Q16 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern)

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Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?

A Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)
B Prataparudra (Kakatiya)
C Rajendra I (Chola)
D Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)

Correct answer: (c) Rajendra I (Chola)

Explanation

  1. A

    Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)

    Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta). A 9th-century Kannada-Jaina court, not a Malay sea war.

  2. B

    Prataparudra (Kakatiya)

    Prataparudra (Kakatiya). 14th-century Warangal. Too late, wrong ocean.

  3. C

    Rajendra I (Chola)

    Rajendra I (Chola). He sent the 1025 expedition against Srivijaya (Kadaram / Kedah) after the Gangaikonda campaign — Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and neighbouring ports.

  4. D

    Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)

    Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala). 12th-century Deccan; Belur-Halebid, not Srivijaya.

Summary. Official key is (c) Rajendra I (Chola). The 1025 CE raid on Srivijaya is the Kadaram campaign. Amoghavarsha, Prataparudra and Vishnuvardhana belong to other dynasties and centuries.

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