Pre-Medieval and Medieval Period Multiple Choice Questions and Answer

1. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govind Chandra Gahadavala constructed Dharmachakra Jain Vihara at

(a) Bodhgaya

(b) Rajgriha

(c) Kushinagar

(d) Sarnath

Answer: (d) Sarnath

2. According to Hammir Mahakavya the Chauhans were

(a) Chandravanshi

(b) Brahmins

(c) Yaduvanshis

(d) Suryavanshis

Answer: (d) Suryavanshis

3. Who among the following ruler is famous as ‘Prithvi Raj Chauhan’?

(a) Prithviraj-I

(b) Prithviraj-II

(c) Prithviraj-III

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c) Prithviraj-III

4. Epigraphic records suggest that in ancient India, the rulers of Bihar had contact with

(a) Burma

(b) Thailand

(c) Combodia

(d) Java Sumatra

Answer: (d) Java Sumatra

5. Alha-Udal were related to

(a) Chanderi

(b) Vidisha

(c) Mahoba

(d) Panna

Answer: (c) Mahoba

6. The author of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is

(a) Kalhana

(b) Bilhana

(c) Jayanaka

(d) Chand Bardai

Answer: (d) Chand Bardai

7. Who is the author of ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’?

(a) Chand Bardai

(b) Prithviraj Chauhan

(c) Jayanaka

(d) Nayanchand Suri

Answer: (c) Jayanaka

8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Abdur Rehman-Hammir Raso

(b) Chand bardai-Prithviraj Raso

(c) Jagnik-Alha Khand

(d) Narpati Nath-Vishal Dev Raso

Answer: (a) Abdur Rehman-Hammir Raso

9. Which of the following Rajput dynasties founded the city of Dhillika in the 8th century?

(a) Paramara dynasty

(b) Solanki dynasty

(c) Tomar dynasty

(d) Chauhan dynasty

Answer: (c) Tomar dynasty

10. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of

(a) Baghelkhand

(b) Bundelkhand

(c) Malwa

(d) Vidarbha

Answer: (b) Bundelkhand

11. Dangdev was the ruler of which dynasty?

(a) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti

(b) Parmar of Malwa

(c) Kalchuri of Mahishmati

(d) Kalchuri of Tripuri

Answer: (a) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti

12. Pundravardhan Bhukti was located in

(a) North Bengal

(b) Bihar

(c) Orissa

(d) Assam

Answer: (a) North Bengal

13. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?

(a) Dharmapala

(b) Deopala

(c) Gopala

(d) Ramapala

Answer: (c) Gopala

14. Who among the following had built the Sompura Mahavihar?

(a) Kumargupta-I

(b) Harsha

(c) Dharmapala

(d) Vijayasena

Answer: (c) Dharmapala

15. Which ruler of Bengal founded the ancient University called ‘Vikramashila’?

(a) Dharmapala Pala

(b) Gopala

(c) Devpala

(d) Mahipala

Answer: (a) Dharmapala Pala

16. Vikramshila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of

(a) Pushyabhuti dynasty

(b) Varman dynasty

(c) Sen dynasty

(d) Pala dynasty

Answer: (d) Pala dynasty

17. In which modern day’s state, the University of Vikramshila was located?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Odisha

(c) Bihar

(d) Jharkhand

Answer: (c) Bihar

18. Which one of the following places was not the centre of learning during early medieval period?

(a) Nalanda

(b) Vikramshila

(c) Taxila

(d) Uddantapur

Answer: (c) Taxila

19. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?

(a) Amoghavarsha-I

(b) Danti Durga

(c) Dhruva

(d) Krishna-I

Answer: (b) Danti Durga

20. Who out of the following performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya Garbha’?

(a) Mayur Sharman

(b) Harish Chandra

(c) Danti Durga

(d) Harsha

Answer: (c) Danti Durga

21. Who among the following was born in a military camp in the course of his father’s campaign?

(a) Amoghavarsha- Rashtrakuta

(b) Bhoja Parmara

(c) Dharmapala

(d) Nagabhatta-II Pratihara

Answer: (a) Amoghavarsha- Rashtrakuta

22. The greatest Pratihara King was

(a) Dharmapala

(b) Harsha

(c) Mihir Bhoj

(d) Mahendrapala

Answer: (c) Mihir Bhoj

23. The great Jain Scholar Hemachandra adorned the court of

(a) Amoghavarsha

(b) Kumarpala

(c) Jaysimha Siddharaja

(d) Vidhyadhara

Answer: (b) Kumarpala

24. Who among the following is credited with initiating a new Samvat?

(a) Dharmapala

(b) Devpala

(c) Vijayasena

(d) Lakshman Sen

Answer: (d) Lakshman Sen

25. Luxman Era was started by which of the following dynasty?

(a) Pratiharas

(b) Pals

(c) Chauhans

(d) Sena

Answer: (d) Sena

26. The great Sanskrit poet and dramatist, Rajasekhara was in the court of

(a) Raja Bhoj

(b) Mahipal

(c) Mahendrapala-I

(d) Indra-III

Answer: (c) Mahendrapala-I

27. Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya Kingdom?

