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AP 7th Class Social Bits Chapter 5 Kakatiya Kingdom with Answers

I. Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many kingdoms emerged in South India during the medieval period?
A) one
B) two
C) five
D) four
Answer:
C) five

2. These five kingdoms faced invasions from
A) Mughals
B) Rajputs
C) Delhi Sultans
D) Mongols
Answer:
C) Delhi Sultans

3. Who was the founder of Western Chalukyas?
A) Prola -I
B) Prola-II
C) Tailapa – II
D) Gundaya
Answer:
C) Tailapa – II

4. The capital of Western Chalukyas
A) Warangal
B) Dwara Samudra
C) Madurai
D) Basava Kalyani (Badami)
Answer:
D) Basava Kalyani (Badami)

5. The capital of Eastern Chalukyas
A) Badami
B) Vatapi
C) Vengi
D) Kondaveedu
Answer:
C) Vengi

AP 7th Class Social Important Questions 5th Lesson Kakatiya Kingdom

6. Vikramankadeva charitra was written by
A) Kalhana
B) Bilhana
C) Ranna
D) Jayapa
Answer:
B) Bilhana

7. Educational institutions of Western Chalukyas
A) Academis
B) Madarsas
C) Ghatikas
D) None
Answer:
C) Ghatikas

8. Who was the founder of the Yadava dynasty?
A) Singhana
B) Billama
C) Mallana
D)None
Answer:
B) Billama

9. The capital of Yadavas _________
A) Dwara Samudra
B) Vengi
C) Orugallu
D) Devagiri
Answer:
D) Devagiri

10. The capital of Hoyasalas
A) Dwara Samudra
B) Devagiri
C) Hanumakonda
D) Delhi
Answer:
A) Dwara Samudra

11. Who is the last ruler of Hoyasalas?
A) Prola I
B) Singhana
C) Ballala IV
D)Ranna
Answer:
C) Ballala IV

AP 7th Class Social Important Questions 5th Lesson Kakatiya Kingdom

12. Who propagated Dwaita philosophy?
A) Ramanuja
B) Madhvacharya
C) Gowthama
D) Mahaveera
Answer:
B) Madhvacharya

13. Who propagated Visishta Dwaita’s philosophy?
A) Madhvacharya
B) Ramanujacharaya
C) Siddhartha
D) Asoka
Answer:
B) Ramanujacharaya

14. The capital city of Pandyas is
A) Vengi
B) Badami
C) Madurai
D) Delhi
Answer:
C) Madurai

15. Srirangam, Chidambaram, Rameswaram were built by
A) Chalukyas
B) Cholas
C) Hoyasalas
D) Pandyas
Answer:
D) Pandyas

16. Which dynasty united the entire Andhra area politically?
A) Sangama
B) Chola
C) Kakatiya
D) Chera dynasty
Answer:
C) Kakatiya

17. Kakatiyas worshipped goddess
A) Kali
B) Kakati
C) Mahankali
D) Shakti
Answer:
B) Kakati

18. Who built a new capital Orugallu?
A) Ganapathi Deva
B) Rudra Deva
C) Pratapa Rudra
D) Prola
Answer:
B) Rudra Deva

19. What is the present name of Orugallu?
A) Warangal
B) Ekashilanagaram
C) Kodada
D) Suryapuram
Answer:
A) Warangal

AP 7th Class Social Important Questions 5th Lesson Kakatiya Kingdom

20. What is the ancient name of Orugallu?
A) Kakatipuram
B) Ekashilanagaram
C) Srisailam
D) Kondaveedu
Answer:
B) Ekashilanagaram

21. Thousand pillar temple was built by
A) Ganapathi Deva
B) Rudra Deva
C) Rudrama Devi
D) Bhallala
Answer:
B) Rudra Deva

22. The period of Rudrama Devi is
A) 1115 -1157 CE
B) 1195 – 1199 CE
C) 1262 – 1289 CE
D) 1289 – 1323 CE
Answer:
C) 1262 – 1289 CE

