This Indian History quiz on Hoysalas, Kakatiyas, Yadavas and the Chalukyas of Kalyani puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 3 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
11 questions with answers and explanations
The Hoysala dynasty was associated with which state?
The Hoysalas ruled from Dwarasamudra, the present Halebidu in Hassan district of Karnataka, and their famous temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura all stand in that state.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
Ganapatideva of the Kakatiya dynasty issued an inscription at Motupalli known as the Abhaya Shasana, which assured foreign merchants of the safety of their ships and goods and fixed the duties they would pay, and the port became the kingdom's main window to the sea trade of the Bay of…
Read the full explanation →Ravikirti was the court poet of which of the following dynasty ruler?
Ravikirti was the court poet of Pulakeshin II of the Chalukyas of Badami and composed the Aihole inscription, a Sanskrit prashasti that records the king's victories, including the defeat of Harshavardhana, and in which the poet compares himself to Kalidasa and Bharavi.
Read the full explanation →Which city was the capital of the Hoysala kingdom?
The correct answer is B, Dwarasamudra, the present Halebidu in Hassan district of Karnataka, where the Hoysaleswara temple still stands.
Read the full explanation →Who founded the dynasty of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani in 973 by overthrowing the Rashtrakutas?
He was a Chalukya feudatory who overthrew the last Rashtrakuta ruler in 973 and founded the line that ruled the Deccan from Manyakheta and then from Kalyani for more than two centuries.
Read the full explanation →The Mitakshara, the celebrated commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, was written by Vijnaneshwara in the court of which ruler?
His long reign, from 1076 to 1126, was the cultural high point of the Western Chalukyas, and his court held both Bilhana, who wrote the Vikramankadeva Charita in praise of the king, and Vijnaneshwara, whose Mitakshara became the most widely followed authority of Hindu law in large parts of India.
Read the full explanation →The Ramappa or Rudreshwara temple at Palampet, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021, was built during the reign of which Kakatiya ruler?
The temple at Palampet in Mulugu district of Telangana was built in 1213 by Recherla Rudra, a general of Ganapatideva, and it is named Ramappa after its sculptor, the only temple in India popularly known by the name of its craftsman.
Read the full explanation →Rudrama Devi, one of the few women to rule in her own right in medieval India, belonged to which dynasty?
Rudrama Devi was the daughter of Ganapatideva and succeeded him at Warangal, holding the throne for about three decades against rebellions by nobles and attacks from the Yadavas and the Pandyas, and the Venetian traveller Marco Polo wrote with admiration of her government.
Read the full explanation →The Jnaneshwari, the Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, was composed in 1290 during the reign of which ruler?
Under this last great Yadava king Marathi flourished as a language of administration and devotion, and the saint Jnaneshwar wrote the Jnaneshwari, also called the Bhavarthadipika, in 1290.
Read the full explanation →The Sangita Ratnakara, the standard medieval treatise on Indian music, was written by Sarangadeva under the patronage of which dynasty?
Sarangadeva served at the court of Singhana II, the most powerful Yadava king, and his Sangita Ratnakara is the work from which both the Hindustani and the Carnatic traditions later drew their theory of ragas and talas.
Read the full explanation →The Chennakesava temple at Belur was built by which Hoysala ruler?
He built the Chennakesava temple at Belur in the Hassan district to mark his victories, including the defeat of the Cholas at Talakad, and his reign from about 1108 to 1152 also saw the beginning of the Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu.
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