MCQs on Early Medieval Indian History Quiz 1

Pre-Medieval Period Questions:

Question 1. The Luxman Era was started by which of the following dynasty? 

(A) Sena

(B) Chauhans

(C) Pals

(D) Pratiharas

Question 2. Who out of the following performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya- Garbha’?

(A) Harsha

(B) Danti Durga

(C) Harish Chandra

(D) Mayur Sharman

Question 3. Which ruler of Bengal founded the ancient University called ‘Vikramshila’?

(A) Mahipala

(B) Devpala

(C) Gopala

(D) Dharmapala

Question 4. Jejakabhukti was the ancient name of _________.

(A) Vidarbha

(B) Malwa

(C) Bundelkhand

(D) Baghelkhand

Question 5. Aalha-Udal were related to _________.

(A) Panna

(B) Mahoba

(C) Vidisha

(D) Chanderi

Question 6. Who among the following is credited with initiating a new Samvat? 

(A) Lakshmansen

(B) Vijayasena

(C) Devapala

(D) Dharmapala

Question 7. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? 

(A) Krishna-I

(B) Dhruva

(C) Danti Durga

(D) Amoghavarsha-I

Question 8. Who among the following had built the Sompura Mahavihar?

(A) Vijayasena

(B) Dharmapala

(C) Harsha

(D) Kumargupta-I

Question 9. Which of the following Rajput dynasties founded the city of Dhillika (Delhi) in the eighth century?

(A) Chauhan dynasty

(B) Tomar dynasty

(C) Solanki dynasty

(D) Parmara dynasty

Question 10. Epigraphic records (Inscriptions) suggest that in ancient India, the rulers of Bihar had contact with ________.

(A) Java-Sumatra

(B) Combodia

(C) Thailand

(D) Burma

Question 11. The great Jain Scholar Hemchandra adorned the court of __________.

(A) Vidhyadhara

(B) Jaysimha Siddharaja

(C) Kumarpala

(D) Amoghavarsha

Question 12. Which one of the following places was not the centre of learning during early medieval period?

(A) Uddantapur

(B) Taxila

(C) Vikramashila

(D) Nalanda

Question 13. Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?

(A) Ramapala

(B) Gopala

(C) Deopala

(D) Dharmapala

Question 14. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Narpati Nalh – Visal Dev Raso

(B) Jagnik – Alha-Khand

(C) Chand Bardai – Prithvi Raj Raso

(D) Abdur Rehman – Hammir Raso

Question 15. Who among the following ruler is famous as ‘Prithvi Raj Chauhan’?

(A) Prithviraj-III

(B) Prithviraj-II

(C) Prithviraj-I

(D) None of the above

Question 16. The greatest Pratihara King was _________.

(A) Mahendrapala

(B) Mihir Bhoj

(C) Harsha

(D) Dharmapala

Question 17. In which modern day’s State, the University of Vikramashila was located?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Bihar

(C) Odisha

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Question 18. Pundravardhan Bhukti was located in _________.

(A) Assam

(B) Odisha

(C) Bihar

(D) North Bengal

Question 19. Who is the author of ‘Prithviraja Vijaya’?

(A) Nayanchand Suri

(B) Jayanak

(C) Prithviraj Chauhan

(D) Chand Bardai

Question 20. According to Hammir Mahakavya the Chauhans were?

(A) Suryavanshis

(B) Yaduvanshis

(C) Brahmins

(D) Chandravanshi

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

(A) Nagabhatta-II Pratihara

(B) Dharmapala

(C) Bhoja Parmara

(D) Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta

Question 22. Vikramshila Maha Vihar was established by the ruler of ___________.

(A) Pala Dynasty

(B) Sen Dynasty

(C) Varman Dynasty

(D) Pushyabhuti Dynasty

Question 23. Dangdev was the ruler of which dynasty? 

(A) Kalchuri of Tripuri

(B) Kalchuri of Mahishmati

(C) Parmar of Malwa

(D) Chandelas of Jejakabhukti

Question 24. The author of ‘Prithviraj Raso’ is ___________.

(A) Chand Bardai

(B) Jayanaka

(C) Bilhana

(D) Kalhana

Question 25. Kumaradevi, a queen of Govind Chandra Gahadavala constructed Dharma-chakra Jaina Vihara at __________.

(A) Sarnath

(B) Kushinagar

(C) Rajgriha

(D) Bodh Gaya