Question : Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was patronised by
Option 1: Pulakeshin I
Option 2: Harsha
Option 3: Pulakeshin II
Option 4: Kharavela
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Correct Answer: Pulakeshin II
Solution : The correct option is Pulakeshin II.
Ravikirti was a Jain poet from the eighth century CE. Pulakeshin II, the Rashtrakuta ruler, supported him. Ravikirti authored the Aihole Prashasti inscription in honour of Pulakesin II. It is one of the most important sources of Rashtrakuta knowledge. The inscription is in the Meguti Jain temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India, and dates from 634-635 CE. It is a Sanskrit inscription of nineteen lines that celebrates Pulakesin II for his military successes, religious tolerance, and sponsorship of the arts and sciences.
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Question : Who was the contemporary South Indian ruler of Harshavardhana?
Option 1: Krishnadevaraya
Option 2: Pulakeshin II
Option 3: Mayur Varma
Option 4: Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
Question : Meghaduta was written by which poet of ancient India?
Option 1: Vyasa
Option 2: Ravikirti
Option 3: Harisena
Option 4: Kalidasa
Question : Who built the famous Shiva temple at Ellora?
Option 1: Rashtrakuta Ruler Krishna I
Option 2: Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
Option 3: Gupta King Samudragupta
Option 4: Chalukya King Pulakeshin II
Question : Who wrote the "Harshacharita", a biography of Harshavardhana?
Option 1: Banabhatta
Option 2: Harisena
Option 3: Ravikirti
Option 4: Xuan Zang
Question : Which one of the following inscriptions relates to the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II?
Option 1: Maski
Option 2: Hathigumpha
Option 3: Aihole
Option 4: Nasik
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