Q. Which one of the following Chola rulers had persecuted Ramanuja and ousted him from his Kingdom?
(a) Kulothunga I
(b) Kulothunga II
(c) Adhirajendra
(d) Rajaraja I
Ans: (a) Kulothunga I
Explanation: The Chola ruler who persecuted Ramanuja and ousted him from his Kingdom was (a) Kulothunga I. Kulothunga I, also known as Kulothunga Chola I, was a powerful Chola king who ruled from 1070 to 1120 CE. During his reign, he held a strong bias against the Vaishnava sect and its followers. Ramanuja, a prominent theologian and philosopher of the Sri Vaishnava tradition, faced persecution from Kulothunga I and was forced to leave the Chola Kingdom. This incident occurred during the early part of Kulothunga I’s reign.
