Pre-Medieval Period - Ancient History for Competitive exams


 

Q➤ 1. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govind Chandra Gahadavala constructed Dharma-chakra -Jaina Vihara at [UPPCS (Mains) 2007]

(A) Bodh Gaya (B) Rajgriha (C) Kushinagar (D) Sarnath
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 2. According to Hammir Mahakavya the Chauhans were [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Chandravanshi (B) Brahmins (C) Yaduvanshis (D) Suryavanshis
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 3. Who among the following ruler is famous as ‘Prithvi Raj Chauhan’? [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]

(A) Prithviraj-I (B) Prithviraj-II (C) Prithviraj-III (D) None of the above
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 4. Epigraphic records (Inscriptions) suggest that in ancient India, the rulers of Bihar had contact with [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]

(A) Burma (B) Thailand (C) Combodia (D) Java-Sumatra
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 5. Aalha-Udal were related to [MPPCS (Pre) 2010]

(A) Chanderi (B) Vidisha (C) Mahoba (D) Panna
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 6. The author of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2017 43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]

(A) Kalhana (B) Bilhana (C) Jayanaka (D) Chand Bardai
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 7. Who is the author of ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012]

(A) Chand Bardai (B) Prithviraj Chauhan (C) Jayanak (D) Nayanchand Suri
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]

(A) Abdur Rehman - Hammir Raso (B) Chand Bardai - Prithvi Raj Raso (C) Jagnik - Alha-Khand (D) Narpati Nalh - Visal Dev Raso
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 9. Which of the following Rajput dynasties founded the city of Dhillika (Delhi) in the eighth century? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]

(A) Parmara dynasty (B) Solanki dynasty (C) Tomar dynasty (D) Chauhan dynasty
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 10. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]

(A) Baghelkhand (B) Bundelkhand (C) Malwa (D) Vidarbha
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 11. Dangdev was the ruler of which dynasty? [MPPCS (Pre) 2017]

(A) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (B) Parmar of Malwa (C) Kalchuri of Mahishmati (D) Kalchuri of Tripuri
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 12. Pundravardhan Bhukti was located in [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]

(A) North Bengal (B) Bihar (C) Odisha (D) Assam
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 13. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty? [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]

(A) Dharmapala (B) Deopala (C) Gopala (D) Ramapala
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 14. Who among the following had built the Sompura Mahavihar? [Arunachal Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Kumargupta-I (B) Harsha (C) Dharmapala (D) Vijayasena
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 15. Which ruler of Bengal founded the ancient University called ‘Vikramshila’? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011 UPPCS (Pre) 2008 43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999 UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 1994]

(A) Dharmapala (B) Gopala (C) Devpala (D) Mahipala
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 16. Vikramshila Maha Vihar was established by the ruler of [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

(A) Pushyabhuti Dynasty (B) Varman Dynasty (C) Sen Dynasty (D) Pala Dynasty
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 17. In which modern day’s State, the University of Vikramashila was located ? [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013]

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Odisha (C) Bihar (D) Jharkhand
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 18. Which one of the following places was not the centre of learning during early medieval period? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]

(A) Nalanda (B) Vikramashila (C) Taxila (D) Uddantapur
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 19. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? [IAS (Pre) 2006]

(A) Amoghavarsha-I (B) Danti Durga (C) Dhruva (D) Krishna-I
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 20. Who out of the following performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya - Garbha’? [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]

(A) Mayur Sharman (B) Harish Chandra (C) Danti Durga (D) Harsha
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 21. Who among the following was born in a military camp in the course of his father’s campaign? [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

(A) Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta (B) Bhoja Parmara (C) Dharmapala (D) Nagabhatta-II Pratihara
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 22. The greatest Pratihara King was [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]

(A) Dharmapala (B) Harsha (C) Mihir Bhoj (D) Mahendrapala
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 23. The great Jain Scholar Hemchandra adorned the court of [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 2010]

