Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: **List-I (Samudra Gupta's Contemporary Kings of South India)** A. Dhananjaya B. Nilaraja C. Ugrasena D. Vishnugopa **List-II (Their Kingdoms)** 1. Avamukta 2. Kanchi 3. Kusthalpura 4. Palaka **Code:**
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018
A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
C. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Answer: A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
Option c is the correct answer.
Samudragupta's contemporary kings of South India and their kingdoms were as follows:
Dhananjaya ruled over Kusthalpura, which was located in the present-day Maharashtra.
Nilaraja ruled over Avamukta, which was located in Southern India
Ugrasena ruled over Palaka, which was located in the Nellore region of Andhra Pradesh.
Vishnugopa ruled over Kanchi, which was the capital of the Pallava kingdom in the present-day Tamil Nadu These kings were defeated by Samudragupta during his south Indian campaign, and later released by him as his tributaries