Maharashtra Board Class 11 History Important Questions Chapter 11 Kingdoms in South India

Balbharti Maharashtra State Board Class 11 History Important Questions Chapter 11 Kingdoms in South India Important Questions and Answers.

Maharashtra State Board 11th History Important Questions Chapter 11 Kingdoms in South India

1A. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete sentences.

Question 1.

_____________ literature is one of the main sources of history of south India.
(a) Sangam
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Ramayana
(d) Indica
Answer:
(a) Sangam

Question 2.
_____________ language is spoken in Baluchistan.
(a) Tamil
(b) Brauhi
(c) Hindi
(d) Urdu
Answer:
(b) Brauhi

Question 3.
The first Chola king was _____________
(a) Raya Raja
(b) Rajendra Chola
(c) Karikala
(d) Rajendra II
Answer:
(c) Karikala

Question 4.
_____________ was the founder of the Vakataka dynasty.
(a) Vindhyashakti
(b) Pravarasena I
(c) Rudrasena
(d) Pravarasena II
Answer:
(a) Vindhyashakti

Question 5.
The founder of the Chalukyas is _____________
(a) Pulakeshin I
(b) Pulakeshin II
(c) Vikramaditya
(d) Jaising
Answer:
(d) Jaising

Question 6.
The capital of the Pallavas was _____________
(a) Chennai
(b) Kanchi
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Chingalpet
Answer:
(b) Kanchi

Question 7.
_____________ was a capable king of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
(a) Dantidurga
(b) Krishna I
(c) Amoghvarsha
(d) Krishna II
Answer:
(c) Amoghvarsha

Question 8.
_____________ called themselves as ‘Tagarapuradhishwar’.
(a) Chalukyas
(b) Cheras
(c) Cholas
(d) Shilaharas
Answer:
(d) Shilaharas

Question 9.
The capital of Shilaharas of North Konkan was _____________
(a) Sthanak (Thane)
(b) Goa
(c) Kolhapur
(d) Panhala
Answer:
(a) Sthanak (Thane)

Question 10.
_____________ was the founder of the Gond dynasty.
(a) Ballal Singh
(b) Kol Bheel
(c) Rani Durgavati
(d) Nilkanth Shah
Answer:
(b) Kol Bheel

Question 11.
The Yadava king Shankardev was killed by _____________
(a) Malik Kafur
(b) Allaudin Khilji
(c) Mohd. Ghori
(d) Mohd. Gazni
Answer:
(a) Malik Kafur

1B. Find the incorrect pair from set B and write the correct ones.

Question 1.

Set ‘A’	Set ‘B’
(a) Cholas	Tanjavur
(b) Cheras	Kerala
(c) Pandyas	Pudukottai
(d) Vakatakas	Kanchi

Answer:
(d) Vakatakas – Malwa

Question 2.

Set ‘A’	Set ‘B’
(a) Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu
(b) Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh
(c) Nandirandhan	Nagpur district
(d) Sthanak	Washim district

Answer:
(d) Sthanak – Thane

1C. Find the odd one out.

Question 1.
Ancient King’s in South India:
(a) Chola
(b) Pandya
(c) Maurya
(d) Chera
Answer:
(c) Maurya

Question 2.
Examples of Dravida Style:
(a) Kailasnath temple
(b) Elephanta caves
(c) Vaikuntha Perumal temples
(d) Brihadeshwara temples
Answer:
(b) Elephanta caves

Question 3.
Texts composed in South India:
(a) Setubandha
(b) Ratnamalika
(c) Kavirajmarg
(d) Mattavilasa
Answer:
(d) Mattavilasa

Question 4.
Languages in the Dravidian group:
(a) Tamil
(b) Kannada
(c) Malayalam
(d) Marwari
Answer:
(d) Marwari

2A. Write the names of historical places, persons, and events.

Question 1.
Province of Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli
Answer:
Cholamandala

Question 2.
The ancient name of Kolhapur
Answer:
Kuntala

Question 3.
Composition of Pravarasena II in Maharashtri Prakrit
Answer:
Setu bandha

Question 4.
The passion of art during the Chalukya period
Answer:
Kirtivarman

Question 5.
Sanskrit play written by Mahendravarman
Answer:
Mattavilasa

Question 6.
The famous temple at Ellora built during the time of Krishna I
Answer:
KailasaTemple

Question 7.
Texts composed by Amoghvarsh
Answer:
Ratnamalika and Kavirajmarg

Question 8.
Temple at Ambarnath
Answer:
Rameshwar Mahadev

Question 9.
Temple at Khidrapur
Answer:
Koppeshwar Mahadev

Question 10.
Gond Queen who fought against Akbar
Answer:
Queen Durgavati

Question 11.
Text composed by Sarvasena
Answer:
Harivijaya

Question 12.
Two styles of temple architecture in South India
Answer:
Dravida and Vesara

2B. Choose the correct reason and complete the sentence.

