Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century South India is/are correct?
1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court.
2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century.
3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Diksitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
 

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
          List-I(King)                     List-II(Region)
        A. Shashanka                       1. Assam
        B. Kharavela                       2. Maharashtra
        C. Simuka                          3. Orissa
        D. Bhaskara Varman                 4. Bengal
 

Who was the first Nawab Wazir of Awadh in the 18th century?

Which one among the following was not true about the Kerala king Martanda Varma ?