Deccan Dynasties And Sangam Dynasty - Study Mode
[#41] The lowest unit of Chola administration was the
Correct Answer
(C) Kurram
Explanation
Solution: Kurram was the lowest unit of Chola administration.
[#42] Who was the Chola king who brought Ganga from North to South?
Correct Answer
(C) Rajendra Chola
Explanation
Solution: After defeating the Pala kingdom, King Rajendra Chola came back south, bringing with him water from the Ganges. He built a new city and called it ‘Gangaikonda Cholapuram’ – The city of the Chola who brought the Ganges. He built a Shiva temple in the city, rivaling the one his father built in Thanjavur. He built a 22 km wide artificial lake near the city. He shifted the Chola capital from Thanjavur.
[#43] Chalukya king Pulakesin-II was defeated by
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(B) Narasimha Varman-I
Explanation
Solution: Narasimha ruled between 645 and 670 AD. During his rule he was able to establish the dominance of the Pallava Empire in the South. He was an excellent war strategist. He defeated Pulakesin II and destroyed the Chalukyan capital, Vatapi.
[#44] Beetapala and Dhiman, the two great artists that India had produced, belonged to the
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(A) Pala Age
Explanation
Solution: Beetapala and Dhiman, the two great artists that India had produced, belonged to the Pala Age.
[#45] Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the Western India?
Correct Answer
(D) Rashtrakutas
Explanation
Solution: The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. The earliest dynasty, known as the 'Badami Chalukyas', ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the decline of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakesin II. After the death of Pulakesin II, the Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the eastern Deccan. They ruled from Vengi until about the 11th century. In the western Deccan, the rise of the Rashtrakutas in the middle of the 8th century eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before being revived by their descendants, the Western Chalukyas, in the late 10th century.