Ekshwaku dynasty history bit bank - multiple choice questions Part 3 of 3
- Who was the father of Ehuvala
Shanthamoola?
a) Shantha Moola I
b) Veera Purusha Datta
c) Rudra Purusha Datta
d) Abhira Vasusena
Answer: b) Veera Purusha Datta - What was the name of Ehuvala
Shanthamoola’s mother?
a) Kodabalisri
b) Rudra Bhattarika
c) Vaasistee Battideva
d) Harmyasri
Answer: c) Vaasistee Battideva - Which tradition was started by the
Ekshwakus during Ehuvala Shanthamoola’s time?
a) Mother’s name in ruler’s title
b) Giving grandfather’s name to grandson
c) Building Buddhist stupas
d) Marrying within the ruling family
Answer: b) Giving grandfather’s name to grandson - Which dynasties later followed the
tradition of giving the grandfather’s name to the grandson?
a) Guptas and Rashtrakutas
b) Vakatakas, Pallavas, Vishnukundins, and Shalankayans
c) Cholas and Chalukyas
d) Mauryas and Kushanas
Answer: b) Vakatakas, Pallavas, Vishnukundins, and Shalankayans - Where are Ehuvala Shanthamoola’s
inscriptions found?
a) Amaravati
b) Nagarjuna Konda
c) Hampi
d) Sanchi
Answer: b) Nagarjuna Konda - Who was the military general of
Ehuvala Shanthamoola?
a) Skanda Vishakha Naga
b) Noduka Sri
c) Elisri
d) Pulomavi IV
Answer: c) Elisri - What was the name of the city
constructed by Elisri?
a) Nagarjunakonda
b) Eleshwaram
c) Amaravati
d) Phanigiri
Answer: b) Eleshwaram - Which temple was constructed by
Elisri?
a) Ashtabhuja Swami temple
b) Halampura Swamy temple
c) Sarvadevalaya
d) Bhadrakali temple
Answer: c) Sarvadevalaya - What major linguistic development
took place during Ehuvala Shanthamoola’s rule?
a) Telugu became the official language
b) Sanskrit attained the status of official language
c) Prakrit replaced Sanskrit
d) Pali inscriptions were issued
Answer: b) Sanskrit attained the status of official language - Which religion did Ehuvala
Shanthamoola follow?
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Vedic religion
d) Shaivism
Answer: c) Vedic religion - Which deity was Ehuvala
Shanthamoola devoted to?
a) Buddha
b) Vishnu
c) Mahasena (Karthikeya)
d) Shiva
Answer: c) Mahasena (Karthikeya) - Which temples were constructed
during Ehuvala Shanthamoola’s reign in Nagarjuna Konda?
a) Amaravati Stupa and Dhaathugarbha Mahaa Chaithya
b) Karthikeya, Pushpa Bhadra Swamy, Nodi Gireeshwara Swamy, and Devi temples
c) Kanheri Caves and Elephanta Caves
d) Sanchi Stupa and Bharhut Stupa
Answer: b) Karthikeya, Pushpa Bhadra Swamy, Nodi Gireeshwara Swamy, and Devi temples
2. Rudra Purusha Datta (283 A.D. – 301 A.D.)
119.
Who was the last ruler of the Ekshwaku dynasty?
a) Ehuvala Shanthamoola
b) Rudra Purusha Datta
c) Veera Purusha Datta
d) Pulomavi IV
Answer: b) Rudra Purusha Datta
- Where were coins and inscriptions
of Rudra Purusha Datta found?
a) Amaravati, Kanheri, Bharhut
b) Gurajala, Nagarjuna Konda, Phanigiri
c) Ellora, Ajanta, Badami
d) Madurai, Kanchipuram, Chidambaram
Answer: b) Gurajala, Nagarjuna Konda, Phanigiri - Who was the father of Rudra
Purusha Datta?
a) Veera Purusha Datta
b) Ehuvala Shanthamoola
c) Shantha Moola I
d) Abhira Vasusena
Answer: b) Ehuvala Shanthamoola - What was donated in the 4th regnal
year of Rudra Purusha Datta by Noduka Sri?
a) Elephants and horses
b) Land to Halampura Swamy temple
c) Buddhist monasteries
d) Fortifications for defense
Answer: b) Land to Halampura Swamy temple - Which place is identified as
Halampura Swamy temple's location?
a) Amaravati
b) Nagarjuna Konda
c) Nagulapuram in Guntur
d) Ellora
Answer: c) Nagulapuram in Guntur
3. Abhira Vasusena’s Rule in Nagarjuna Konda
124.
