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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 101. |
Hsuan Tsang tells us that Dhruvasena II attended Harsha’s assembly at …………….. |
| A. | kanauj |
| B. | thanesar |
| C. | prayaga |
| D. | valabhi |
| Answer» C. prayaga | |
| 102. |
Ruling over Saurashtra in ………….., the Maitrakas developed Valabhi as their capital. |
| A. | u.p |
| B. | thanesar |
| C. | gujarat |
| D. | valabhi |
| Answer» C. gujarat | |
| 103. |
The Maukharies ruled over Kanauj, a city in western …………., which gradually replaced Pataliputra as a political center of north India. |
| A. | uttar pradesh |
| B. | thanesar |
| C. | valabhi |
| D. | bihar |
| Answer» A. uttar pradesh | |
| 104. |
……………. were the subordinate rulers of the Guptas and used the title of samanta. |
| A. | mauryas |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | maitrakas |
| D. | maukharies |
| Answer» D. maukharies | |
| 105. |
Harshavardhana’s sister …………. was married to Grihavarman. |
| A. | sangamitra |
| B. | ysodha |
| C. | nalini |
| D. | rajyashri |
| Answer» D. rajyashri | |
| 106. |
Shashanka, the ruler of …………. and Devgupta, the Later Gupta ruler jointly attacked Grihavarman and killed him. |
| A. | kasi |
| B. | thanesar |
| C. | kanauj |
| D. | bengal |
| Answer» D. bengal | |
| 107. |
The kingdom of Kanauj was then merged with that of the Pushyabhutis and Harsha shifted his capital from ………. to Kanauj. |
| A. | thanesar |
| B. | kanauj |
| C. | pataliputra |
| D. | talikkotta |
| Answer» A. thanesar | |
| 108. |
An important ruling family to gain prominence after the fall of the Gupta was that of the Pushyabhutis who had their capital at………... |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | kanauj |
| C. | bengal |
| D. | thanesar |
| Answer» D. thanesar | |
| 109. |
The ………….. dynasty became influential with the accession of Prabhakarvardhana, who was able to defeat the Hunas and strengthen his position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana. |
| A. | dharmapala |
| B. | dhruvasena ii |
| C. | shashanka |
| D. | pushyabhuti |
| Answer» D. pushyabhuti | |
| 110. |
After Prabhakarvardhana’s death, his elder son Rajyavardhana came to the throne but he was treacherously killed by ……….., the king of Bengal and Bihar. |
| A. | harshavardhana |
| B. | dhruvasena ii |
| C. | changez khan |
| D. | shashanka |
| Answer» D. shashanka | |
| 111. |
Harshavardhana ascended the throne in AD …………... |
| A. | 506 |
| B. | 598 |
| C. | 602 |
| D. | 606 |
| Answer» D. 606 | |
| 112. |
Harshacarita written by his court poet ………………….. |
| A. | banabhatta |
| B. | shashanka |
| C. | dharmapala |
| D. | changez khan |
| Answer» A. banabhatta | |
| 113. |
Si-Yu-Ki was the travel account of the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim ………….., who visited India during AD 629–644. |
| A. | hsuan tsang |
| B. | dhruvasena ii |
| C. | shashanka |
| D. | dharmapala |
| Answer» A. hsuan tsang | |
| 114. |
After ………….. accession united his kingdom with that of his widowed sister Rajayashri and shifted his capital to Kanauj. |
| A. | harshavardhana’s |
| B. | shashanka’s |
| C. | dharmapala’s |
| D. | changez khan’s |
| Answer» A. harshavardhana’s | |
| 115. |
Harsha wanted to extend his power in the Deccan. But he was defeated by Pulakesin II, the Chalukya ruler, on the banks of river …………………. |
| A. | narmada |
| B. | krishna |
| C. | kaveri |
| D. | thungabadra |
| Answer» A. narmada | |
| 116. |
The death of Harsha in AD ………….. was followed by a political confusion that continued up to the 8th century when the Gurjara Pratiharas, the Rajput rulers, emerged as a big force in northern India. |
| A. | 617 |
| B. | 627 |
| C. | 637 |
| D. | 647 |
