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)