Who issued an inscription at Nagarjuna Sagar in his 30th regnal year?
a) Rudra Purusha Datta
b) Abhira Vasusena
c) Vishnu Rudra Shivalananda Satakarni
d) Shantha Moola I
Answer: b) Abhira Vasusena
- According to Abhira Vasusena’s
inscription, which king’s name was missing?
a) Rudra Purusha Datta
b) Veera Purusha Datta
c) Pulomavi IV
d) Shantha Moola I
Answer: a) Rudra Purusha Datta - Which rulers were mentioned in
Abhira Vasusena’s inscription?
a) Ashoka and Bindusara
b) Shaka Rudradaman, Abhira Vasusena, Banavasi Chutu Vishnu Rudra Shivalananda Satakarni
c) Kharavela and Nandas
d) Guptas and Pallavas
Answer: b) Shaka Rudradaman, Abhira Vasusena, Banavasi Chutu Vishnu Rudra Shivalananda Satakarni - What temple was constructed by
Abhira Vasusena and others?
a) Sarvadevalaya
b) Ashtabhuja Swami temple
c) Dhaathugarbha Mahaa Chaithya
d) Vishnu temple
Answer: b) Ashtabhuja Swami temple - According to historian D.C.
Sarkar, what might have happened to the last Ekshwaku king?
a) He expanded his kingdom
b) He was defeated by Abhiras
c) He converted to Buddhism
d) He conquered Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) He was defeated by Abhiras - Who ruled Nagarjuna Konda for a
few years after the Ekshwakus?
a) Guptas
b) Rashtrakutas
c) Abhiras
d) Cholas
Answer: c) Abhiras
130.
What is a notable characteristic of Ikshvaku religious beliefs as reflected
in their art and architecture?
a) Exclusive patronage of Buddhism
b) Exclusive patronage of Brahminism
c) Support for both Buddhism and Brahminism
d) Influence of Jainism and Shaivism
Answer: c) Support for both Buddhism and Brahminism
- Which inscriptions record
donations for the construction of chaityas and viharas by the Ikshvakus?
a) Amaravati and Ellora inscriptions
b) Jaggayyapeta and Bhattiprolu inscriptions
c) Sanchi and Bharhut inscriptions
d) Kanheri and Ajanta inscriptions
Answer: b) Jaggayyapeta and Bhattiprolu inscriptions - Which region witnessed significant
cultural and religious growth during the Ikshvaku reign?
a) Malwa region
b) Krishna-Guntur region
c) Deccan plateau
d) Gangetic plains
Answer: b) Krishna-Guntur region - According to inscriptions from
Jaggayyapeta, Kottampalugu, and Nagarjunakonda, who were the main patrons
of Buddhist architecture?
a) Ikshvaku kings
b) Ikshvaku military generals
c) Ikshvaku royal women
d) Vedic priests
Answer: c) Ikshvaku royal women - Which site is considered the main
center of Ikshvaku architectural and religious development?
a) Amaravati
b) Nagarjunakonda
c) Sanchi
d) Pattadakal
Answer: b) Nagarjunakonda - Which architectural structures at
Nagarjunakonda indicate the Ikshvakus’ support for both Buddhist and Vedic
faiths?
a) Stupas and Chaityas
b) Mahachaityas, viharas, and ornate temples
c) Rock-cut caves
d) Pyramidal towers and gopurams
Answer: b) Mahachaityas, viharas, and ornate temples - What prominent structure at
Nagarjunakonda suggests that it was a well-secured citadel?
a) Grand temple complexes
b) Rock-cut monasteries
c) Fortified rampart walls
d) Gigantic stupas
Answer: c) Fortified rampart walls - Which structures were part of the
Ikshvaku citadel at Nagarjunakonda?
a) Monasteries and temples
b) Residential buildings, barracks, stables, baths, and cisterns
c) Granaries and water tanks
d) Palace and audience halls
Answer: b) Residential buildings, barracks, stables, baths, and cisterns - What was discovered near
Nagarjunakonda that is speculated to be the palace of the Ikshvakus?
a) A stepped tank
b) A large stupa
c) A strange edifice with a moat
d) A cave temple
Answer: c) A strange edifice with a moat - What unique architectural feature
was excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at
Nagarjunakonda?
