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Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas satavahana the satavahanas the shatavahanas/gautami puthra shatakarni (230 b.c. to 220 a.d.) the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

Which of the following contains about the marriage of Hala?

  1. Brihatkatha

  2. Mudrarakshasa

  3. Lilavati Parinayam

  4. Daskumara Charita
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Hāla was a Satavahana king who ruled in present-day Deccan region.
The Maharashtri Prakrit novel "Lilavati Parinayam "describes his romance with a princess of Simhaladvipa (identified with present-day Sri Lanka).
Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas satavahana the satavahanas the shatavahanas/gautami puthra shatakarni (230 b.c. to 220 a.d.) the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

Shatavahana empire was divided into

  1. Bhuktis

  2. Sarkars

  3. Janapadas

  4. Mandalas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
 The kingdom had been divided into provinces called Janapada for purpose of administration and officers had been appointed to look after them. The cities and villages were looked after by self-governing institutions.
Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas satavahana the satavahanas the shatavahanas/gautami puthra shatakarni (230 b.c. to 220 a.d.) the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

Satavahana dynasty originated from __________.

  1. South of Aravali

  2. South of Vindhya

  3. South of Satpura

  4. South of Kaimur hills
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Satavahana dynasty emerged in the Deccan region, which is geographically situated to the south of the Vindhya mountain range.

Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas satavahana the satavahanas the shatavahanas/gautami puthra shatakarni (230 b.c. to 220 a.d.) the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

The most important successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan were the _______.

  1. Vakatakas

  2. Kadambas

  3. Rashtrakutas

  4. Chalukyas of Badami
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Vakatakas rose to power in the Deccan following the decline of the Satavahana dynasty in the 3rd century AD. They became the dominant political force in the region during the post-Satavahana period.

Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas satavahana the satavahanas the shatavahanas/gautami puthra shatakarni (230 b.c. to 220 a.d.) the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?

  1. Sri Satakarni

  2. Simuka

  3. Pulumayi-I

  4. Yajnasri Satakarni
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Simuka is historically recognized as the founder of the Satavahana dynasty, having overthrown the Kanva dynasty to establish his rule.

Multiple choice history the making of regional cultures pandya temples, sculptors and paintings in pallava epoch pandyas emergence of new kingdom in south india: later cholas and pandyas

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
The Tamil epic the Silappadikaram was composed by a poet named Ilango.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Silappadikaram is one of Five Great Epics according to later Tamil literary tradition. Ascetic-prince Ilango Adigal is credited with this work, who was the younger brother of reputed warrior-king Senguttuvan of the Chera dynasty. As a literary work, Silappadikaram is held in high regard by the Tamil people.  

Multiple choice history the making of regional cultures pandya temples, sculptors and paintings in pallava epoch pandyas emergence of new kingdom in south india: later cholas and pandyas

Which language is likely to be spoken in the Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram in the 9th century?

  1. Hindi

  2. Tamil

  3. Telugu

  4. Malayalam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the ninth century in the south-western part of the peninsula, part of present-day Kerala. It is likely that Malayalam was spoken in this area. The rulers introduced the Malayalam language and script in their inscriptions.

Multiple choice history the making of regional cultures pandya temples, sculptors and paintings in pallava epoch pandyas emergence of new kingdom in south india: later cholas and pandyas

Mahodayapuram was the kingdom of the ________.

  1. Cholas

  2. Cheras

  3. Pandyas

  4. Rashtrakutas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the ninth century in the south-western part of the peninsula, part of present-day Kerala. It is likely that Malayalam was spoken in this area.

Multiple choice history the making of regional cultures pandya temples, sculptors and paintings in pallava epoch pandyas emergence of new kingdom in south india: later cholas and pandyas

The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the _________ century.

  1. 8th

  2. 9th

  3. 10th

  4. 12th
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the ninth century in the south-western part of the peninsula, part of present-day Kerala. It is likely that Malayalam was spoken in this area.