SOUTH INDIAN KINGDOMS- 1 PALLAVAS

Question 1

AFTER THE DECLINE OF THE SANGAM AGE IN THE TAMIL COUNTRY, THE ______ RULE LASTED FOR ABOUT 250 YEARS.
THEREAFTER, THE PALLAVAS ESTABLISHED THEIR KINGDOMS IN _________ WITH ITS CAPITAL AT ________.

Answer 1

KALABHRA, TONDAIMANDALAM WITH ITS CAPITAL AT KANCHIPURAM.

Question 2

LANGUAGE OF CHARTERS ISSUED BY PALLAVAS.
1. EARLY PALLAVAS LIKE SIVASKANDAVARMAN AND VIJAYASKANDAVARMAN
2. SECOND LINE PALLAVAS LIKE VISHNUGOPA
3. THIRD LINE PALLAVAS LIKE SIMHAVISHNU ?

Answer 2

1. FIRST LINE- CHARTERS IN PRAKRIT.
2. SECOND LINE- SANSKRIT.
3. THIRD LINE- SANSKRIT AND TAMIL.

Question 3

BATTLE OF PULLALUR IN ABOUT 618-619?

Answer 3

THE BATTLE OF PULLALUR WAS A BATTLE FOUGHT BETWEEN THE CHALUKYAS KING PULAKESIN 2 AND THE PALLAVA KING MAHENDRAVARMAN 1 IN THE TOWN OF PULLALUR (OR POLLILUR) IN ABOUT 618–19.
PALLAVA INSCRIPTION REFERS TO THE VICTORY OF MAHENDRAVARMAN 1 AT PULLALUR, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER THE LOST TERRITORY.

Question 4

MAHENDRAVARMAN 1 WAS A FOLLOWER OF JAINISM IN THE EARLY PART OF HIS CAREER. HE WAS CONVERTED TO SAIVISM BY THE INFLUENCE OF THE SAIVA SAINT, ______________.

Answer 4

THIRUNAVUKKARASAR ALIAS APPAR.

Question 5

TITLES GUNABHARA, SATYASANDHA, CHETTAKARI (BUILDER OF TEMPLES), CHITRAKARAPULI, VICHITRACHITTA AND MATTAVILASA WAS CLAIMED BY?

Answer 5

MAHENDRAVARMAN 1.

Question 6

THE MANDAGAPPATTU INSCRIPTION HAILS HIM AS VICHITRACHITTA WHO CONSTRUCTED A TEMPLE FOR BRAHMA, VISHNU AND SIVA WITHOUT THE USE OF BRICKS, TIMBER, METAL AND MORTAR.
WHO IS HIM IN THIS?

Answer 6

MAHENDRAVARMAN 1.

Question 7

SANSKRIT WORK AUTHORED BY MAHENDRAVARMAN 1?

Answer 7

MATTAVILASA PRAHASANAM.

Question 8

MUSIC INSCRIPTION ASSOCIATED WITH MAHENDRAVARMAN 1?

Answer 8

• KUDUMIANMALAI INSCRIPTION- REFERS TO MUSICAL NOTES AND INSTRUMENTS.
• MAMANDUR INSCRIPTION- CONTAINS A NOTE ON THE NOTATION OF THE VOCAL MUSIC.

Question 9

NARASIMHAVARMAN 1 WAS ALSO KNOWN AS MAMALLA. WHY?

Answer 9

BECAUSE HE WAS A GREAT WRESTLER.
MAMALLA MEANS WRESTLER.

Question 10

KURRAM COPPER PLATES MENTIONS THE VICTORY OF?

Answer 10

NARASIMHAVARMAN 1 (S/O MAHENDRAVARMAN 1) DEFEATED PULAKESHIN 2 IN THE BATTLE OF MANIMANGALAM NEAR KANCHI.

Question 11

THE PALLAVA ARMY UNDER GERENAL PARANJOTHI PURSUED THE RETREATING CHALUKYA ARMY, ENTERED CHALUKYA TERRITORY, CAPTURED AND DESTROYED THE CAPITAL CITY OF VATAPI. NARASIMHAVARMAN 1 ASSUMED THE TITLE _________.

Answer 11

VATAPIKONDA.

Question 12

DURING WHOSE REIGN, HIUEN TSANG VISITED THE PALLAVA CAPITAL OF KANCHIPURAM?

Answer 12

NARASIMHAVARMAN 1.

Question 13

________ WAS THE FOUNDER OF MAMALLAPURAM AND THE MONOLITHIC RATHAS WERE ERECTED DURING HIS REIGN.

Answer 13

NARASIMHAVARMAN 1.

Question 14

NARASIMHAVARMAN 1 WAS SUCCEEDED BY NARASIMHAVARMAN 2 OR RAJASIMHA.
TRUE/FALSE.

Answer 14

NARASIMHAVARMAN 1 WAS SUCCEEDED BY MAHENDRAVARMAN 2 AND PARAMESWARVARMAN 1.
THEREAFTER, NARASIMHAVARMAN 2 BECAME THE RULER OF PALLAVA KINGDOM.

Question 15

THE SHORE TEMPLE AT MAMALLAPURAM AND KAILASANATHA TEMPLE AT KANCHIPURAM WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD OF?

Answer 15

NARASIMHAVARMAN 2 OR RAJASIMHA.

Question 16

DANDI WAS A PATRON AT THE COURT OF?

Answer 16

NARASIMHAVARMAN 2 OR RAJASIMHA.

Question 17

NARASIMHAVARMAN 2 WAS SUCCEEDED BY?

Answer 17

PARAMESWARAVARMAN 2 AND NANDIVARMAN 2.

Question 18

PALLAVAS HAD A WELL ORGANIZED ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM.
THE PALLAVA STATE WAS DIVIDED INTO ______.

Answer 18

KOTTAMS.

Question 19

IRRIGATION TANKS DUG DURING THE REIGN OF MAHENDRAVARMAN 1?

Answer 19

TANKS AT MAHENDRAVADI AND MAMANDOOR.

Question 20

FOUNDER OF KADAMBA DYNASTY?

Answer 20

MAYURASARMAN.

Question 21

_______ WAS PATRONIZED BY NANDIVARMAN 2 AND HE TRANSLATED THE MAHABHARATA AS BHARATHAVENBA IN TAMIL.

Answer 21

PERUNDEVANAR.

Question 22

DRAVIDIAN STYLE OF TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE BEGAN WITH THE ______ RULE.

Answer 22

PALLAVA.

Question 23

WHO INTRODUCED THE ROCK CUT TEMPLES?

Answer 23

MAHENDRAVARMAN 1.

Question 24

WHO INTRODUCED STRUCTURAL TEMPLES?

Answer 24

RAJASIMHA.

Question 25

THE DESCENT OF THE GANGES OR THE PENANCE OF ARJUNA IS CALLED A ________.

Answer 25

FRESCO PAINTING IN STONE.

Question 26

SITTANAVASAL PAINTINGS BELONGED TO WHICH PERIOD?

Answer 26

PALLAVAS.

Question 27

THE COMMENTARY CALLED _______ WAS COMPILED DURING THE REIGN OF MAHENDRAVARMAN 1, WHO HAD THE TITLE CHITTIRAKKARAPULI.

Answer 27

DAKSHINCHITRA.