Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Ruler)

A. Mahendravarman I

B. Kadungon

C. Amoghavarsha I

D. Rajaraja I

List-II (Dynasty)

1. Rashtrakuta

2. Pallava

3. Chola

4. Pandya

1. A. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
2. B. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 (Correct answer)
3. C. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
4. D. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Correct Answer

Option B — A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3.

Key Points

• A. Mahendravarman I — 2. Pallava. Ruled about 600-630 CE; a patron of rock-cut architecture and author of the satire *Mattavilasa Prahasana*.
• B. Kadungon — 4. Pandya. Credited with reviving Pandya power in the 6th-7th century.
• C. Amoghavarsha I — 1. Rashtrakuta. Ruled about 814-878 CE; wrote the Kavirajamarga, the earliest Kannada work on poetics.
• D. Rajaraja I — 3. Chola. Ruled 985-1014 CE; built the Brihadeshwara (Rajarajeshwara) temple at Thanjavur.
• Hence option (b).

Additional Information

• Mahendravarman I began the rock-cut mandapa tradition of the Pallavas; his successor Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) built the rathas at Mamallapuram and defeated the Chalukya Pulakeshin II.
• Amoghavarsha is often compared to Ashoka for his leanings toward Jainism; the Rashtrakuta capital was Manyakheta, and the Kailasa temple at Ellora was built under Krishna I.
• Rajaraja I and his son Rajendra I took Chola power overseas — Rajendra's naval campaign against Srivijaya and his northern expedition earned him the title Gangaikonda Chola. The Brihadeshwara temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the "Great Living Chola Temples".
• Chola local government, with its remarkably detailed system of village assemblies (ur, sabha and nagaram) recorded in the Uttaramerur inscriptions, is a standard examination topic.