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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