Which one of the following Chola rulers had persecuted Ramanuja and ousted him from

Q. Which one of the following Chola rulers had persecuted Ramanuja and ousted him from his Kingdom?

(a) Kulothunga I

(b) Kulothunga II

(c) Adhirajendra

(d) Rajaraja I

Ans: (a) Kulothunga I

Explanation: The Chola ruler who persecuted Ramanuja and ousted him from his Kingdom was (a) Kulothunga I. Kulothunga I, also known as Kulothunga Chola I, was a powerful Chola king who ruled from 1070 to 1120 CE. During his reign, he held a strong bias against the Vaishnava sect and its followers. Ramanuja, a prominent theologian and philosopher of the Sri Vaishnava tradition, faced persecution from Kulothunga I and was forced to leave the Chola Kingdom. This incident occurred during the early part of Kulothunga I’s reign.