Question : In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized from the _____________.
Option 1: Palas
Option 2: Vakatakas
Option 3: Chalukyas
Option 4: Kalingas
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Correct Answer: Chalukyas
Solution : The correct answer is Chalukyas.
In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a sun pedestal seized from the Chalukya dynasty. It was more than just an act of conquest when this sun-pedestal, a representation of the solar deity and a sign of strength and authority, was taken.
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Option 1: Aditya I
Option 2: Rajendra II
Option 3: Vijayalaya
Option 4: Rajaraja I
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Option 1: Rajaraja I
Option 3: Rajadhiraja I
Option 4: Rajendra I
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Option 1: Mysore
Option 2: Mahabalipuram
Option 3: Thanjavur
Option 4: Kanyakumari
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Option 1: eleventh
Option 2: thirteenth
Option 3: fourteenth
Option 4: twelfth
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Option 1: Prataparudra
Option 2: Anantavarman
Option 3: Narasimha -I
Option 4: Narasimha - Ii
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