Question 1.
The Indian culture between north India and south India become diverse because of _____________
(a) cultural Exchange
(b) economic Unification
(c) political Unification
(d) the conflict between North and South India
Answer:
(a) cultural Exchange

Question 2.
The Rashtrakuta dynasty declined because of _____________
(a) attacks of Pallavas and Satavahanas.
(b) attacks of Parmars and Chalukyas of Kalyani
(c) attacks of Pallavas and Chalukyas and Satavahanas
(d) attacks of Cholas and Valatakas
Answer:
(b) attacks of Parmars and Chalukyas of Kalyani

3. Observe the map on page 78 of your textbook and answer the following questions, based on it.

Question 1.
Name the two famous caves in Maharashtra.
Answer:
Ajanta and Ellora

Question 2.
Name the temples of Vesara style during the Chalukya rule.
Answer:
Aihole, Badami and Pattadakala

Question 3.
Name the two temples created during the Pallava period.
Answer:
Kanchi and Mahabalipuram

Question 4.
What was the capital of the Pandyas?
Answer:
Madurai

Question 5.
What is the name of the dynasty that ruled over present-day Kerala?
Answer:
Chera

4. Complete the concept maps.

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Question 2.

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Question 3.

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5. Write short notes.

Question 1.
Trade-in south India.
Answer:

• In the kingdom of Cholas, Pandyas, Cheras, Vakatakas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, etc., many professions requiring specialized skills were practiced.
• Ivory was obtained from the Malayagiri jungle.
• The Cholamandalam provinces were well known for excellent quality textiles.
• Plain and coloured cotton cloth, as well as silk cloth, was produced in this province.
• The Chera kingdom produced fine cloth which was one of the important commodities in the Indo-Roman trade, Marco Polo has mentioned it in his travel accounts.
• Cities like Paithan, Tagar (Ter), Nashik, etc. flourished because of it.
• The goods produced in rural areas were brought for sale in the cities.

6. Explain the following statement with reasons.

Question 1.
The Sangham literature is the most ancient in the family tradition.
Answer:

• The tradition of writing poetry and grammar was prevalent in south India from ancient times.
• The Sangham literature is the most ancient literature available.
• This literature is one of the main sources of the political history of south India.

7. State your opinion.

Question 1.
Two styles of architecture are seen in South India.
Answer:

• Two styles of architecture ‘Dravida’ and ‘Vesara’ developed in South India.
• The Dravida style emerged and developed in the regions from the Krishna river to Kanyakumari.
• The important feature of Dravida architecture was identified by the construction of Shikhara.
• In this type, the stories reduce in size as the Shikhara rises. Examples of this style can be seen in the Kailasnath and
• Vaikuntha Perumal temples at Kanchi, Brihadeshwara temple at Tanjore.
• The Chalukyas built temples at places like Aihole, Badami, and Pattadakal.
• During the Rashtrakuta period, the world-famous ‘Kailasa’ temple was created.

Question 2.
The period during the rule of the kingdom in south India was important from the point of view of Sanskrit literature.
Answer:

• Kalidasa composed the ‘Meghdoot’ at Ramtek in Vidarbha.
• During the Vakataka rule, Compositions in the Prakrit language were created. Pravarsena II.
• The Vakataka king wrote the well-known composition named ‘Setubandha’. ‘Harivijaya’ was composed by Sarvasena, the founder of the Vatsagulma branch of Vakatakas.

8. Answer the following questions in detail.

Question 1.
Write about trade in South India.
Answer:

• Many professions requiring specialized skills were practiced.
• Ivory was obtained from the Malayagiri jungle. The Cholamandalam provinces were famous for excellent quality textiles.
• Plain and coloured cotton cloth, as well as silk clothes, were produced in this province.
• In the Chera kingdom, the fine cloth was produced. It was one of the important commodities in the Indo-Roman trade.
• The trade and industries in South India flourished during this period.
• The goods produced in rural areas were brought for sale.
• Shreni in South India played an important role in trade and the social system.

