Answer : c
The Rashtrakutas were of Kannada origin and Kannada language was their mother tongue.
The Rashtrakutas rose to prominence in Western Deccan after the decline of the Badami or Vatapi Chalukyas. They played an important role in the history of Deccan and South India for a period of nearly two centuries.
Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. He defeated the Gurjaras and captured Malwa from them. Then he annexed the Chalukya kingdom by defeating Kirtivarman II. Thus, the Rashtrakutas became a paramount power in the Deccan.
His successor Krishna I was also a great conqueror. He defeated the Gangas and the eastern Chalukyas of Vengi. He built the magnificent rock-cut monolithic Kailasa temple at Ellora.
Amoghavarsha I (815- 880 C.E.) ruled for along period of 64 years. His reign was popular for the cultural development. He was a follower of Jainism. Jinasena was his chief preceptor. He was also a patron of letters and he himself wrote the famous Kannada work, Kavirajamarga. He had also built the Rashtrakuta capital, the city of Malkhed or Manyakheda.
Answer : b
His successor Krishna I was also a great conqueror. He defeated the Gangas and the eastern Chalukyas of Vengi. He built the magnificent rock-cut monolithic Kailasa temple at Ellora.
Amoghavarsha I (815- 880 C.E.) ruled for along period of 64 years. His reign was popular for the cultural development. He was a follower of Jainism. Jinasena was his chief preceptor. He was also a patron of letters and he himself wrote the famous Kannada work, Kavirajamarga. He had also built the Rashtrakuta capital, the city of Malkhed or Manyakheda.
Answer :c
Narasimhavarman I was also known as Mamalla, which means ‘great wrestler’. After his victory over Pulakesin II assumed the title ‘Vatapikonda’.
Another notable achievement of Narasimhavarman I was his naval expedition to Sri Lanka. He restored the throne to his friend and Sri Lankan prince Manavarma.
During his reign, Hiuen Tsang visited the Pallava capital Kanchipuram. His description of Kanchi is vivid. He calls it a big and beautiful city, six miles in circumference. It had 100 Buddhist monasteries in which about 10,000 Buddhist monks lived. According
to his account the people of Kanchi esteemed great learning and the Ghatika at Kanchi served as a great centre of learning.
Narasimhavarman I was the founder of Mamallapuram and the monolithic rathas were erected during his reign.
Answer : c
Answer : D
The Pallavas had a well organized administrative system. The Pallava state was divided into Kottams. The king was at the centre of administration in which he was assisted by able ministers. He maintained a well-trained army.
He provided land-grants to the temples known as Devadhana and also to the Brahmans known as Brahmadeya.
It was also the responsibility of the central government to provide irrigation facilities
to the lands. A number of irrigation tanks were dug by the Pallava kings.
Land tax was the primary source of the government revenue. The Brahmadeya and Devadhana lands were exempted from tax. Traders and artisans such as carpenters, goldsmiths, washer-men, oil-pressers and weavers paid taxes to the government. The Pallava inscriptions throw much light on the village assemblies called sabhas and their committees.
Answer : C
The Tamil society witnessed a great change during the Pallava period. The caste system became rigid.
The Brahmins occupied a high place in the society. They were given land-grants by the kings and nobles. They were also given the responsibility of looking after the temples.
The Pallava period also witnessed the rise of Saivism and Vaishnavism and also the decline of Buddhism and Jainism.
The Saiva Nayanmars and the Vaishnava Alwars contributed to the growth of Saivism and Vaishnavism. This is known as the Bhakti Movement.
They composed their hymns in the Tamil language. These hymns revealed the importance of devotion or Bhakti. The construction of temples by the Pallava kings paved the way for the spread of these two religions.
Answer:-a
Answer: D
The view that the Pallavas were the natives of Tondaimandalam itself was widely accepted by scholars. When Tondaimandalam was conquered by the Satavahanas, the Pallavas became their feudatories.
After the fall of the Satavahanas in the third century A.D., they became independent. The Pallavas issued their earlier inscriptions in Prakrit and Sanskrit because of their Satavahana connections, and also patronized Brahmanism.
The Pallavas established their kingdom in Tondaimandalam with its capital at Kanchipuram. Later they were annexed by the Imperial Cholas in the beginning of the tenth century C.E.
Answer:-b
At the death of Rajendra I the extent of the Chola Empire was at its peak. He continued his father’s policy of aggressive conquests and expansion. The river Tungabadhra was the northern boundary. The Pandya, Kerala and Mysore regions and also Sri Lanka formed
part of the empire.
Rajendra I assumed a number of titles, the most famous being Mudikondan, Gangaikondan, Kadaram Kondan and Pandita Cholan. Like his father he was also a devout Saiva and built a temple for that god at the new capital Gangaikondacholapuram. He made liberal endowments to this temple and to the Lord Nataraja temple at Chidambaram. He was also tolerant towards the Vaishnava and Buddhist sects.
The rise of the feudatories and the emergence of the Pandya power as a challenge to Chola supremacy contributed to the ultimate downfall of the Chola Empire. The Chola country was absorbed into the Pandya Empire.
Answer: D
Answer: A
Answer: d
Answer: a
ANSWER:-A
Among the successors of Amoghavarsha I, Krishna III (936-968 C.E.) was famous for his expeditions. He marched against the Cholas and defeated them. He marched further south and captured Tanjore.
He went as far as Rameswaram and occupied
it for sometime. He built several temples in the conquered territories including the Krishneswara temple at Rameswaram.
Throughout his reign he possessed the Tondaimandalam region including the capital
Kanchi. After his death, the power of the Rashtrakutas declined.
Answer:- c
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