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1. Identify the king who is considered the founder of the Pandya empire.
  1. Kadungon
  2. Varguna I
  3. Srimar Srivallabha
  4. Maravarman Rajasimha I

Answer: Kadungon

2. Who succeeded King Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan?
  1. Kadalan Valuthi
  2. Koccadiyan Ranadhira
  3. Varaguna II
  4. Maravarman Rajasimha I

Answer: Koccadiyan Ranadhira

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3. The Pandyan empire was finally absorbed into the ______ kingdom
  1. Sultan of Delhi
  2. Vijayanagar
  3. Chera
  4. Mughal Empire

Answer: Sultan of Delhi

4. Who succeeded King Kadungon?
  1. Arikesary Maravarman
  2. Maravarman Avanisulamani
  3. Koccadiyan Ranadhira
  4. Maravarman Rajasimha I

Answer: Maravarman Avanisulamani

5. Who among the following known for ending the Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning of a new era in the Tamil speaking region?
  1. Kadungon
  2. Kadlan Valuthi
  3. Nan Maran
  4. Maran Valudi

Answer: Kadungon

6. Which king extended the Pandya rule to the Chera country Kerala?
  1. Arikesary Maravarman
  2. Maravarman Rajasimha I
  3. Koccadiyan Ranadhira
  4. Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan

Answer: Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan

7. Who among the following was a famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of South India?
  1. Nedunjeliyan II
  2. Karikala
  3. Ashoka
  4. Nizam Shah

Answer: Nedunjeliyan II

8. Who was the contemporary of the great Saivite saint and author Manikavasagar who wrote the epoch making book Tiruvasagam?
  1. Rasasingan II
  2. Varagunan I
  3. Srimara Srivallabha
  4. Varagunavarman II

Answer: Varagunavarman II

9. Who succeeded Srimar Srivallabha?
  1. Varguna I
  2. Varagunavarman II
  3. Prantaka Viranayana
  4. Sundara Pandya II

Answer: Varagunavarman II

10. Which Pandya king fled to Ceylon but was not get shelter then he went to Kerala, as he himself had descended in part from a Chera king where he spent the rest of his days keeping a low profile after successive defeats?
  1. Srimara Srivallabha
  2. Varagunavarman II
  3. Maravarman Rajasimha III
  4. Parantaka Viranarayana

Answer: Maravarman Rajasimha III

11.Who succeeded King Jayantavarman?
  1. Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan
  2. Maravarman Rajasimha I
  3. Koccadiyan Ranadhira
  4. Varguna I

Answer: Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan

12. Who among the following was a famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of South India?
  1. Nedunjeliyan II
  2. Karikala
  3. Ashoka
  4. Nizam Shah

Answer: Nedunjeliyan II

13. Who among the following Pandya ruler opposed the Chola king of Thanjavur at Kodumbalur and plundered the Chera capital at Vanchi in Kongu Nadu?
  1. Srimara Srivallabha
  2. Varagunavarman II
  3. Maravarman Rajasimha III
  4. Parantaka Viranrayana

Answer: Maravarman Rajasimha III

14. Who succeeded Varagunavarman II?
  1. Srimar Srivallabha
  2. Sundara Pandya II
  3. Prantaka Viranayana
  4. None of the above

Answer: Prantaka Viranayana

15. Who among the following Pandya ruler performed the Hiranyagarbha and Tulabhara rituals?
  1. Jayantavarman
  2. Arikesari Maravarman
  3. Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran
  4. Maravarman Rajasimha I

Answer: Arikesari Maravarman

16. Who succeeded Maravarman Avanisulamani?
  1. Arikesary Maravarman
  2. Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan
  3. Koccadiyan Ranadhira
  4. Maravarman Rajasimha I

Answer: Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan

17. The rock-cut cave temple at Malaiyadikurichi in Tirunelveli district is attributed to the reign of which king?
  1. Arikesary Maravarman
  2. Seliyan Sendan
  3. Koccadiyan Ranadhira
  4. Maravarman Rajasimha I

Answer: Seliyan Sendan

18. Which of the following Pandya ruler took the title of 'Pandyadhiraja'?
  1. Kadungon
  2. Ukkirap Peruvaludi
  3. Kadalan Valuthi
  4. Maran Valudi

Answer: Kadungon

19. The Pandyan empire was finally absorbed into the ______ kingdom
  1. Sultan of Delhi
  2. Vijayanagar
  3. Chera
  4. Mughal Empire

Answer: Sultan of Delhi

20. Who among the following constructed Sri Vallabha Pereri- big lake?
  1. Srimara Srivallabha
  2. Varagunavarman II
  3. Maravarman Rajasimha III
  4. Parantaka Viranarayana

Answer: Srimara Srivallabha

21. During the reign of which king did the Chinese traveler Xuanzang visit Kanchipuram?
  1. Maravarman Rajasimha I
  2. Arikesary Maravarman
  3. Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan
  4. Koccadiyan Ranadhira

Answer: Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan

22. Which Pandya King's name mention in Silappadikaram?
  1. Pudappandiyan
  2. Mudukudumi Paruvaludhi
  3. Nedunjeliyan I
  4. Nedunjeliyan II

Answer: Nedunjeliyan I

23. Who was the last ruler of Pandya Dynasty?
  1. Jayantavarman
  2. Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran
  3. Maravarman Rajasimha III
  4. Parantaka Viranrayana

Answer: Maravarman Rajasimha III

24. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Avani Culamani

I. He took the title of Maravarman.

II. A Pandyan inscription praises Avani Sulamani using conventional phrases, claiming that he became the sole owner of the earth and married the goddess of prosperity.

  1. Only I
  2. Only II
  3. Both I & II
  4. Neither I nor II

Answer: Both I & II

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