Indian History Quiz

The Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath is located in Uttar Pradesh. Sarnath, near Varanasi in UP, is where Buddha delivered his first sermon, and Emperor Ashoka erected the famous pillar with the Lion Capital there.

Kalingathupparani is a Tamil literary work praising the Chola king Karikala. Jayamkondar (Jayangondar) wrote this work in the 12th century CE. Kambar is famous for Kambaramayanam, Ottakuthar for various works, and Pugalendi was also a poet but not the author of this specific work.

Rajaraja I (985-1014 CE), the great Chola emperor, was originally named Arumozhi Varman (also written as Arumolivarman). He adopted the name Rajaraja after his coronation. His son Rajendra I and predecessors like Parantaka I did not bear this birth name.

The patriotic song 'Sare Jahan Se Achha' was written by Muhammad Iqbal in 1904. Pandit Ravi Shankar provided the musical tune for this song. A.R. Rahman, Ilaiya Raja, and G. Ramanathan are all famous composers but not associated with this particular song's original tune.

The Somnath temple in Gujarat was built by the Paramara king Bhoja around 1024 CE after the original temple was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni. Kumarapala later renovated it, Siyaka was Bhoja's predecessor, and Munja was also a Paramara ruler. The temple has been rebuilt multiple times after various destructions.

Kadambari is a Sanskrit prose romance novel written by Banabhatta (Bana) in the 7th century CE. Harsha was Bana's patron and himself a scholar, Kalidasa wrote classics like Abhijnanasakuntalam, and Kalhana wrote Rajatarangini. Kadambari is considered one of the greatest Sanskrit novels.

Amuktamalyada is indeed a Telugu work composed by Krishnadevaraya himself. It is considered a masterpiece of Telugu literature and describes the story of the Tamil Alwar saint Periyalvar and his adopted daughter Goda Devi. The work was written in Telugu, not Sanskrit, Tamil, or Kannada.