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?

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.