Previous year questions

Evaluate the importance of the contributions of the Pallavas in the history of the development of art and administration in South India.

Write a short essay on: "The contributions of the Pallavas to Indian architecture."

What were the salient features of the bureaucratic machinery of the Cholas?

Trace briefly the history of the struggle between the Chalukyas and the Pallavas. Analyze its causes and bring out its importance.

What was the contribution of the Chalukyas of Badami to Indian architecture?

Who were the Pallavas? Review briefly their contribution to art and administration

Trace the origin and development of the political authority of the Chalukyas of Badami and discuss their contribution to religion and architecture.

Discuss critically the main aspects of polity and society under the Pallavas.

Describe the development of Chola power under Rajaraja and Rajendra I. Form an estimate of their cultural contributions.

Discuss the contribution of the Pallavas to South Indian art. Was this art wholly indigenous?