SOUTH INDIAN KINGDOMS 2 CHALUKYAS AND RASHTRAKUTAS

Question 1

FOUNDER OF CHALUKYA DYNASTY?

Answer 1

PULAKESHIN 1. HE ESTABLISHED A SMALL KINGDOM WITH VATAPI OR BADAMI AS ITS CAPITAL.

Question 2

MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE REIGN OF PULAKESHIN 2 WAS?

Answer 2

THE VISIT OF HIUEN TSANG TO HIS KINGDOM.

Question 3

CHALUKYAS ADMINISTRATION?

Answer 3

1. HIGHLY CENTRALIZED UNLIKE THAT OF PALLAVAS AND THE CHOLAS.
2. VILLAGE AUTONOMY WAS ABSENT.

Question 4

VESARA STYLE REACHED CULMINATION DURING CHALUKYAS.
TRUE/FALSE.

Answer 4

FALSE, ALTHOUGH CHALUKYAS DEVELOPED THE VESARA STYLE IN THE BUILDING OF STRUCTURAL TEMPLES, IT REACHED ITS CULMINATION ONLY UNDER THE RASHTRAKUTAS AND THE HOYSALAS.

Question 5

CHALUKYA TEMPLES MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO STAGES. WHAT ARE THEY?

Answer 5

1. FIRST STAGE- TEMPLES AT AIHOLE AND BADAMI.
2. SECOND STAGE- TEMPLES AT PATTADAKAL.

Question 6

AMONG 70 TEMPLES AT AIHOLE FOUR ARE IMPORTANT. THEY ARE?

Answer 6

1. LADH KHAN TEMPLE- LOW FLAT ROOFED.
2. DURGA TEMPLE RESEMBLES A BUDDHA CHAITYA.
3. HUCHIMALLIGUDI.
4. JAIN TEMPLE AT MEGUTI.

Question 7

NOTABLE TEMPLES FROM BADAMI?

Answer 7

1. MUKTHEESWARA TEMPLE
2. MELAGUTTI SIVALAYA.

Question 8

TEMPLES AT PATTADAKAL ARE BUILT IN DRAVIDIAN STYLE ONLY.
TRUE/FALSE.

Answer 8

FALSE.
FOUR ARE BUILD IN NORTHERN STYLE.
SIX ARE BUILD IN THE DRAVIDIAN STYLE.

Question 9

MOST NOTABLE TEMPLE IN NORTHERN STYLE AMONG TEMPLES AT PATTADAKAL?
MOST NOTABLE IN DRAVIDIAN STYLE?

Answer 9

• THE PAPANATHA TEMPLE (NORTHERN STYLE).
• SANGAMESVARA TEMPLE AND THE - VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR DRAVIDIAN STYLE.

Question 10

FOUNDER OF RASHTRAKUTAS DYNASTY?

Answer 10

DANTIDURGA.

Question 11

MAGNIFICENT ROCK CUT MONOLITHIC KAILASHNATHA AT ELLORA WAS BUILT UNDER THE RULE OF?

Answer 11

KRISHNA 1.

Question 12

KAVIRAJAMARGA IS WRITTEN BY?

Answer 12

AMOGHAVARSHA 1.

Question 13

1. RASHTRAKUTA EMPIRE WAS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL PROVINCES CALLED ______ UNDER THE CONTROL OF ____.
2. THEY WERE FURTHER DIVIDED INTO _______ OR DISTRICTS GOVERNED BY_____.
3. THE NEXT SUBDIVISION WAS _____ CONSISTING OF 50 TO 70 VILLAGES UNDER THE CONTROL OF ________.

Answer 13

1. RASHTRAS, RASHTRAPATIS.
2. VISHYAS, VISHYAPATIS.
3. BHUKTI, BHOGAPATIS.

Question 14

RASHTRAKUTAS PERIOD
1. HINDU SECTS OF VAISHNAVISM AND SAIVISM FLOURISHED DURING THE PERIOD OF RASHTRAKUTAS.
2. IT AFFECTED THE PROGRESS OF JAINISM UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF RASHTRAKUTA KINGS AND OFFICERS.
TRUE/FALSE.

Answer 14

1. TRUE
2. FALSE, IT DID NOT AFFECTED.

Question 15

TRIVIKRAMA WROTE _______ AND THE _______ WAS COMPOSED BY HALAYUDHA DURING THE REIGN OF KRISHNA 3.

Answer 15

NALACHAMPU, KAVIRAHASYA.

Question 16

PARSVABHUDAYA, A BIOGRAPHY OF PARSVA IN VERSES IS COMPOSED BY?

Answer 16

JINASENA (TEACHER OF AMOGHAVARSHA 1).

Question 17

ADIPURANA, THE LIFE STORIES OF VARIOUS JAIN SAINTS ARE WRITTEN BY?

Answer 17

GUNABHADRA.

Question 18

GRAMMAR WORK AMOGAVRITTI IS WRITTEN BY?

Answer 18

SAKATAYANA.

Question 19

AUTHOR OF GANITASARAM?

Answer 19

VIRACHARYA.

Question 20

KANNADA LITERATURE SAW ITS BEGINNING DURING THE PERIOD OF ______.

Answer 20

RASHTRAKUTAS.
EXAMPLE- AMOGHAVARSHA’S KAVIRAJAMARGA, FIRST POETIC WORK IN KANNADA LANGUAGE.
- PAMPA, GREATEST OF THE KANNADA POETS.
- PONNA, ANOTHER POET.

Question 21

VIKRAMASENAVIJAYA IS WRITTEN BY?

Answer 21

PAMPA.

Question 22

SANTIPURANA IS WRITTEN BY?

Answer 22

PONNA.