a) A grand gateway
b) A stepped tank with a water overflow system
c) An underground chamber
d) A rock-cut pillar hall
Answer: b) A stepped tank with a water overflow system
2. Ikshvaku Sculpture
140, Which art
form flourished under the Ikshvakus, depicting both Buddhist and Vedic themes?
a) Miniature painting
b) Rock-cut architecture
c) Sculpture
d) Calligraphy
Answer: c) Sculpture
141. Which site is famous for Ikshvaku
period sculptures?
a) Ajanta
b) Amaravati
c) Nagarjunakonda
d) Mathura
Answer: c) Nagarjunakonda
142. Ikshvaku sculptures were mainly
influenced by which artistic tradition?
a) Gandhara art
b) Mauryan art
c) Amaravati school of art
d) Dravidian art
Answer: c) Amaravati school of art
143. Which material was commonly used for
Ikshvaku sculptures?
a) Granite
b) Sandstone
c) Limestone
d) Marble
Answer: c) Limestone
144.
What themes were commonly depicted in Ikshvaku sculptures?
a) Epic scenes from the Mahabharata and Ramayana
b) Court scenes and royal processions
c) Buddhist Jataka tales and Hindu deities
d) Persian and Greek mythology
Answer: c) Buddhist Jataka tales and Hindu deities
145.Which Buddhist structure in
Nagarjunakonda contained rich sculptural reliefs?
a) The Mahachaitya
b) The Sarvadevalaya temple
c) The Elephanta caves
d) The Kailasanatha temple
Answer: a) The Mahachaitya
146.What artistic feature was prominent in
the Ikshvaku sculptures at Nagarjunakonda?
a) Use of terracotta figurines
b) High-relief carvings with intricate details
c) Frescoes on temple walls
d) Metallic statues
Answer: b) High-relief carvings with intricate details
147.Which Vedic deity was commonly depicted
in Ikshvaku sculptures?
a) Shiva
b) Mahasena (Karthikeya)
c) Vishnu
d) Indra
Answer: b) Mahasena (Karthikeya)
148.What is one major difference between
Ikshvaku sculptures and earlier Satavahana sculptures?
a) Ikshvaku sculptures were influenced by Gandhara art
b) Ikshvaku sculptures had deeper carvings and finer details
c) Ikshvaku sculptures were predominantly in bronze
d) Ikshvaku sculptures showed no influence of Buddhism
Answer: b) Ikshvaku sculptures had deeper carvings and finer details
149.Which art school influenced the
sculptural style of the Ikshvakus?
a) Gandhara School
b) Mathura School
c) Amaravati School
d) Pala School
Answer: c) Amaravati School
1. Ikshvaku Sculptural Tradition
150. The Ikshvaku sculptures are considered
part of which phase of Indian art?
a) The flourishing phase of Satavahana art
b) The declining phase of the Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta tradition
c) The peak of Gupta art
d) The emergence of Dravidian temple architecture
Answer: b) The declining phase of the Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta
tradition
151.Which earlier tradition influenced the
Ikshvaku sculptural style?
a) Gandhara art
b) Mathura school
c) Amaravati school
d) Pala school
Answer: c) Amaravati school
152.Which Ikshvaku ruler's reign marked the
early phase of their sculptural tradition?
a) Ehuvala Shanthamoola
b) Veerapurusha Datta
c) Rudra Purusha Datta
d) Harmyasri
Answer: b) Veerapurusha Datta
153.What was a key characteristic of the
early phase of Ikshvaku sculpture?
a) High-relief carvings with intricate details
b) Low-relief carvings lacking vigor
c) Heavy use of anthropomorphic Buddha images
d) Bronze figurines with Persian influence
Answer: b) Low-relief carvings lacking vigor
154.How was Buddha depicted in the early
Ikshvaku phase?
a) Through anthropomorphic statues
b) Through symbolic representations like a wheel, feet, and throne with
Swastika
c) As a fully adorned deity in human form
d) Using Persian-influenced relief carvings
Answer: b) Through symbolic representations like a wheel, feet, and
throne with Swastika
2. Development and Themes in Ikshvaku Sculpture
155. Which Jataka tale was commonly
depicted in Ikshvaku sculptures?
a) Mandhatu Jataka
b) Panchatantra Jataka
c) Dashavatara Jataka
d) Vikramaditya Jataka
Answer: a) Mandhatu Jataka
156. Which regnal year of Ehuvala
Shanthamoola saw the emergence of round-carved figures?