(a) Kakinada

(b) Motupalli

(c) Machilipatnam

(d) Nelluru

Answer: (b) Motupalli

28. The Gurjar-Pratiharas dynasty was founded by

(a) Nagabhatta-I

(b) Vatsraj

(c) Harshavardhan

(d) Mihir Bhoj

Answer: (a) Nagabhatta-I

29. Who among the following was not a part of tripartite struggle?

(a) Pratiharas

(b) Palas

(c) Rashtrakutas

(d) Cholas

Answer: (d) Cholas

30. Mahodaya is an old name of

(a) Allahabad

(b) Khajuraho

(c) Kannauj

(d) Patna

Answer: (c) Kannauj

31. Which of the following was known as Nagar Mahoday Shri?

(a) Mahoba

(b) Kampilya

(c) Mathura

(d) Kannauj

Answer: (d) Kannauj

32. Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambat?

(a) Chamundaraya

(b) Jayasimha Siddharaja

(c) Kumarpala

(d) Mahipaldeva

Answer: (b) Jayasimha Siddharaja

33. Who was the founder of Parmar dynasty?

(a) Ajai Pal

(b) Krishnaraj

(c) Kanak Rao

(d) Jagar Palpitations

Answer: (b) Krishnaraj

34. King Bhoj ruled over

(a) Bastar

(b) Dhaar

(c) Mahakaushal

(d) Ujjain

Answer: (b) Dhaar

35. Who among the following wrote a book on artificial scientific equipments?

(a) Bhoj

(b) Govindraj

(c) Chandravarman

(d) Mahipala

Answer: (a) Bhoj

36. The presiding deity of Bhojshala temple is

(a) Goddess Durga

(b) Goddess Parvati

(c) Goddess Lakshmi

(d) Goddess Saraswati

Answer: (d) Goddess Saraswati

37. Who among the following was not a King of the Parmar dynasty?

(a) Upendra

(b) Munj

(c) Gangeyadev

(d) Udayaditya

Answer: (c) Gangeyadev

38. The author of Gaudvaho was

(a) Harishena

(b) Aryabhatta

(c) Vakpati

(d) Banabhatta

Answer: (c) Vakpati

39. With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to

(a) bonded labour

(b) land grants made to military officers

(c) water wheel used for the irrigation of land

(d) waste land converted to cultivated land

Answer: (c) water wheel used for the irrigation of land

40. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of ‘Hind’ (India) was first used by

(a) The Greeks

(b) The Romans

(c) The Chinese

(d) The Arabs

Answer: (d) The Arabs

41. First Muslim attack on India occurred in the year

(a) 674

(b) 1013

(c) 711

(d) None of these

Answer: (c) 711

42. Hazrat Muhammad, the prophet was born in the year

(a) 570 AD.

(b) 622 AD.

(c) 642 AD.

(d) 670 AD.

Answer: (a) 570 AD.

43. Where is Mecca?

(a) Syria

(b) Iran

(c) Iraq

(d) Saudi Arab

Answer: (d) Saudi Arab

44. When Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered Sindh?

(a) 173 AD

(b) 716 AD

(c) 712 AD

(d) 719 AD

Answer: (c) 712 AD

45. First Muslim invader in India was

(a) Qutubuddin Aibak

(b) Muhammad Ghazni

(c) Muhammad Bin Qasim

(d) Muhammad Ghori

Answer: (c) Muhammad Bin Qasim

46. The first Muslim Invaders of India were

(a) The Ghaznavids

(b) The Ghurids

(c) The Arabs

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c) The Arabs

47. Muhammad Bin Qasim was a

(a) Turk

(b) Mongol

(c) Arab

(d) Turk-Afghan

Answer: (c) Arab

48. Who among the following was the founder of Ghaznavid dynasty?

(a) Alaptigin

(b) Mahmud

(c) Sebuktigin

(d) Ismail

Answer: (a) Alaptigin

49. Which one of the following Chandela King was not defeated by Mahmud Ghaznavi?

(a) Dhnaga

(b) Vidyadhar

(c) Jaishakti

(d) Danga

Answer: (b) Vidyadhar

50. Who was the court historian of Mahmud of Ghazni?

(a) Hassan Nizami

(b) Utbi

(c) Firdausi

(d) Chand Bardai

Answer: (b) Utbi

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