| Answer» D. 647 | |
| 117. |
…………… governed his empire on the same line as the Guptas did except that his administration had become more feudal and decentralized. |
| A. | chandra gupta maurya |
| B. | shashanka |
| C. | dharmapala |
| D. | harshavardhana |
| Answer» D. harshavardhana | |
| 118. |
Bana’s book was …………………. |
| A. | harsha charita |
| B. | ayuktaka |
| C. | pratipalaka purushas |
| D. | rajatharangini |
| Answer» A. harsha charita | |
| 119. |
Various officer of the local administration bearing the title bhogapati, and Ayuktaka, and pratipalaka purushas are referred to in ……….. |
| A. | rajatharangini |
| B. | ayuktaka |
| C. | pratipalaka purushas |
| D. | harshacharitha |
| Answer» D. harshacharitha | |
| 120. |
Hiuen Tsang the …………… pilgrim informs that the Revenue of Harsha was divided into four parts. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | japanese |
| C. | russian |
| D. | american |
| Answer» A. chinese | |
| 121. |
………….. is credited with three dramas Ratnavali, Priyadarsika, and Nagananda. |
| A. | harsha |
| B. | shashanka |
| C. | dharmapala |
| D. | samudra gupta |
| Answer» A. harsha | |
| 122. |
Harsha’s court poet …………wrote his biography Harshacharitha. |
| A. | banabhatta |
| B. | kalhana |
| C. | athula |
| D. | cherussery |
| Answer» A. banabhatta | |
| 123. |
Hiuen Tsang had come to study in the Buddhist University of …………. and to collect Buddhist scriptures and literature. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | nalanda |
| C. | bihar |
| D. | madras |
| Answer» B. nalanda | |
| 124. |
The …………. pilgrim Hiuen Tsang’s of work ‘Si Yu Ki’ gives an accurate account of the political religious and social condition of India in the first half of the seventh century AD. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | british |
| C. | portuguese |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» A. chinese | |
| 125. |
According to tradition the …………… were the descendants of the ancient Kshatriyas belonging to solar and lunar dynasties. |
| A. | rajputs |
| B. | mughals |
| C. | sultanates |
| D. | guptas |
| Answer» A. rajputs | |
| 126. |
…………., the author of the famous Annals of Rajastan says that the Rajputs were the descendants of the tribes of foreign scythians and the sakas who had come and settled in India. |
| A. | col. todd |
| B. | dr. smith |
| C. | k.a.nilakanda sastri |
| D. | sathish chandra |
| Answer» A. col. todd | |
| 127. |
The ………….. age produced eminent writers like Bhavabhuti, Rajasekhara and Jayadeva. |
| A. | gupta |
| B. | rajput |
| C. | harsha |
| D. | bahmini |
| Answer» B. rajput | |
| 128. |
…………… was the celebrated author of two Sanskrit works Uttararamacharita and Malati Madhava. |
| A. | rajasekhara |
| B. | bhavabhuti |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | kabir |
| Answer» B. bhavabhuti | |
| 129. |
Rajasekhara who enjoyed the patronage of the …………. emperors, wrote Karpuramanjari and Bala Ramayana. |
| A. | prathihara |
| B. | rajasekhara |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» A. prathihara | |
| 130. |
Jayadeva was the poet laureate of King Lakhsmana Sena of …………. |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | bengal |
| C. | madras |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» B. bengal | |
| 131. |
The famous collection of stories Kathasaritsagara was written by ………….. in the Rajput age. |
| A. | dandin |
| B. | somendra |
| C. | dhanapal |
| D. | subandhu |
| Answer» B. somendra | |
| 132. |
………………. famous work Rajatarangani threw light on the history of the Kings of Kashmir. |
| A. | kalhana’s |
| B. | atula |
| C. | bhavabhuti |
| D. | cherussery |
| Answer» A. kalhana’s | |
| 133. |
……………… wrote the Bhoja-Prabandha, a biography of the Paramara King Bhoja. |