Question 2.
Write a note on Literature.
Answer:

• The ‘Sangham literature’ is supposed to be most ancient in the Tamil tradition.
• This literature is one of the main sources of the political history of South India.
• This period is important from the point of view of Sanskrit literature.
• Kalidasa composed the ‘Meghdoot’ at Ramtek in Vidarbha.
• During the Vakataka rule, compositions in Prakrit were created.
• Pravarsena II wrote ‘Setubandha’. ‘Harivijaya’ was composed by Sarvasena, the founder of the Vatsagulm branch of Vakatakas.

9. Answer the following questions with the help of given points.

Question 1.
The important Kingdom in south India.
(a) Cholas
(b) Cheras
(c) Pandyas
Answer:
(a) Cholas: The Cholas established their kingdom in the first century C.E. The Chola dynasty originated in Thanjavur and Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Naidu). This province was known as ‘Cholamandala’ (Coromandel) Karikala was the first Chola king who brought together eleven small kingdoms and build a strong army. He defeated the Chera and Pandya king and established Tamil dominance.

(b) Cheras: The Cheras ruled over Kerala. They are mentioned as ‘Kedalaputra’ (Keralaputra or sons of Kerala) in contemporary literature.

(c) Pandyas: The Pandyas had established their rule from Pudukkottai to Kanyakumari.

10. Explain the concept.

Question 1.
Mandalam
Answer:
The kingdoms of South India especially Cholas were divided into many provinces. These provinces were known as ‘Mandalam’. A member of the royal family was the chief of the Mandalam.

Question 2.
Gonds
Answer:
The Gond dynasty was established at Chanda (Chandrapur) during the Yadava period. Kol Bheel was the founder of this dynasty. He brought the people of the Gond tribe together and encouraged them to rebel against the Naga dynasty. He established the capital at Sirpur. In the later period, Khandkya Ballal Singh built a fort at Ballarpur and shifted the capital from Sirpur to Ballarpur. The temple at Achaleshwar was constructed during his period.

Question 3.
Yadavas
Answer:
Yadava dynasty is one of the important dynasties of medieval Maharashtra. Bhillam V (1185-93 C.E.) is the important king of the Yadava dynasty. He expanded the kingdom by defeating the Kalachuris. He established his capital at Devgiri and got himself coronated. In the later period, Singhan was an important ruler of this dynasty. He defeated the Hoysalas, Shilaharas and expanded the rule of Yadavas.

Question 4.
Rashtrakutas
Answer:
Dantidurga was the first powerful king of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. The rule of Rashtrakutas was spread from the Vindhyan ranges to Kanyakumari in the south. After Dantidurga, his uncle Krishna I became the king. He uprooted Chalukya’s rule. The famous Kailas temple at Ellora is ascribed to Krishna I. The succeeding Rashtrakuta rulers became influential in North India as well.

Question 5.
Shilaharas of North Konkan
Answer:
Kapardi established the north Kokan branch of Shilaharas. Rulers of this branch were initially the feudatories of the Rashtrakutas. Their capital was at Sthanak (Thane). Aparajita was another important king of this branch. He ruled for around thirty-five years. Chittaranjan followed Aparajita as King. His brothers fought for their claim to the throne.

Question 6.
Pallavas
Answer:
From the 6th century C.E. to the 9th century C.E., the Pallavas were known as the most powerful rulers in South India. Historians vary in their views regarding the origin of the Pallavas. Some copperplates of the Pallavas are found. There is a mention of Sinhavarman and Shivaskandavarman Pallava who ruled over the regions of the eastern coast. Kanchi was the capital of the Pallavas. We get detailed information about the Pallava dynasty beginning from the reign of Simhavishnu. He conquered the province of Cholas and extended his rule from Krishna to Kaveri. After Simhavishnu, his son Mahendravarman ascended the throne. He was a great scholar. He wrote the Sanskrit play ‘Mattavilasa’. He wrote books on subjects like music, dance, sculpture, painting, etc.

Question 7.
Chalukyas
Answer:
During the rule of Harshavardhan in North India, the Chalukya dynasty ruled in the south for approximately 200 years. Jaising was the founder of this dynasty. At the beginning of the 6th century C.E. he established his capital at Vatapi (Badami). His grandson Pulakeshin I was the first important king of the Chalukyas. He built the fort of Badami. He performed the Ashwamedha sacrifice and took up the title of ‘Maharaja’. He also took titles like ‘Prithvivallabha’ and ‘Satyashraya’.