Q. 1. Who among the following was the founder of Rashtrakuta dynasty ?
(A) Dantidurga
(B) Krishna I
(C) Krishna II
(D) Amoghavarsha
Q. 2. Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora was built by
(A) Krishna I
(B) Krishna II
(C) Mahendravarman I
(D) Vishnuvardhana II
Q. 3. Manyakheta (modern Malkhed in Gulbarga (modern Kalaburagi) district in Karnataka) was the capital of the Rasstrakuta dynasty. Which Rashtrakuta ruler transferred regnal capital from Mayurkhandi (in the Bidar district of Karnataka) to Manyakheta.
(A) Govinda II
(B) Indra III
(C) Amoghavarsha I (r. 814 – 878 CE)
(D) Amoghavarsha II (r. 929–930 CE)
Q. 4. Which of the following languages was the mother tongue of Rashtrakutas?
(A) Tamil
(B) Telgu
(C) Malayalam
(D) Kannad
Q. 5. At the court of which Rashtraluta ruler did Halayudha, author of ancient Sanskrit text Kavirahasya, reside?
(A) Govinda II
(B) Indra III
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Krishna III
Answers
Q. 1. - A
The Rashtrakuta kingdom was founded by Dantidurga or Dantivarman who overthrew the Chalukya dynasty about 753.
Q. 2. - A
Kailasnatha Temple, the crowning achievement of Ellora, was excavated on the instructions of Krishna I.
Q. 3. - C
Amoghavarsha I moved the Rashtrakuta regnal capital from Mayurkhandi in the present-day Bidar district to Manyakheta in the present-day Kalaburagi district in the modern Karnataka state.
Q. 4. - D
Rashtrakuta's Amoghavarsha I was an accomplished poet and scholar. He wrote the Kavirajamarga, the earliest extant literary work in Kannada.
Q. 5. - D
Halayudha, the author of Kavirahasya, resided at the court of Rashtrakuta ruler Krishna III. He wrote Kavirahasya during Krishna III's reign. The work Kavirahasya eulogized Krishna III.
