MCQ on Pre-Medieval History of India Quiz 2

Question 1. 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?

(A) 1, 3, 4 and 5

(B) Only 2 and 5

(C) 2, 3, 4 and 5

(D) 1, 2 and 4

Question 2. 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.

(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 3. The presiding deity of Bhojshala Temple is _________.

(A) Goddess Saraswati

(B) Goddess Lakshmi

(C) Goddess Parvati

(D) Goddess Durga

Question 4. Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?

1. Vigyanesvara
2. Hemadri
3. Rajashekhara
4. Jimutavahana

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 5. Mahodaya is an old name of ________.

(A) Patna

(B) Kannauj

(C) Khajuraho

(D) Allahabad

Question 6. Who amongst the following wrote a book on artificial scientific equipment?

(A) Mahipala

(B) Chandravarman

(C) Govindraj

(D) Bhoj

Question 7. Match List-I (Dynasty) with List-II (Capital) on the basis of code.

Code

Question 8. King Bhoj ruled over ______.

(A) Ujjain

(B) Mahakaushal

(C) Dhar

(D) Bastar

Question 9. Who among the following was not a part of tripartite struggle?

(A) Cholas

(B) Rashtrakutas

(C) Palas

(D) Pratiharas

Question 10. With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to ________.

(A) Wasteland converted to cultivated land

(B) Waterwheel used for the irrigation of land

(C) Land grants made to military officers

(D) Bonded labour

Question 11. Who was the founder of the Parmar Dynasty? 

(A) Jagar Pal

(B) Kanak Rao

(C) Krishnaraj

(D) Ajai Pal

Question 12. The author of Gaudavaho was _________.

(A) Banabhatta

(B) Vakpati

(C) Aryabhatta

(D) Harishena

Question 13. The Gurjar-Pratiharas dynasty was founded by _________.

(A) Mihir Bhoj

(B) Harshvardhan

(C) Vatsraj

(D) Nagabhatta I

Question 14. Who among the following was not a king of the Parmar dynasty?

(A) Udayaditya

(B) Gangeyadev

(C) Munj

(D) Upendra

Question 15. Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat? 

(A) Mahipaladeva

(B) Kumarpala

(C) Jayasimha Siddharaja

(D) Chamundaraya

Question 16. Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya Kingdom? 

(A) Nelluru

(B) Machilipatnam

(C) Motupalli

(D) Kakinada

Question 17. Which of the following was known as ‘Nagar Mahoday Shri’?

(A) Kannauj

(B) Mathura

(C) Kampilya

(D) Mahoba

Question 18. The great Sanskrit poet and dramatist, Rajshekhara was in the court of ________.

(A) Indra-III

(B) Mahendrapala-I

(C) Mahipal

(D) Raja Bhoj