Guptas and Important South Indian Kingdoms

Question 1

What are 4 Important Gupta kings in order of Gupta Dynasty?

Answer 1

Chandragupta 1 -> Samudragupta -> Chandragupta 2 -> Kumargupta

Question 2

Which ruler acquired the title of Maharajadhiraj?

Answer 2

Chandragupta 1

Question 3

Which king was called as “Napoleon of India” by V.A. Smith?

Answer 3

Samudragupta

Question 4

Which pillar inscription has detailed information about Samudragupta? and what is the poem called?

Answer 4

Allahabad Pillar
Prayag Prasasti

Question 5

Who composed Prayag Prasasti?

Answer 5

Samudragupta’s court poet, Harisena

Question 6

Mehrauli inscriptions on Delhi Iron Pillar, near Qutub Minar, contains details about which king?

Answer 6

Chandragupta 2

Question 7

Kalidas and Amarsimha were the Navratnas of whose court?

Answer 7

Chandragupta 2

Question 8

Fa-hien, the Chinese pilgrim, visited during whose rule?

Answer 8

Chandragupta 2

Question 9

Which king founded Nalanda University?

Answer 9

Kumargupta

Question 10

Who was the founder of Rashtrakutas dynasty?

Answer 10

Dantidurg

Question 11

Which king built the Kailash temple at Ellora?

Answer 11

Krishna I, of Rashtrakutas

Question 12

Who wrote the first Kannada poetry?

Answer 12

Amoghavarsha, of Rashtrakutas

Question 13

Which Rastrakuta king is compared to Vikramaditya?

Answer 13

Amoghavarsha

Question 14

Who is the Founder of Pallava Dynasty?

Answer 14

Simhavishnu

Question 15

Which Pallava king built rock-cut Ratha in Mahabalipuram?

Answer 15

Narsimhavarman

Question 16

Who was the founder of Chola Dynasty?

Answer 16

Vijayalaya

Question 17

Where was the capital of Chola Dynasty?

Answer 17

Tanjore

Question 18

Which king led a Naval expedition and conquered Northern Sri Lanka?

Answer 18

Rajaraja I (Chola Dynasty)

Question 19

The Nataraj (Dancing Shiva) statue belongs to which period?

Answer 19

Chola Dynasty