(A) Amoghavarsha (B) Kumarpala (C) Jaysimha Siddharaja (D) Vidhyadhara
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 24. Who among the following is credited with initiating a new Samvat? [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Dharmapala (B) Devapala (C) Vijayasena (D) Lakshmansen
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 25. The Luxman Era was started by which of the following dynasty? [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

(A) Pratiharas (B) Pals (C) Chauhans (D) Sena
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 26. The great Sanskrit poet and dramatist, Rajshekhara was in the court of [Tripura PSC (Pre) 2017 RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]

(A) Raja Bhoj (B) Mahipal (C) Mahendrapala-I (D) Indra-III
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 27. Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya Kingdom? [IAS (Pre) 2017]

(A) Kakinada (B) Motupalli (C) Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam) (D) Nelluru
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 28. The Gurjar-Pratiharas dynasty was founded by [UPPCS (Pre) 2003 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]

(A) Nagabhatta I (B) Vatsraj (C) Harshvardhan (D) Mihir Bhoj
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 29. Who among the following was not a part of tripartite struggle? [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]

(A) Pratiharas (B) Palas (C) Rashtrakutas (D) Cholas
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 30. Mahodaya is an old name of [Punjab PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Mains) 2012]

(A) Allahabad (B) Khajuraho (C) Kannauj (D) Patna
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 31. Which of the following was known as ‘Nagar Mahoday Shri’? [UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]

(A) Mahoba (B) Kampilya (C) Mathura (D) Kannauj
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 32. Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat? [UPPCS (Pre) 1999 RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(A) Chamundaraya (B) Jayasimha Siddharaja (C) Kumarpala (D) Mahipaladeva
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 33. Who was the founder of Parmar Dynasty? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2016]

(A) Ajai Pal (B) Krishnaraj (C) Kanak Rao (D) Jagar Pal
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 34. King Bhoj ruled over [MPPCS (Pre) 2010]

(A) Bastar (B) Dhar (C) Mahakaushal (D) Ujjain
Correct Answer (B)


Q➤ 35. Who amongst the following wrote a book on artificial scientific equipments? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013]

(A) Bhoj (B) Govindraj (C) Chandravarman (D) Mahipala
Correct Answer (A)


Q➤ 36. The presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is [Kerala PSC (Pre) 2019 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2001]

(A) Goddess Durga (B) Goddess Parvati (C) Goddess Lakshmi (D) Goddess Saraswati
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 37. Who among the following was not a king of the Parmar dynasty? [MPPCS (Pre) 2017]

(A) Upendra (B) Munj (C) Gangeyadev (D) Udayaditya
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 38. The author of Gaudavaho was [UPPSC (RI) 2014]

(A) Harishena (B) Aryabhatta (C) Vakpati (D) Banabhatta
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 39. With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to [IAS (Pre) 2016]

(A) Bonded labour (B) Land grants made to military officers (C) Waterwheel used for the irrigation of land (D) Wasteland converted to cultivated land
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 40. Match List-I (Dynasty) with List-II (Capital) on the basis of code. [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2008]

List-I (Dynasty) (a) Pratihara (b) Chola (c) Parmara (d) Solanki List-II (Capital) 1. Tanjore 2. Anhilwada 3. Dhara 4. Kannauj Code (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 4 2 3 1 (B) 4 3 2 1 (C) 4 2 1 3 (D) 4 1 3 2
Correct Answer (D)


Q➤ 41. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India? [IAS (Pre) 1995] 1. Vigyanesvara 2. Hemadri 3. Rajashekhara 4. Jimutavahana Code

(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) 1 and 3
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 42. Which were the three dynasties who were engaged in a Tripartite struggle for Kannauj? 1. Chola 2. Pala 3. Gurjara 4. Rashtrakuta Choose the correct answer from the code given below. [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1, 2 and 4 (C) 2, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 3 and 4
Correct Answer (C)


Q➤ 43. Consider the following pairs. Famous Region Place 1. Bodh Gaya : Baghelkhand 2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand 3. Shirdi : Vidarbha 4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa 5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? [IAS (Pre) 2016 Gujarat PSC (Pre) 2017]

(A) 1, 2 and 4 (B) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (C) Only 2 and 5 (D) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer (C)