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The Konark Sun temple was built by ____________.

history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

  1. Narasimhavarman

  2. Pulakesi II

  3. Narasimha Deva I

  4. Dantidurga

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Correct Option: C

Currency of Eastern Gangas were called _______________.

history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

  1. Rupee

  2. Fanamas

  3. Paisa

  4. Anna

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Eastern Ganga Dynasty are the rulers of Orissa from the 11th to the 15th centuries. The Eastern Gangas reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha. Currency of Eastern Gangas were called Fanamas.

Durvinita translated Gunadya's ................. from Prakrit to Sanskrit.

history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

  1. Vaddakathe

  2. Gajashtaka

  3. Gajashastra

  4. Shatra Chudamani

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Correct Option: A

The Pataleshwara temple of Talakad and Kapileshwara temple of Manne were the contributions of the .................

history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

  1. Kushans

  2. Chalukyas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Gangas

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Correct Option: D

The most prominent king of the Gangas was .................

history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

  1. Gommateshwara

  2. Mayuraverma

  3. Durvinita

  4. Bahubali

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Durvinita was a famous king of this dynasty. He was a brave warrior and scholar. He ruled for a long period and gained control of Punnata in order to strengthen his Kingdom. The Nallala copper inscription reveal that he constructed many lakes for the purposes of irrigation. He was a lover of Literature and wrote creative works in Sanskrit and Kannada. He even translated the Prakrit work ‘Vaddakatha’ of Gunadya into Sanskrit.