a) 5th year
b) 11th year
c) 18th year
d) 24th year
Answer: b) 11th year
157. What important archaeological
discovery at Nagarjunakonda suggests the evolved phase of Ikshvaku art?
a) A long panel from site 106, dated to the 24th regnal year of Ehuvala
Shanthamoola
b) A stupa with an inscription from the Satavahana period
c) A Persian-style rock carving of a king
d) A bronze statue of Vishnu
Answer: a) A long panel from site 106, dated to the 24th regnal year of
Ehuvala Shanthamoola
158.What feature characterizes the evolved
phase of Ikshvaku sculpture?
a) Simple and plain structures
b) Depictions of human emotions and expressions in high-relief carvings
c) Exclusive use of Vedic deities
d) Influence of Western and Persian art styles
Answer: b) Depictions of human emotions and expressions in high-relief
carvings
159.Which of the following themes is
commonly found in Ikshvaku sculptures?
a) Greek mythology
b) Jain Tirthankaras
c) Scenes from the Lalit Vistara and Mara’s attack on Buddha
d) Vedic hymns engraved in stone
Answer: c) Scenes from the Lalit Vistara and Mara’s attack on Buddha
3. Brahmanical and Secular Themes in Ikshvaku Sculpture
160. Which deity is prominently depicted in
Ikshvaku Brahmanical sculptures?
a) Vishnu
b) Karttikeya (Mahasena)
c) Shiva
d) Brahma
Answer: b) Karttikeya (Mahasena)
161. Which female deity is seen in Ikshvaku
Brahmanical art?
a) Lakshmi
b) Durga
c) Sati, a female deity with two arms
d) Saraswati
Answer: c) Sati, a female deity with two arms
162. What aspect of secular life is
depicted in Ikshvaku sculpture?
a) Market scenes and traders
b) Battle scenes on pillars indicating military dangers
c) Musical performances in royal courts
d) Agricultural activities
Answer: b) Battle scenes on pillars indicating military dangers
163. Which scene from Ikshvaku art suggests
that their capital, Vijayapuri, faced military threats?
a) A battle scene on King Kulhaka-memorial pillar depicting an elephant with a
rider
b) A war between the Ikshvakus and Satavahanas
c) A scene of palace guards protecting the royal treasury
d) A depiction of a diplomatic alliance ceremony
Answer: a) A battle scene on King Kulhaka-memorial pillar depicting an
elephant with a rider
164. Which non-religious subjects were also
depicted in Ikshvaku sculpture?
a) Administrative records of tax collection
b) Portraits of foreign visitors
c) Mithuna (romantic couple) figures and dwarf figures
d) Maps of the kingdom engraved on stone
Answer: c) Mithuna (romantic couple) figures and dwarf figures
4. Significance and Legacy of Ikshvaku Sculpture
165. What does the mature style of Ikshvaku
sculpture emphasize?
a) Simple and crude carvings
b) High-relief carvings with intricate designs
c) A return to Persian art influences
d) Symbolic depictions only, avoiding human figures
Answer: b) High-relief carvings with intricate designs
166.How did Ikshvaku sculpture influence
later South Indian art?
a) It introduced the use of bronze for temple idols
b) It inspired the architectural and sculptural styles of later dynasties like
the Pallavas and Vishnukundins
c) It introduced Persian artistic elements
d) It completely disappeared without any impact
Answer: b) It inspired the architectural and sculptural styles of later
dynasties like the Pallavas and Vishnukundins
167.Which region is most associated with
the artistic and sculptural legacy of the Ikshvakus?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Krishna-Guntur region (Nagarjunakonda)
c) Odisha
d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Krishna-Guntur region (Nagarjunakonda)
168.Which type of artistic technique is
most commonly found in Ikshvaku sculptures?
a) Frescoes
b) High-relief and low-relief carvings
c) Metal engraving
d) Wood carving
Answer: b) High-relief and low-relief carvings
169.What was the major impact of Ikshvaku
art on Indian culture?
a) It marked the end of sculptural traditions in South India
b) It helped transition from Satavahana to early medieval sculptural styles
c) It promoted exclusively Brahmanical traditions
d) It introduced foreign elements like Greco-Roman influences
Answer: b) It helped transition from Satavahana to early medieval
sculptural styles