| A. | ballala |
| B. | bhavabhuti |
| C. | shashanka |
| D. | dharmapala |
| Answer» A. ballala | |
| 134. |
Chand Bardoi, the court poet of …………. wrote Prithviraja Raso. |
| A. | prithviraj |
| B. | changez khan |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | baber |
| Answer» A. prithviraj | |
| 135. |
……………, the author of Siddharta Siromani was the greatest astronomer. |
| A. | bhavabhuti |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | bhaskaracharya |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» C. bhaskaracharya | |
| 136. |
………… wrote Astanga Samgraha enriched the field of medicine. |
| A. | vagbhata |
| B. | bhavabhuti |
| C. | athula |
| D. | vijneswara |
| Answer» A. vagbhata | |
| 137. |
A famous treatise on Hindu law the Mitakshara was written by …………….. |
| A. | vijneswara |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | bhavabhuti |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» A. vijneswara | |
| 138. |
In the realm of music, Sangh Ratnakar was written by ……………... |
| A. | saranga deva |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | bhavabhuti |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» A. saranga deva | |
| 139. |
…………., the author of Gitagovindam was a gifted poet and musician. |
| A. | bhavabhuti |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | jayadeva |
| D. | sarangadara |
| Answer» C. jayadeva | |
| 140. |
The Sangeeta Ratnakar composed by ………… was an encyclopedia on Indian music. |
| A. | vagbhata |
| B. | dharmapala |
| C. | sarangadara |
| D. | bhavabhuti |
| Answer» C. sarangadara | |
| 141. |
The Gurjara –Pratiharas were a tribe of foreigners closely allied to the …………. |
| A. | chandelas |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | huns |
| D. | paramars |
| Answer» C. huns | |
| 142. |
The founder of the Pala dynasty of …….. was Adisiva, a Hindu raja. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | kerala |
| Answer» A. bengal | |
| 143. |
Dharmapala was defeated by Nagabhata II, the Prathihara King at ……………... |
| A. | monghyr |
| B. | kanauj |
| C. | bundelkhand |
| D. | bengal |
| Answer» A. monghyr | |
| 144. |
The famous Mahabodhi temple of Buddha Gaya was built by ……………... |
| A. | changez khan |
| B. | shashanka |
| C. | dharmapala |
| D. | devapala |
| Answer» D. devapala | |
| 145. |
The last ruler of the Sena dynasty was Lakshmana Sena who was defeated by the Khiljis in ………….. |
| A. | 1149 |
| B. | 1159 |
| C. | 1179 |
| D. | 1199 ad |
| Answer» D. 1199 ad | |
| 146. |
The institution of the …………… had been in force in early Islamic world as a form of reward for services to the state. |
| A. | iqta |
| B. | muqti |
| C. | feudalism |
| D. | serfdom |
| Answer» A. iqta | |
| 147. |
From the time of ………… the muqti was expected to send the balance (fawazil) of the income to the centre after meeting his and the army’s expenses. |
| A. | feroze shah tughlaq |
| B. | alauddhin khalji |
| C. | muhmmad-bin-thughlaq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 148. |
The ………… was appointed to keep a record of the income of the Iqtas. |
| A. | khwaja |
| B. | diwan-i –waqoof |
| C. | diwan-imustakharaj |
| D. | diwan-i-amir kohi |
| Answer» A. khwaja | |
| 149. |
The group of chahalgan (group of 40 nobles), which was created by ………….., emerged very powerful. |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | qutubuddin aibak |
| D. | alauddhin khalji |
| Answer» A. iltutmish | |
| 150. |
…………… was the first Sultan to bring the nobility firmly under his control. |
| A. | balban |
| B. | qutubuddin aibak |
| C. | iltutmish |
| D. | aurangzeb |
| Answer» A. balban | |
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