23. An European traveller visited Rudrama Devi’s Court, who is he?
A) Abdul Razak
B) Marco Polo
C) Nicholo Konti
D) Megasthanese
Answer:
B) Marco Polo

24. Who is the village headman in Kakatiya’s period?
A) Kapu
B) Choudary
C) Reddi
D) Raju
Answer:
C) Reddi

25. Who is the village police man during Kakatiya’s period?
A) Reddi
B) Talari
C) Raju
D) Soldier
Answer:
B) Talari

AP 7th Class Social Important Questions 5th Lesson Kakatiya Kingdom

26. Tax on House
A) Pullari
B) lllari
C) Addapattu Sunkam
D) None
Answer:
B) lllari

27. Tax on Forest products
A) lllari
B) Pullari
C) Artha Seeri
D) None of the above
Answer:
B) Pullari

28. The famous dance during the Kakatiya’s period
A) Perini Natyam
B) Kathakali
C) Odyssey
D) Bharata Natyam
Answer:
A) Perini Natyam

29. Who gets the Padma Sri award for Perini Natyam?
A) Nataraja Rama Krishna
B) Yamini Rama Krishna
C) Rukmini Devi
D) Sonai Mansingh
Answer:
A) Nataraja Rama Krishna

AP 7th Class Social Important Questions 5th Lesson Kakatiya Kingdom

30. Who wrote Kreedabhiramam in Telugu?
A) Jayapa
B) Vidhyanath
C) Vallabha Raya
D) Nannechoda
Answer:
C) Vallabha Raya

II. Intext – Bits – Fill in the Blanks

1. ……………. and ……………. temples were glorious constructions of the Kakatiya dynasty.
2. Thousand pillar temple is locally called ……………..
3. The thousand pillar temple is also called ……………..
4. ……………. and ……………. were very popular religious sects during the Kakatiya period.
5. The deity in Ramappa temple is ……………..
6. Ramappa temple was built with ……………..
7. The statues of Ramappa temple were made of ……………..
8. The statue of ……………. here is very splendid.
9. Some of the pillars of the temple produce ……………..
10. Nrutyaratnavali was written by ……………..
11. Thousand pillared temples, Ramappa temple are recognized by the ……………. as world heritage centres.
12. During Pratapa Rudra’s time ……………. invaded the Kakatiya kingdom many times.
13. Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka came to the throne after his brother ……………..
14. Prolaya Verna Reddi and Prolaya Nayaka had joined efforts to drive ……………. out from their area.
15. Chalukyas of Kalyani patronised ……………. and ……………. .
16. ……………. was a famous Kannada poet.
17. Western Chalukyas established educational institutions called ……………..
18. Yadavas ruled the present ……………. and ……………. areas.
19. ……………. was the famous king among the Yadavas.
20. Yadavas kingdom extended from the river Narmada to ……………..
21. Yadavas last their kingdom due to invasions of ……………..
22. Sanskrit and ……………. languages were patronized by Hoyasalas.
23. Dwaita of ……………..
24. Visishtadwaita of ……………..
25. Kula Sekhar of the Pandya dynasty made a successful expedition upto ……………..
26. ……………. Venetian traveller visited Kula Sekhar’s court.
27. Pandyas followed the administrative pattern of the ……………..
28. Pandyas patronized Saivism and ……………..
29. Early Kakatiyas served as feudatories to ……………. and ……………..
30. The Kakatiya kingdom emerged after the fall of the ……………..
31. Kakatiyas contribution is remarkable to ……………. literature.
32. Kakatiya dynasty was founded by ……………..
33. Rudra deva built a new capital ……………..
34. Tikkana’s first poetic work is ……………..
35. Prola II was the son of ……………..
36. Rudra Deva’s achievements were mentioned in ……………. inscription.
37. Rudra Deva wrote a book ……………. in Sanskrit.
38. Rudra Deva was succeeded by his brother ……………..
39. Ganapathi Deva had a title …………….
40. Ganapathi Deva captured Vijayawada and the island of ……………..
41. Ganapathi Deva issued the ……………. inscription.
42. Rudrama Devi came to the throne in ……………. CE.
43. Rudrama Devi completed the construction of the fort ……………..
44. Rudrama Devi patronized……………..
45. Rudrama Devi married ……………..
46. There were near……………. in the Pratapa Rudra’s reign.
47. House tax called ……………..
48. Tax on forest products called ……………..
49. Kakatiyas collected professional tax from ……………..
50. Tax imposed on flock was called ……………..
Answer:

