1. Identify the king who is considered the founder of the Pandya empire.
- Kadungon
- Varguna I
- Srimar Srivallabha
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
Answer: Kadungon
2. Who succeeded King Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan?
- Kadalan Valuthi
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
- Varaguna II
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
Answer: Koccadiyan Ranadhira
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3. The Pandyan empire was finally absorbed into the ______ kingdom
- Sultan of Delhi
- Vijayanagar
- Chera
- Mughal Empire
Answer: Sultan of Delhi
4. Who succeeded King Kadungon?
- Arikesary Maravarman
- Maravarman Avanisulamani
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
- 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?
- Kadungon
- Kadlan Valuthi
- Nan Maran
- Maran Valudi
Answer: Kadungon
6. Which king extended the Pandya rule to the Chera country Kerala?
- Arikesary Maravarman
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
- 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?
- Nedunjeliyan II
- Karikala
- Ashoka
- 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?
- Rasasingan II
- Varagunan I
- Srimara Srivallabha
- Varagunavarman II
Answer: Varagunavarman II
9. Who succeeded Srimar Srivallabha?
- Varguna I
- Varagunavarman II
- Prantaka Viranayana
- 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?
- Srimara Srivallabha
- Varagunavarman II
- Maravarman Rajasimha III
- Parantaka Viranarayana
Answer: Maravarman Rajasimha III
11.Who succeeded King Jayantavarman?
- Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
- Varguna I
Answer: Maravarman Arikesari Parankusan
12. Who among the following was a famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of South India?
- Nedunjeliyan II
- Karikala
- Ashoka
- 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?
- Srimara Srivallabha
- Varagunavarman II
- Maravarman Rajasimha III
- Parantaka Viranrayana
Answer: Maravarman Rajasimha III
14. Who succeeded Varagunavarman II?
- Srimar Srivallabha
- Sundara Pandya II
- Prantaka Viranayana
- None of the above
Answer: Prantaka Viranayana
15. Who among the following Pandya ruler performed the Hiranyagarbha and Tulabhara rituals?
- Jayantavarman
- Arikesari Maravarman
- Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
Answer: Arikesari Maravarman
16. Who succeeded Maravarman Avanisulamani?
- Arikesary Maravarman
- Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
- 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?
- Arikesary Maravarman
- Seliyan Sendan
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
Answer: Seliyan Sendan
18. Which of the following Pandya ruler took the title of 'Pandyadhiraja'?
- Kadungon
- Ukkirap Peruvaludi
- Kadalan Valuthi
- Maran Valudi
Answer: Kadungon
19. The Pandyan empire was finally absorbed into the ______ kingdom
- Sultan of Delhi
- Vijayanagar
- Chera
- Mughal Empire
Answer: Sultan of Delhi
20. Who among the following constructed Sri Vallabha Pereri- big lake?
- Srimara Srivallabha
- Varagunavarman II
- Maravarman Rajasimha III
- Parantaka Viranarayana
Answer: Srimara Srivallabha
21. During the reign of which king did the Chinese traveler Xuanzang visit Kanchipuram?
- Maravarman Rajasimha I
- Arikesary Maravarman
- Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan
- Koccadiyan Ranadhira
Answer: Jayantavarman AKA Seliyan Sendan
22. Which Pandya King's name mention in Silappadikaram?
- Pudappandiyan
- Mudukudumi Paruvaludhi
- Nedunjeliyan I
- Nedunjeliyan II
Answer: Nedunjeliyan I
23. Who was the last ruler of Pandya Dynasty?
- Jayantavarman
- Kochadaiyan Ranadhiran
- Maravarman Rajasimha III
- 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.
- Only I
- Only II
- Both I & II
- Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II