MCQ Pallava Dynasty SET 6

1. Who founded Mahabalipuram?

2. Pallavas ruled from which of the following cities?

3. Who among the following is said to have defeated many Buddhists and Jains in debates and initiated Pallava king Mahendravarman into Shaivism?

4. Which Pallava ruler was the first to build a temple excavated in the rocks and wear ‘Chettakari’ as the word?

5. Which was the famous Education Centre during the rule of Pallavas ?

6. Mallikarjuna and the Virupaksha temples at Pattadakal were built by the two queens of King Vikramaditya II, to commemorate the victory of the Chalukyas over the:

7. Which one of the following does not belong to the Pallava style of architecture?

8. Which of the following ruler defeated Pulakeshin II of western Chalukyas in Battle of Manimangalam ?

9. With reference to the history of ancient India, consider the following statements:

1. Rajendra I defeated the Kalabhras and established the Pallava rule in Tondaimandalam.
2. Bharavi, the great poet who wrote the famous Kiratrjuniya, was patronized by Pallavas.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

10. The term Sudesi, Nanadesi and Ainurruvar during Pallava Kingdom was related with which of the following?