Ruler Of India?

Q. "Jaidev, the court poet of Bengal, composed __________, a book immortalizing the love of Radha and Krishna."

1. Kavirajamarga
2. Prithvi Raj Raso
3. Geet Gobind
4. Vikramaditya

Q. Which dynasty overthrew the weakening Chalukya kingdom?

1. Rashtrakutas
2. Cheras
3. Guptas
4. Pallavas

Q. In which language are the events of King Pulakeshin II's life and conquest inscribed on the walls of the Meguti Jain Temple at Aihole ?

1. Kannada
2. Hindi
3. Urdu
4. Sanskrit

Q. Where can one find inscriptions detailing Pulakeshin II's conquest over King Harshavardhana ?

1. Sun Temple, Konark
2. Ajanta Caves
3. Ellora Caves
4. Meguti Jain Temple , Aihole

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. Whom did Pulakeshin II do battle with in his quest to expand the Chalukyan kingdom further north?

1. Narasimhavarman I
2. Ashoka
3. Harshavardhana
4. All of the above

Q. Village assemblies were controlled by rich and powerful landowners and merchants.

1. False
2. True

Q. The paintings on the walls of caves are known as _____.

1. murals
2. collage
3. verre églomisé
4. None of the above

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

1. False
2. True

Q. Who was the court poet of Pulakesin II?

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

Q. Who Chola Empire is said to have peaked under which of the following individuals?

1. Parantaka I
2. Rajaraja Chola I
3. Rajendra I
4. Arulmozhi Varman

Q. Which of the following is true about Pulakeshin II ?

1. He was the first ruler in South India to issue gold coinage .
2. Pulakeshin II defeated his uncle Mangalesh in his ascension to the throne .
3. He defeated the Pallavas of Kanchi .
4. He surrendered to the king of Kalinga .

Q. Pulikeshi, the Chalukya king received the titles of _____ and _____.

1. Parameshwara
2. Paramapurusha
3. Uttarapatheshwara
4. Dakshinapatheshwara

Q. Which inscriptions mention the defeat of King Harshvardhana by King Pulakeshin II?

1. The Kanchi Kailashnath temple inscriptions
2. The Badami Cave inscriptions
3. The Pattadakal Virupaksha temple inscriptions
4. The Aihole inscriptions

Q. Cheras, Pandyas and ______ were a trio that ruled many parts of south India.

1. Pallavas
2. Guptas
3. Cholas
4. No third empire existed.

Q. When Emperor Aurangzeb led the invasion of South?

1. 1680
2. 1684
3. 1682
4. 1686