  1. Thousand Pillar and Ramappa
  2. Veyi Sthambhala Gudi
  3. Rudreswara Temple
  4. Saivism and Veerasaivism
  5. Ramalingeswara Swamy
  6. brick
  7. black granite stone
  8. Nandi
  9. Saptaswaras
  10. Jayapa
  11. UNESCO
  12. Delhi Sultans
  13. Prolaya Nayaka
  14. Muslim rule
  15. Sanskrit and Kannada
  16. Ranna
  17. Ghatikas
  18. Ahmednagar and Nasik
  19. Singhana
  20. Shimoga
  21. Delhi Sultans
  22. Kannada
  23. Madwacharya
  24. Ramanuja
  25. Ceylon
  26. Marcopolo
  27. Cholas
  28. Vaishnavism
  29. Rashtrakutas and the Western Chalukyas
  30. Western Chalukyas
  31. Telugu
  32. Gundyana
  33. Omgallu
  34. Srimadandhra Mahabharatham
  35. Betha Raju II
  36. Hanumakonda
  37. Neetisara
  38. Mahadeva
  39. Mahamandaleswara
  40. Diviseema
  41. Motupalli
  42. 1262 CE
  43. Orugallu
  44. architecture
  45. Virabhadra
  46. 72 Nayankaras
  47. Illari
  48. Pullari
  49. artisans
  50. Addapattu Sunkam

III. Match the following.
1.

Group-A Group-B
1. Ganapathi Deva A) Built Orugallu
2. Bhillama B) Last ruler of Kakatiyas
3. Rudra Deva C) Yadavas
4. Rudrama Devi D) Only Woman ruler
5. Pratapa Rudra E) Maha mandaleswara

Answer:

Group-A Group-B
1. Ganapathi Deva E) Maha mandaleswara
2. Bhillama C) Yadavas
3. Rudra Deva A) Built Orugallu
4. Rudrama Devi D) Only Woman ruler
5. Pratapa Rudra B) Last ruler of Kakatiyas

2.

Group-A Group-B
1. Karanam A) Village Officials
2. Reddi B) Village Records
3. Talari C) Village Headman
4. Ayagars D) Village Policeman

Answer:

Group-A Group-B
1. Karanam B) Village Records
2. Reddi C) Village Headman
3. Talari D) Village Policeman
4. Ayagars A) Village Officials

3.

Group-A Group-B
1. Prola-II A) 1115-1157 CE
2. Rudra Deva B) 1158-1195 CE
3. Mahadev C) 1195-1199 CE
4. Ganapathidev D) 1199-1262 CE
5. Rudramadevi E) 1262-1289 CE
6. Pratapa rudra F) 1289-1323 CE

Answer:

Group-A Group-B
1. Prola-II A) 1115-1157 CE
2. Rudra Deva B) 1158-1195 CE
3. Mahadev C) 1195-1199 CE
4. Ganapathidev D) 1199-1262 CE
5. Rudramadevi E) 1262-1289 CE
6. Pratapa rudra F) 1289-1323 CE

4.

Group-A Group-B
1. Hoyasalas A) Madhurai
2. Pandyas B) Andhra Rajas
3. Kakatiyas C) Maha Mandaleswara
4. Ganapati deva D) The Village police man
5. Talari E) Dwarasamudra

Answer:

Group-A Group-B
1. Hoyasalas E) Dwarasamudra
2. Pandyas A) Madhurai
3. Kakatiyas B) Andhra Rajas
4. Ganapati deva C) Maha Mandaleswara
5. Talari D) The Village police man